Pasoh: Ecology of a Lowland Rain Forest in Southeast Asia

Front Matter....Pages ii-xviii
Front Matter....Pages xix-xix
Pasoh Research, Past and Present....Pages 1-13
Logging History and Its Impact on Forest Structure and Species Composition in the Pasoh Forest Reserve — Implications for the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Landscapes....Pages 15-34
The Trees of Pasoh Forest: Stand Structure and Floristic Composition of the 50-ha Forest Research Plot....Pages 35-50
Rainfall Characteristics of Tropical Rainforest at Pasoh Forest Reserve, Negeri Sembilan, Peninsular Malaysia....Pages 51-58
Soil Nutrient Flux in Relation to Trenching Effects under Two Dipterocarp Forest Sites....Pages 59-72
Characteristics of Energy Exchange and Surface Conductance of a Tropical Rain Forest in Peninsular Malaysia....Pages 73-88
Soil and Belowground Characteristics of Pasoh Forest Reserve....Pages 89-109
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Leaf Phenology of Trees in the Pasoh Forest Reserve....Pages 111-121
Eco-Morphological Grouping of Non-Dipterocarp Tree Species in a Tropical Rain Forest Based on Seed and Fruit Attributes....Pages 123-135
Microhabitat Preference of Two Sympatric Scaphium Species in a 50 ha Plot in Pasoh....Pages 137-147
Diversity of Putative Ectomycorrhizal Fungi in Pasoh Forest Reserve....Pages 149-159
Community Structure of Wood-Decaying Basidiomycetes in Pasoh....Pages 161-170
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Comparative Biology of Tropical Trees: a Perspective from Pasoh....Pages 171-194
Palms of Pasoh....Pages 195-213
Flowering Predictions Based on 20 Years of Phenological Observations of Neobalanocarpus heimii (King) Ashton....Pages 215-223
Leaf Physiological Adjustments to Changing Lights: Partitioning the Heterogeneous Resources across Tree Species....Pages 225-239
Gas Exchange and Turgor Maintenance of Tropical Tree Species in Pasoh Forest Reserve....Pages 241-250
Sunfleck Contribution to Leaf Carbon Gain in Gap and Understory Tree Seedlings of Shorea macrophylla ....Pages 251-260
Molecular Phylogeny of Dipterocarpaceae....Pages 261-272
Regeneration Strategy and Spatial Distribution Pattern of Neobalanocarpus heimii in the Lowland Dipterocarp Forest of Pasoh, Peninsular Malaysia....Pages 273-284
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Mating System and Gene Flow of Dipterocarps Revealed by Genetic Markers....Pages 285-292
Front Matter....Pages N5-N5
Aspects of the Diversity of Geometridae (Lepidoptera) in Pasoh Forest Reserve....Pages 293-313
Seasonal Variation and Community Structure of Tropical Bees in a Lowland Tropical Forest of Peninsular Malaysia: the Impact of General Flowering....Pages 315-323
Vertical Stratification of Ambrosia Beetle Assemblage in a Lowland Rain Forest at Pasoh, Peninsular Malaysia....Pages 325-336
The Communal Lifestyle of Web-Building Spiders in Tropical Forests....Pages 337-346
The Ant Species Richness and Diversity of a Primary Lowland Rain Forest, the Pasoh Forest Reserve, West-Malaysia....Pages 347-373
The Bird Community at Pasoh: Composition and Population Dynamics....Pages 375-393
Herpetofauna Diversity Survey in Pasoh Forest Reserve, Negeri Sembilan, Peninsular Malaysia....Pages 395-402
Small Mammals Diversity in Pasoh Forest Reserve, Negeri Sembilan, Peninsular Malaysia....Pages 403-411
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Insect Herbivores on Tropical Dipterocarp Seedlings....Pages 413-420
Spatial Distribution of Flower Visiting Beetles in Pasoh Forest Reserve and Its Study Technique....Pages 421-436
Ant Fauna of the Lower Vegetation Stratum in Pasoh Forest Reserve with Special Reference to the Diversity of Plants with Extrafloral Nectaries and Associated Ants....Pages 437-458
Ant-Plant Diversity in Peninsular Malaysia, with Special Reference to the Pasoh Forest Reserve....Pages 459-494
Leaf Herbivory and Defenses of Dipterocarp Seedlings in the Pasoh Forest Reserve....Pages 495-505
Native, Wild Pigs ( Sus scrofa ) at Pasoh and Their Impacts on the Plant Community....Pages 507-520
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Is the Termite Community Disturbed by Logging?....Pages 521-531
Small Mammal Community: Habitat Preference and Effects after Selective Logging....Pages 533-546
Woodpeckers (Picidae) at Pasoh: Foraging Ecology, Flocking and the Impacts of Logging on Abundance and Diversity....Pages 547-557
Regeneration of a Clear-Cut Plot in a Lowland Dipterocarp Forest in Pasoh Forest Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia....Pages 559-568
Prospects and Priorities for Research Towards Forest Policy Reform and the Sustainable Management of Biodiverse Tropical Forests....Pages 569-584
Back Matter....Pages 585-628