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Styring, Alison R., and Mohamed Zakaria bin Hussin. "Foraging ecology of woodpeckers in lowland Malaysian rain forests." Journal of Tropical Ecology 20, no. 5 (August 9, 2004): 487–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266467404001579.

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We investigated the foraging ecology of 13 species of woodpecker in logged and unlogged lowland rain forest at two forest reserves in West Malaysia (Pasoh Forest Reserve and Sungai Lalang Forest Reserve). The parameters perch diameter and microhabitat/substrate type explained more variation in the data than other parameters, and effectively divided the guild into two groups: (1) ‘conventional’ – species that excavated frequently, used relatively large perches, and foraged on snags and patches of dead wood, and (2) ‘novel’ – species that used smaller perches and microhabitats that are available in tropical forests on a year-round basis (e.g. external, arboreal ant/termite nests and bamboo). These novel resources may explain, in part, the maintenance of high woodpecker diversity in tropical rain forests.
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Wong, Marina. "Trophic Organization of Understory Birds in a Malaysian Dipterocarp Forest." Auk 103, no. 1 (January 1, 1986): 100–116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/auk/103.1.100.

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Abstract Single-sample studies suggested that understory flowers and fruits and their avian consumers are scarce in the Malaysian rain forest as compared with African and Central American rain forests. Results from my longer-term studies at Pasoh Forest Reserve (Negeri Sembilan, Peninsular Malaysia) established that flowers and fruits were consistently rare as food for birds. A comparison of two forest types at Pasoh revealed the effect of lower food availability on avian trophic organization. Food resources (e.g. flowers, fruits, arthropods) were less abundant in the regenerating than in the virgin forest, and bird species richness and individual abundance were also lower in the regenerating forest understory. However, the two forests did not differ significantly in the relative importance of the various foraging guilds, suggesting that similar types of resources were present in similar proportions. None of the birds sampled in the Malaysian rain-forest understory was a specialized consumer of understory flowers or fruit, whereas birds feeding mainly on foliage-dwelling arthropods were abundant and were represented by many species. This trophic organization is contrary to that reported for rain forests in other tropical regions but may simply reflect an allocation of harvestable productivity that is different rather than lower.
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Francis, Charles M. "Trophic structure of bat communities in the understorey of lowland dipterocarp rain forest in Malaysia." Journal of Tropical Ecology 6, no. 4 (November 1990): 421–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266467400004818.

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ABSTRACTBat communities in the understorey of primary lowland dipterocarp forest in peninsular Malaysia and Sabah were sampled with mist nets and harp traps to estimate their trophic structure. Overall, 4 of 26 species (15%) at one site, and 6 of 33 species (18%) at the other site were frugivores, while the remainder were insectivores. In terms of individuals, 7–12% of all captures were frugivores. However, the true proportion of frugivores at both sites was probably closer to 1%, because the sampling procedures were strongly biased towards frugivores. In contrast, previously published studies indicate that frugivores comprise 34–48% of species, and up to 80% of individuals in bat communities in the understorey of Neotropical forest. These results support the hypothesis, developed from studies of bird communities, that the under-storey of Malaysian dipterocarp forest supports relatively few obligate frugivores, at least in non-masting years. However, further data are required on bats in the canopy, and on the foraging ranges of bats to compare the absolute densities of bats in Malaysian and Neotropical forests.
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He, Fangliang, Pierre Legendre, and James LaFrankie. "Spatial pattern of diversity in a tropical rain forest in Malaysia." Journal of Biogeography 23, no. 1 (January 1996): 57–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2699.1996.00976.x.

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Ichie, Tomoaki, Toru Hiromi, Reiji Yoneda, Koichi Kamiya, Masao Kohira, Ikuo Ninomiya, and Kazuhiko Ogino. "Short-term drought causes synchronous leaf shedding and flushing in a lowland mixed dipterocarp forest, Sarawak, Malaysia." Journal of Tropical Ecology 20, no. 6 (October 14, 2004): 697–700. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266467404001713.

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Tropical rain forests are evergreen and experience a climate suitable for plant growth year round (Whitmore 1998). However, most tropical rain-forest trees display periodic shoot growth (Borchert 1991) and show synchronous leaf flushing at the community level (Itioka & Yamauti in press, Medway 1972, Ng 1981). Synchronous leaf flushing may have a great impact on animal population such as herbivores, because young leaves are suitable food resources for many herbivores (Aide 1988, 1992; Coley 1983, Itioka & Yamauti 2004, Lowman 1985).
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Yagihashi, Tsutomu, Tatsuya Otani, Naoki Tani, Tomoki Nakaya, Kassim Abd Rahman, Tetsuya Matsui, and Hiroyuki Tanouchi. "Habitats suitable for the establishment of Shorea curtisii seedlings in a hill forest in Peninsular Malaysia." Journal of Tropical Ecology 26, no. 5 (July 30, 2010): 551–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s026646741000026x.

