Ecology, conservation, and management of Southeast Asian rainforests /

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Imprint:New Haven : Yale University Press, c1995.
Description:vii, 304 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2415476
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Other authors / contributors:Primack, Richard B., 1950-
Lovejoy, Thomas E.
ISBN:0300062346 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Richard B. Primack
  • 1. Comparing Southeast Asian and Other Tropical Rainforests / T. C. Whitmore
  • 2. Plant Diversity of the Malesian Tropical Rainforest and Its Phytogeographical and Economic Significance / E. Soepadmo
  • 3. Structure, Dynamics, and Management of Rainforests on Nutrient-Deficient Soils in Sarawak / Eberhard F. Bruenig and Hans J. Droste
  • 4. Links Between Vertebrates and the Conservation of Southeast Asian Rainforests / Junaidi Payne
  • 5. Wildlife Responses to Disturbances in Sarawak and Their Implications for Forest Management / Elizabeth L. Bennett and Zainuddin Dahaban
  • 6. Rainforests and Their Soils / John Proctor
  • 7. Effects of Selective Logging on Soil Characteristics and Growth of Planted Dipterocarp Seedlings in Sabah / Ruth Nussbaum, Jo Anderson and Tom Spencer
  • 8. Nursery and Vegetative Propagation Techniques for Genetic Improvement and Large-Scale Enrichment Planting of Dipterocarps / Pedro H. Moura-Costa
  • 9. Long-Term Ecological Research in Indonesia: Achieving Sustainable Forest Management / Herwasono Soedjito and Kuswata Kartawinata
  • 10. Conserving the Reservoirs and Remnants of Tropical Moist Forest in the Indo-Pacific Region / Eric Dinerstein, Eric D. Wikramanayake and Mark Forney
  • 11. Identifying Sites of Global Importance for Conservation: The IUCN/WWF Centres of Plant Diversity Project / Stephen D. Davis
  • 12. The Role of Totally Protected Areas in Preserving Biological Diversity in Sarawak / Abang Haji Kassim bin Abang Morshidi and Melvin Terry Gumal
  • 13. The Significance of the Timber Industry in the Economic and Social Development of Sarawak / Hamid Bugo
  • 14. Timber Trade, Economics, and Tropical Forest Management / Jeffrey R. Vincent
  • 15. Tropical Forests and Climate / R. A. Houghton.