The impact of logging on geometroid moth populations and their diversity in lowland forests of Peninsular Malaysia

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-78

  Intachat, J ^a   Holloway, J D ^b   Speight, M R ^c  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Impact; Logging; Lowland forests; Moths; Peninsular Malaysia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001886924     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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