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Trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae dominate the emergent canopy of most lowland rain forests in Asia (Ashton et al. 1988). The family is, therefore, one of the most ecologically important in South-East Asia. Shorea curtisii Dyer ex King is the most common tree species in the hill dipterocarp forests of Peninsular Malaysia (Burgess 1975, Symington 2004), and is considered a key species for the dynamics of such forests. Currently, most Malaysian hill forests are selectively logged. Trees over 50 cm dbh are harvested, and any subsequent harvests depend on the remaining smaller trees. Such selective logging takes no account of seedling regeneration. Hence, subsequent timber harvests rely on trees derived from the seedlings that are already present and future seeds produced by the residual trees (Appanah & Mohd. Rasol 1994). Existing seedlings of S. curtisii in the forest, therefore, play a significant role in the dynamics of the hill forest. However, the conditions that constitute a suitable habitat for S. curtisii seedling establishment and survival remain unknown.
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Kiew, R. "Phenological Studies of Some Rain Forest Herbs in Peninsular Malaysia." Kew Bulletin 41, no. 3 (1986): 733. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/4103126.

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Te Wong, Siew, Christopher Servheen, Laurentius Ambu, and Ahmad Norhayati. "Impacts of fruit production cycles on Malayan sun bears and bearded pigs in lowland tropical forest of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo." Journal of Tropical Ecology 21, no. 6 (October 19, 2005): 627–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266467405002622.

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We observed a period of famine in the lowland tropical rain forest of Sabah, Malaysia from August 1999 to September 2000. All six Malayan sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) that were captured and radio-collared were in poor physical condition, and two were later found dead. The physical condition of bearded pigs (Sus barbatus) that were captured, observed or photographed by camera traps also revealed that the pigs were in various stages of emaciation and starvation. We surmise that the famine resulted from prolonged scarcity of fruit during an intermast interval in the study area. These phenomena of emaciated animals and fruit scarcity have also been reported from other areas of Borneo. Lowland tropical rain-forest trees of Borneo display supra-annual synchronized general fruiting. We believe that the starvation we observed and the generally low density of large animals in Borneo forests is a consequence of a history of prolonged food scarcity during non-general-fruiting years, but may be accentuated by anthropogenic factors such as forest fragmentation, selective logging, and reduced density of fig trees in logged forests.
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Lambert, Frank. "Fig-eating by birds in a Malaysian lowland rain forest." Journal of Tropical Ecology 5, no. 4 (November 1989): 401–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266467400003850.

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ABSTRACTSixty bird species ate the figs of 29 Ficus taxa at a lowland forest site in Peninsular Malaysia. Although most bird-eaten figs were brightly coloured, four Ficus species produced dull-coloured ripe fruits. Whilst there was tremendous overlap in the sizes of figs eaten by different bird species, data presented show that the fig resource was partitioned by birds. Large birds were commoner visitors to large-fruited Ficus, but small birds tended to eat small figs. Within two avian genera, the Treron pigeons and Megalaima barbets, there was distinct partitioning of figs consumed according to fig size.
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Kemper, Catherine, and David T. Bell. "Small mammals and habitat structure in lowland rain forest of Peninsular Malaysia." Journal of Tropical Ecology 1, no. 1 (February 1985): 5–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266467400000043.

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ABSTRACTA method of assessing rain forest structure by ranking relative abundance of 41 habitat variables was used to describe habitat differences among six trapping sites (324 subsites). Variables included aspects of all vegetation layers but concentrated on those considered to be important to small mammal distribution. Ordination and classification methods resulted in similar analyses of the data. Differences in habitat structure were primarily related to the moisture conditions of the trapping sites and secondarily to their successional age (regenerating versus primary forest). The most important habitat variables for differentiating between sites were LITTER, CLEARING, SOILS, PIG DAMAGE, FLOODING, FAN PALM, EMERGENTS, CANOPY SURFACE and SEEDLINGS. Habitat structure also varied within sites with some suggestion of small-scale patterning.Small mammal captures were more likely in drier sites and subsites, but there was no difference in trap success between regenerating sites and primary forest sites. Greater numbers of species were captured in sites containing a variety of habitats, a discrete layering of vegetation and an extensive understorey. Small mammal captures were positively associated with five habitat variables (EMERGENTS, LITTER, ROTTING LOGS, SEEDLINGS, ROUGH BARK) and negatively associated with five others (LAYERS, BERTAM, SEDGES, PIG DAMAGE, FLOODING). The destruction caused by pigs is thought to be a major factor since it reduces litter and food availability over wide areas. Leopoldamys sabanus was the most abundant small mammal captured (40/68 individuals) and trap success differences among sites (0.4–1.9%) reflect its preference for higher, well-drained habitats.The study demonstrates the usefulness of a simple method of ranking habitat features according to importance/abundance thus eliminating the all but impossible task of direct measurements in this complex system. This simple method of habitat description provides a basis for studying variables influencing faunal distribution patterns.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Rain forest ecology Malaysia"

