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| Preface |
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Part I: Physical Settings and Environment |
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Pasoh Research, Past and Present |
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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 |
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The Trees of Pasoh Forest: Stand Structure and Floristic Composition of the 50-ha Forest Research Plot |
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35 | (16) |
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Rainfall Characteristics of Tropical Rainforest at Pasoh Forest Reserve, Negeri Sembilan, Peninsular Malaysia |
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51 | (8) |
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Soil Nutrient Flux in Relation to Trenching Effects under Two Dipterocarp Forest Sites |
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59 | (14) |
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Characteristics of Energy Exchange and Surface Conductance of a Tropical Rain Forest in Peninsular Malaysia |
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73 | (16) |
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Soil and Belowground Characteristics of Pasoh Forest Reserve |
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89 | (22) |
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Part II: Vegetation Structure, Diversity and Dynamics |
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Leaf Phenology of Trees in the Pasoh Forest Reserve |
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111 | (12) |
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Eco-Morphological Grouping of Non-Dipterocarp Tree Species in a Tropical Rain Forest Based on Seed and Fruit Attributes |
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123 | (14) |
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Microhabitat Preference of Two Sympatric Scaphium Species in a 50 ha Plot in Pasoh |
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137 | (12) |
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Diversity of Putative Ectomycorrhizal Fungi in Pasoh Forest Reserve |
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149 | (12) |
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Community Structure of Wood-Decaying Basidiomycetes in Pasoh |
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161 | (10) |
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Part III: Plant Population and Functional Biology |
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Comparative Biology of Tropical Trees: a Perspective from Pasoh |
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171 | (24) |
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195 | (20) |
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Flowering Predictions Based on 20 Years of Phenological Observations of Neobalanocarpus heimii (King) Ashton |
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215 | (10) |
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Leaf Physiological Adjustments to Changing Lights: Partitioning the Heterogeneous Resources across Tree Species |
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225 | (16) |
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Gas Exchange and Turgor Maintenance of Tropical Tree Species in Pasoh Forest Reserve |
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241 | (10) |
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Sunfleck Contribution to Leaf Carbon Gain in Gap and Understory Tree Seedlings of Shorea macrophylla |
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251 | (10) |
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Molecular Phylogeny of Dipterocarpaceae |
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261 | (12) |
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Regeneration Strategy and Spatial Distribution Pattern of Neobalanocarpus heimii in the Lowland Dipterocarp Forest of Pasoh, Peninsular Malaysia |
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273 | (12) |
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Mating System and Gene Flow of Dipterocarps Revealed by Genetic Markers |
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285 | (8) |
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Part IV: Animal Ecology and Biodiversity |
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Aspects of the Diversity of Geometridae (Lepidoptera) in Pasoh Forest Reserve |
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293 | (22) |
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Seasonal Variation and Community Structure of Tropical Bees in a Lowland Tropical Forest of Peninsular Malaysia: the Impact of General Flowering |
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315 | (10) |
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Vertical Stratification of Ambrosia Beetle Assemblage in a Lowland Rain Forest at Pasoh, Peninsular Malaysia |
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325 | (12) |
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The Communal Lifestyle of Web-Building Spiders in Tropical Forests |
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337 | (10) |
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The Ant Species Richness and Diversity of a Primary Lowland Rain Forest, the Pasoh Forest Reserve, West-Malaysia |
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347 | (28) |
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The Bird Community at Pasoh: Composition and Population Dynamics |
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375 | (20) |
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Herpetofauna Diversity Survey in Pasoh Forest Reserve, Negeri Sembilan, Peninsular Malaysia |
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395 | (8) |
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Small Mammals Diversity in Pasoh Forest Reserve, Negeri Sembilan, Peninsular Malaysia |
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403 | (10) |
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Part V: Plant-Animal Interactions |
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Insect Herbivores on Tropical Dipterocarp Seedlings |
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413 | (8) |
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Spatial Distribution of Flower Visiting Beetles in Pasoh Forest Reserve and Its Study Technique |
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421 | (16) |
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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 |
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437 | (22) |
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Ant-Plant Diversity in Peninsular Malaysia, with Special Reference to the Pasoh Forest Reserve |
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459 | (36) |
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Leaf Herbivory and Defenses of Dipterocarp Seedlings in the Pasoh Forest Reserve |
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495 | (12) |
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Native, Wild Pigs (Sus scrofa) at Pasoh and Their Impacts on the Plant Community |
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507 | (14) |
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Part VI: Anthropogenic Impacts and Forest Management |
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Is the Termite Community Disturbed by Logging? |
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521 | (12) |
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Small Mammal Community: Habitat Preference and Effects after Selective Logging |
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533 | (14) |
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Woodpeckers (Picidae) at Pasoh: Foraging Ecology, Flocking and the Impacts of Logging on Abundance and Diversity |
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547 | (12) |
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Regeneration of a Clear-Cut Plot in a Lowland Dipterocarp Forest in Pasoh Forest Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia |
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559 | (10) |
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Prospects and Priorities for Research Towards Forest Policy Reform and the Sustainable Management of Biodiverse Tropical Forests |
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569 | (16) |
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| References: Ecologidal Studies in Pasoh Forest Reserve (1964---) |
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585 | (18) |
| Contributors |
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| Index |
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