Restoration of Water Storage Potential in a Degraded Dry Dipterocarp Forest with Enrichment Planting of Three Needle Pine (Pinus kesiya Royle ex Gordon), Northern Thailand

The research assessed water storage in a dry dipterocarp forest (DDF) with enriched 34-year-old pine planting and the role of pine. Plant surveys were carried out using 10, 40×40 m2 plots, and data were obtained by measuring tree stem girths and heights. Plant features, biomass, and stored water amounts were measured. Fresh plant samples of abundant species were taken one time per month from January to December 2018. Three soil pits were made in three plots, and soil samples along 100 cm depth were taken on the same days of collecting plant samples for studying fied capacity, water content and water amount. The DDF was divided into three stands based on the most dominant tree species; Shorea obtusa, Dipterocarpus tuberculatus, and Dipterocarpus obtusifolius. The forest was composed of 86 species with biomass at 101.62 Mg/ha and contained an average water amount of 88.01 m3/ha. The water amount in biomass varied with sampling times from 58.74 to 111.83 m3/ha. The average MWHC of 100 cm soil was estimated to be 5,113.74 m3/ha. The water amount in soil also varied with sampling times from 3,651.50 to 4,481.06 m3/ha. As a result, the total water amount in plant biomass and soil (ecosystem) of the DDF varied in a range from 3,735.0 to 4,558.67 m3/ha. The pine contributed to 30.87 m3/ha (35.07% of the total) and could increase by 64.92% the water storage potential of the forest, and thus these results support the concept of pine enrichment planting in the poor DDF.

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Seasonal and Land Use Effects on Amphibian Abundance and Species Richness in the Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve, Thailand

Applied Environmental Research ◽

10.35762/aer.2018.40.1.6 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 57-64

Author(s):

Matthew Crane ◽

Colin Strine ◽

Pongthep Suwanwaree

Keyword(s):

Biosphere Reserve ◽

Abundant Species ◽

Habitat Destruction ◽

Dipterocarp Forest ◽

Significant Seasonal Variation ◽

Eucalyptus Plantations ◽

Faunal Communities ◽

Disturbed Forest ◽

Dry Dipterocarp Forest ◽

The Tropics

Habitat destruction and degradation in the tropics have led to a dramatic increase in altered habitats. Understanding the impacts of these disturbed areas on biodiversity will be critical to future conservation efforts. Despite heavy deforestation, Southeast Asia is underrepresented in studies investigating faunal communities in human-modified landscapes. This project assessed the herpetofaunal community in dry dipterocarp forest, secondary disturbed forest, and Eucalyptus plantations in the Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve. In May, June, and September of 2015, we surveyed using 10 passive trapping arrays. Both the Eucalyptus plantations and secondary disturbed forest habitats (224 and 141 individuals, respectively) had higher amphibian abundance than the dry dipterocarp forest (57 individuals), but we observed significant seasonal variation in amphibian abundance. During the wetter month of September, we recorded higher numbers of amphibian individuals and species. In particular, we noted that distance to a streambed influenced amphibian abundance during the rainy season. The three most abundant species in May and June were Microhyla fissipes, Fejervarya limnocharis, and Microhyla pulchra. In September, the three most abundant species were Microhyla fissipes, Glyphoglossus molossus, and Kaloula mediolineata.Our findings suggest that seasonal resources should be considered when conducting monitoring programs and making conservation decisions for amphibians.

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Large hydropower and water-storage potential in future glacier-free basins

Nature ◽

10.1038/s41586-019-1740-z ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 575 (7782) ◽

pp. 341-344 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Daniel Farinotti ◽

Vanessa Round ◽

Matthias Huss ◽

Loris Compagno ◽

Harry Zekollari

Keyword(s):

Water Storage ◽

Storage Potential

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Effects of forest fire on the nitrogen cycle in a dry dipterocarp forest, Thailand

Tropics ◽

10.3759/tropics.16.41 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 41-45 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Tetsuya TODA ◽

Hiroshi TAKEDA ◽

Naoko TOKUCHI ◽

Seiichi OHTA ◽

Chongrak WACHARINRAT ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Forest Fire ◽

Nitrogen Cycle ◽

Dipterocarp Forest ◽

Dry Dipterocarp Forest

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Impacts of different mulching patterns in rainfall-harvesting planting on soil water and spring corn growth development in semihumid regions of China