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Barrett, Eamonn Bernard Michael. "The ecology of some nocturnal arboreal mammals in the rain forest of Peninsular Malaysia." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1985. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/250856.

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Ilstedt, Ulrik. "Soil degradation and rehabilitation in humid tropical forests (Sabah, Malaysia) /." Umeå : Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2002. http://diss-epsilon.slu.se/archive/00000233/.

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Thesis (doctoral)--Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2002.
Abstract inserted. Appendix reprints four papers and manuscripts co-authored with others. Includes bibliographical references. Also partially issued electronically via World Wide Web in PDF format; online version lacks appendix.
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Wan, Ahmad Wan Juliana. "Habitat specialisation of tree species in a Malaysian tropical rain forest." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.368534.

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This thesis investigates the relationship between spatial distribution of tropical trees and variation in edaphic factors, particularly soil nutrient supply, and tests the importance of interspecific differences in growth rates and foliar nutrient concentrations as determinants of habitat specialisation. The distribution of some tree species at Pasoh Forest Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia, was correlated with variation in soil properties, especially available P concentrations, on a 50 ha plot. Seeding relative growth rates were highest on the alluvial soils, which had higher available P than the shale-derived soils in the absence of nutrient addition. The effect of habitat variation (characterised in terms of their nutrient and water availability) on tree growth of 115 species was examined within and between species. Overall, differences in tree growth rates between habitats correspond to variation in the pattern of nutrient supply and not water availability. Despite significant differences in growth rates between habitat types for some of the species, the differences in tree growth were a poor indicator of habitat preferences of tree species as defined by bias in their spatial distribution. Foliar nutrient concentrations of habitat generalists and two kinds of habitat specialists (alluvial and non-alluvial specialists) were compared using phylogenetically controlled comparisons. Sign tests showed only one significant difference in mean foliar nutrient (N, P, K, Ca and Mg) concentrations between distribution categories. The distribution of the differences in foliar mg concentrations between habitat generalists and alluvial specialists was significant at P < 0.05 and suggested that Mg concentrations were significantly greater in the habitat generalists. These results suggest that foliar nutrient concentrations are unlikely to explain differences between species in their habitat associations with respect to soil types at Pasoh.
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Lambert, Frank R. "Fig-eating and seed dispersal by birds in a Malaysian lowland rain forest." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1987. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU010096.

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This study investigates avian fig-eating and Ficus seed dispersal in a patch of lowland rainforest at Kuala Lompat, Peninsular Malaysia, in the period March 1984 to April 1987.Of 38 Ficus species identified in c.2 km2 of forest, 29 possessed seeds primarily dispersed by birds. A phenological study of these species showed that figs were available in every month, and that the Ficus community exhibited distinct aseasonal fruiting rhythms. Nevertheless, crops of large figs (>25mm mean dimension) were rare, with only 13--16 large-fruited fig-patches per km2 of forest per year. The 60 bird species which ate figs at Kaula Lompat partitioned the fig resource according to fruit size, even though the soft nature of figs enabled birds of all sizes to feed on figs of all sizes. All birds, except some pigeons, rapidly defaecated ingested Ficus seeds. Treron pigeons were specialised fig-seed predators, and were found to eat large proportions of some fig crops; c.30% in one studied fruiting. Radiotracking and observations of foraging birds showed that many species stayed close to large fruit patches. As a consequence of this behaviour, and rapid gut-passage rates for Ficus seeds, seed shadows of bird-dispersed Ficus are anticipated to be leptokurtic. The most important Ficus seed dispersal agents, in terms of long distance dispersal, are predicted to be the larger, specialised frugivorous birds. Bird-dispersed Ficus at Kuala Lompat were all epiphytic species, growing predominantly on large commercial timber trees. Selective logging of lowland forest is therefore predicted to severely deplete the density of bird-dispersed Ficus, especially those species with large figs. Birds particularly dependent on such figs, such as Treron capellei and some of the hornbills, are severely threatened by such practices. Recommendations are made to promote the survival of these vulnerable bird species.
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Zakaria, Maziah. "Colletotrichum diseases of forest tree nurseries in Malaysia." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.295495.

