Essays about: "Dipterocarper"

Found 4 essays containing the word Dipterocarper.

  1. 1. Degradation and restoration method interact to affect the performance of planted seedlings in tropical rainforest restoration : evidence from plant functional traits

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

    Author : Julia Mellåker; [2016]
    Keywords : Dipterocarpaceae; enrichment planting; INIKEA; secondary rainforest; hjälpplantering; sekundär regnskog;

    Abstract : A common action to improve or save biodiversity in the tropics is restoration of degraded rainforest. To understand the complex ecological structures of the forest and adapt the restoration actions after them, studies have focused on characterizing species with functional traits. READ MORE

  3. 2. Hur påverkar olika ståndortsfaktorer överlevnaden hos planterade regnskogsträd i en sekundär regnskog på Borneo?

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

    Author : Stina Söderlund; [2013]
    Keywords : sekundär regnskog; Dipterocarper; skogsrehabilitering; överlevnad; ståndortsfaktorer;

    Abstract : De tropiska regnskogarna är några av de mest komplexa och artrikaste ekosystemen i Världen. Stora delar av de naturliga Dipterocarpa regnskogarna har under de senaste decennierna försvunnit helt p.g.a. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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. 4. 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