The effects of different forest management practices on geometroid moth populations and their diversity in Peninsular Malaysia

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 411-430

  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

Biodiversity; Conservation; Forest management practices; Geometroidea; Lepidoptera; Logging; Moths; Peninsular Malaysia; Plantation; Tropical

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FARMS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; LOGGING (FORESTRY); PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIODIVERSITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; GEOMETROIDEA; LEPIDOPTERA; MALAYSIA; MOTHS; PLANTATION; TROPICAL FOREST MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LOGGING;

MALAYSIA;

DIPTEROCARPACEAE; GEOMETROIDEA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0031091509     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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