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Levy, Ruth. "Community structure of ants in Brunei rain forest." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.240586.

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Green, James J. "Fine root dynamics in a Bornean rain forest." Thesis, University of Stirling, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.335307.

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Hausmann, Franziska. "The utility of linear riparian rainforest for vertebrates on the Atherton and Evelyn Tablelands, North Queensland /." Click here to access, 2004. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20050115.105740.

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Thesis (M.Phil.) -- Griffith University, 2004.
Facsimile of the author's original dissertation. Pagination of document: x, 121 leaves. Includes bibliographical references. Also available online via the World Wide Web.
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Malvido-Benitez, Julieta. "The ecology of seedlings in Central Amazonian forest fragments." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.361691.

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Manokaran, N. "Population dynamics of tropical forest trees." Thesis, Available from the University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections Digital Resources, 1988. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?application=DIGITOOL-3&owner=resourcediscovery&custom_att_2=simple_viewer&pid=59678.

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Books on the topic "Rain forest ecology Malaysia"

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Kamaruddin, Khairuddin b. Hj. Hutan hujan tropika Semenanjung Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia, 1992.

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Hutan hujan tropika Semenanjung Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2013.

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H, Leigh Colin, ed. Vanishing rain forests: The ecological transition in Malaysia. Oxford: Clarendon, 1995.

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H, Leigh Colin, ed. Vanishing rain forests: The ecological transition in Malaysia. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992.

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International Conference on Forest Biology and Conservation in Borneo (1990 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah). Proceedings of the International Conference on Forest Biology and Conservation in Borneo, July 30-August 3, 1990, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Edited by Ghazally Ismail, Murtedza Mohamed, Siraj Omar, Sabah Foundation, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Kampus Sabah., and Sabah. Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Development. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah: Yayasan Sabah, 1992.

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Huth, Andreas. The rain forest growth model FORMIX3: Model description and analysis of forest growth and logging scenarios for the Deramakot forest reserve (Malaysia). Göttingen: E. Goltze, 1998.

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Lea, Eckerling-Kaufman, ed. Reefs and rain forests: The natural heritage of Malaysian Borneo. Beverly Hills, Calif: Reefs and Rain Forests Publications, 2002.

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Fletcher, Chiristine. Beyond the red meranti: Fresh perspectives on Malaysia's Pasoh Forest Reseve and climate change. Kepong, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia: Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 2012.

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Ismail, Ghazally. The Malaysian rainforest realm: Fascinating facts in Q & A. Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia: Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2010.

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Greenwood, Elinor. Rain forest. New York: Dorling Kindersley Pub., 2001.

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Book chapters on the topic "Rain forest ecology Malaysia"

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Mabberley, D. J. "The Tropical Rain Forest." In Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, 1–16. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3672-7_1.

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Mabberley, D. J. "Traditional Rain-Forest Use." In Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, 205–20. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3672-7_8.

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Mabberley, D. J. "The Tropical Rain Forest." In Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, 1–16. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3048-6_1.

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Mabberley, D. J. "Traditional Rain-Forest Use." In Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, 205–20. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3048-6_8.

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Mabberley, D. J. "The Changing Forest Today." In Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, 221–63. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3672-7_9.

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Mabberley, D. J. "The Changing Forest Today." In Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, 221–63. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3048-6_9.

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Mabberley, D. J. "Postscript." In Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, 264–67. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3672-7_10.

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Mabberley, D. J. "The Changing Physical Setting." In Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, 17–30. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3672-7_2.

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Mabberley, D. J. "Soils and Nutrients." In Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, 31–51. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3672-7_3.

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Mabberley, D. J. "The Changing Biological Framework." In Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, 52–79. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3672-7_4.

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Conference papers on the topic "Rain forest ecology Malaysia"

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Mokhtari, Mohammad, Mazlan Abd Ghaffar, Gires Usup, and Zaidi Che Cob. "The ecology of fiddler crab Uca forcipata in mangrove forest." In THE 2013 UKM FST POSTGRADUATE COLLOQUIUM: Proceedings of the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Faculty of Science and Technology 2013 Postgraduate Colloquium. AIP Publishing LLC, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4858704.

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