Essays about: "Dipterocarpaceae"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 essays containing the word Dipterocarpaceae.

  1. 6. Rehabilitation in a tropical secondary rain forest in Malaysian Borneo : early effects of canopy properties on light conditions at the forest floor

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Joakim Jansson; [2015]
    Keywords : tropisk sekundär regnskog; Dipterocarpaceae; krontäckning; ljus; densiometer; luckor; hemisfäriska foton; tropical secondary rainforest; openness; canopy; light; gaps; visible sky; hemispherical photographs; Crown Illumination Index; densiometer;

    Abstract : Tropisk regnskog i Sydostasien är ett av de områden som hyser störst biodiversitet i världen, av vilken stora ytor är hotat. Ön Borneo drabbades av en katastrof åren 1982-1983 efter att väderfenomenet El Niño orsakat torka med vidsträckta skogsbränder som följd. READ MORE

  3. 7. Tree species traits response to different canopy cover for 34 tree species in an enrichment planted tropical secondary rain forest in Sabah, Malaysia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Li Videkull; [2014]
    Keywords : Climax species; crown growth; dbh growth; Dipterocarpaceae; forest rehabilitation; height growth; pioneer species; tree species traits; tropical rain forest; wood density; diametertillväxt; höjdtillväxt; klimaxarter; krontillväxt; pionjärarter; skogsrehabilitering; tropisk regnskog; trädslagsegenskaper; veddensitet;

    Abstract : Tropical rain forests only cover around six percent of the world’s land area and contain around 70 % of the world´s animals and plants. Tropical rainforests have been, and still are, negatively affected by human activities. These activities lead to forest degradation which has negative impacts on production and biodiversity. READ MORE

  4. 8. The effects of mother trees and site conditions on the distribution of natural regeneration establishment in a Bornean rainforest disturbed by logging and fire

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Sebastian Backlund; [2013]
    Keywords : Dipterocarpaceae; Dipterocarps; dispersal; mother trees; natural regeneration; site factors; tropical rainforest; Dipterocarper; moderträd; naturlig föryngring; spridning; ståndortsfaktorer; tropisk regnskog;

    Abstract : In the tropics, logging and wild fire can result in degraded secondary forests with lower biodiversity than in the natural forest. One way to limit forest degradation is to rehabilitate the present large areas of secondary forests. READ MORE

  5. 9. Effects of ten year old enrichment plantings in a secondary dipterocarp rainforest : a case study of stem and species distribution in Sabah, Malaysia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Viveca Luc; [2010]
    Keywords : artificial gaps; Borneo; Dipterocarpaceae; forest degradation; forest fire; forest rehabilitation; liberation;

    Abstract : Large areas of forests in the tropical region have during the last decades been lost and converted to new land uses while other areas have been degraded into secondary forests. These secondary forests need to be restored and rehabilitation through enrichment planting and liberation may help to speed up the recovery process. READ MORE