Background: Invasive alien species receive little attention in many tropical countries. Aims: We examine the Neotropical tree genus Cecropia in West Java and ask how eradication decisions should be judged given limited resources. Methods: The distribution was determined based on field searches. T...
Sheil, Douglas
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Padmanaba, M.
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[Innocent invaders?: a preliminary assessment of Cecropia, an American tree, in Java]
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Innocent invaders?: a preliminary assessment of Cecropia, an American tree, in Java
Understanding species distributions, habitat requirements, and population trends is helpful for implementing effective conservation. But expense often prevents such evaluations. Here, we present a preliminary assessment for a low-cost method – road-side observations – to see how effective it can ...
Olupot, W.
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Sheil, Douglas
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[A preliminary assessment of large mammal and bird use of different habitats in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park]
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A preliminary assessment of large mammal and bird use of different habitats in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
For hundreds of millions of people, biodiversity is about eating, staying healthy, and finding shelter. Meeting these people’s basic needs should receive greater priority in the conservation agenda.Wild and semi-wild plants and animals contribute significantly to nutrition, health care, income, a...
Kaimowitz, D.
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Sheil, Douglas
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[Conserving what and for whom? why conservation should help meet basic human needs in the tropics]
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Conserving what and for whom? why conservation should help meet basic human needs in the tropics
Achieving effective conservation in the tropics is a global concern but implicates local people. Despite considerable rhetoric about local participation the vast majority of conservation initiatives continue to be devised and controlled by a small group of powerful, external voices. What is widel...
Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Sheil, Douglas
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[The possibility of common ground: a reply to Mavhunga and Robinson]
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The possibility of common ground: a reply to Mavhunga and Robinson
The intermediate disturbance hypothesis (IDH) is a controversial explanation for the maintenance of tropical forest tree diversity, but empirical tests of it are rare. Two data intensive evaluations have recently yielded contradictory outcomes: one for and one against the IDH. This article propos...
Reduced-impact logging (RIL) and conventional techniques (CNV) were compared in a mixed dipterocarp hill forest in East Kalimantan in three blocks of about 100 ha each. Damage was evaluated using pre- and post-harvesting assessments in 24 one-hectare sample plots. RIL techniques nearly halved the...
Sist, P.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Kartawinata, K.
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Priyadi, H.
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[Reduced-impact logging in Indonesian Borneo: some results confirming the need for new silvicultural prescriptions]
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Reduced-impact logging in Indonesian Borneo: some results confirming the need for new silvicultural prescriptions
Results of a 2-year study on post-fire vegetation dynamics in the unlogged dipterocarp rainforest of Sungai Wain near Balikpapan East Kalimantan, Indonesia are discussed. Results showed that the maintenance of a productive permanent forest estate is likely to be served best by avoiding logging ac...
Nieuwstadt, M.G.L. van
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Kartawinata, K.
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Sheil, Douglas
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[Konsekuensi ekologis pembalakan dalam kawasan hutan yang terbakar di Kalimantan Timur]
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Konsekuensi ekologis pembalakan dalam kawasan hutan yang terbakar di Kalimantan Timur
A non-technical account in Indonesian of the development and application of methods to assess biodiversity with the involvement of local communities in the forests of Malinau East Kalimantan. The new methods are shown to offer many benefits over more conventional approaches.
Sheil, Douglas
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Liswanti, N.
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Wan, M.
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Heist, M. van
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Samsoedin, I.
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Kartawinata, K.
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Rukmiyati
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Sardjono, M.A.
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[Prioritas lokal dan keanekaragaman hayati dalam lansekap hutan: apa yang penting menurut masyarakat?]
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Prioritas lokal dan keanekaragaman hayati dalam lansekap hutan: apa yang penting menurut masyarakat?
This document is intended for those interested in gathering natural resource information that reflects the needs of local communities. It describes a multidisciplinary survey developed with indigenous communities in the fores-rich landscapes of the Malinau watershed in East Kalimantan (Indonesian...
Sheil, Douglas
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Puri, R.K.
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Basuki, I.
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Heist, M. van
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Wan, M.
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Liswanti, N.
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Rukmiyati
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Sardjono, M.A.
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Samsoedin, I.
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Sidiyasa, K.D.
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Chrisandini
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Permana, E.
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Angi, E.M.
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Gatzweiler, F.
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Johnson, B.
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Wijaya, A.
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[Mengeksplorasi keanekaragaman hayati, lingkungan dan pandangan masyarakat lokal mengenai berbagai lanskap hutan: metode-metode penilaian lanskap secara multidisipliner]
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Mengeksplorasi keanekaragaman hayati, lingkungan dan pandangan masyarakat lokal mengenai berbagai lanskap hutan: metode-metode penilaian lanskap secara multidisipliner