Rehabilitation of Degraded Tropical Rainforest Using Dipterocarp Trees in Sarawak, Malaysia

• Published in: International Journal of Forestry Research Vol. 2013; no. 2013; pp. 151 - 161
• Main Authors: Daisuke, Hattori, Tanaka, Kenzo, Joseph Jawa, Kendawang, Ikuo, Ninomiya, Katsutoshi, Sakurai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Limiteds 2013; Hindawi Puplishing Corporation; Hindawi Publishing Corporation; Hindawi Limited; Wiley
• Subjects: Environmental aspects; Forest management; Malaysia; Management; Methods; Rain forests; Malaysia

To develop rehabilitation planting techniques in tropical degraded forests, we investigated (1) basic soil characteristics and light conditions; (2) growth and survival of seven dipterocarp seedlings over 81 months; and (3) the effect of environmental factors on the survival of seedlings grown in th...