The effects of the timing and method of logging on forest structure in Peninsular Malaysia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 203, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 209-228

  Seng, Ho Wei ^a   Ratnam, Wickneswari ^b   Noor, Shukor Mohamad ^b   Clyde, Mahani Mansor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Forest management; Forest structure; Selective logging; Shorea curtisii; Tropical forestry

Indexed keywords

GENE POOLS; REDUCED IMPACT LOGGING (RIL);

CORRELATION THEORY; LOGGING (FORESTRY); SEED;

FORESTRY;

DISTURBANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LOGGING (TIMBER); SELECTIVE LOGGING; TROPICAL FOREST;

CORRELATION; FORESTS; LOGGING; SAPLINGS; SEEDS;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WORLD;

SHOREA;

EID: 8844239243     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.07.050     Document Type: Article

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