Soil Research ◽

10.1071/sr16127 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 55 (3) ◽

pp. 285 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Xiaolong Ren ◽

Peng Zhang ◽

Xiaoli Liu ◽

Shahzad Ali ◽

Xiaoli Chen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Loess Plateau ◽

Plant Biomass ◽

Soil Layer ◽

Water Storage ◽

Field Trials ◽

Dry Matter Accumulation ◽

The Loess Plateau ◽

Dryland Farming ◽

Growth Development ◽

Average Plant

Rain-harvesting planting can improve crop biomass and enhance precipitation use efficiency in rainfed semiarid areas. In this study, field trials were conducted during summer 2007–2010 to determine the impacts of different mulching patterns in rainfall harvesting planting on spring corn growth and development in a typical semihumid dryland farming area of the Loess Plateau in China, which is characterised by spring droughts. Rain-harvesting ridges and planting furrows were mulched with 8% biodegradable film (RCSB), liquid film (RCSL), or not mulched (RCSN), and bare land drilling without mulching served as the control (CF). We found that the rain-harvesting effects of ridges and the evaporation-inhibiting and moisture-conserving effects of mulching materials during the spring corn growing season significantly increased water storage in the 0–100cm soil layer (P<0.05) compared with CF, where mulching was more beneficial than the non-mulching treatments. In the 100–200cm soil layers, there were no significant effects (P>0.05) of the treatments on water storage. During 2007–2010, the average plant height increased by 26.6%, 15.4%, and 11.1% under RCSB, RCSL, and RCSN relative to CF respectively, whereas the per plant biomass increased by 26.6%, 15.4%, and 11.1% under these treatments, and the grain yield increased by 32.3%, 17.5%, and 15.0%. Therefore, in the semihumid dryland farming areas of the Loess Plateau, rain-harvesting planting greatly increased the growth, development, and dry matter accumulation by spring corn, thereby enhancing its biomass yield, whereas the plastic-covered ridges and furrows mulched with biodegradable films substantially increased the yield-enhancing effects.

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Effect of Wildfire on the Occurrence of Three Squirrel Species in a Dry Dipterocarp Forest in Northeastern Thailand

Mammal Study ◽

10.3106/041.042.0408 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 42 (4) ◽

pp. 1-5 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Shun Kobayashi ◽

Jumlong Placksanoi ◽

Artchawakom Taksin ◽

Chittima Aryuthaka ◽

Masako Izawa

Keyword(s):

Dipterocarp Forest ◽

Dry Dipterocarp Forest ◽

Northeastern Thailand

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Species checklist of Orthoptera (Insecta) from Sakaerat Environmental Research Station, Thailand (Southeast Asia)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4306.3.1 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4306 (3) ◽

pp. 301 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

PATTARAWICH DAWWRUENG ◽

MING KAI TAN ◽

TAKSIN ARTCHAWAKOM ◽

SURACHIT WAENGSOTHORN

Keyword(s):

Biosphere Reserve ◽

Environmental Research ◽

Evergreen Forest ◽

Research Station ◽

Undescribed Species ◽

Biosphere Reserves ◽

Dipterocarp Forest ◽

Dry Evergreen Forest ◽

Species Checklist ◽

Dry Dipterocarp Forest

Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve is one of the four Biosphere Reserves in Thailand. It is situated at Khorat Plateau and comprises of mainly dry evergreen forest and dry dipterocarp forest. Despite studies that document its rich biodiversity, there was no concerted study on the orthopteran diversity. Recent sampling by the authors in Sakaerat led to the discovery of numerous undescribed species. A checklist, first for the place, is also reported here, each species represented with a habitus photograph. In total, 128 species of Orthoptera from 11 families were recorded. Caelifera (grasshoppers) were represented with five families and Ensifera (crickets and katydids) were represented with six families, making up 10 of the 16 lineages in the orthoptera phylogeny.

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Two New Russula Species (Fungi) from Dry Dipterocarp Forest in Thailand Suggest Niche Specialization to This Habitat Type

10.21203/rs.3.rs-871913/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Komsit Wisitrassameewong ◽

Cathrin Manz ◽

Felix Hampe ◽

Brian P. Looney ◽

Thitiya Boonpratuang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

Habitat Type ◽

Habitat Types ◽

Spore Ornamentation ◽

Dipterocarp Forest ◽

Niche Specialization ◽

Edible Species ◽

Dipterocarp Forests ◽

Dry Dipterocarp Forest

Abstract Dry dipterocarp forests are among the most common habitat types in Thailand. Russulaceae are known as common ectomycorrhizal symbionts of Dipterocarpaceae trees in this type of habitat. The present study aims to identify collections of Russula subsection Amoeninae Buyck from dry dipterocarp forests in Thailand. A multi-locus phylogenetic analysis placed Thai Amoeninae collections in two novel lineages, and they are described here as Russula bellissima sp. nov. and R. luteonana sp. nov. The closest identified relatives of both species were sequestrate species suggesting that they may belong to drought-adapted lineages. The analysis of publicly available ITS sequences in R. subsect. Amoeninae did not confirm evidence of any of the new species occurring in other Asian regions, indicating that dry dipterocarp forests might harbor a novel community of ectomycorrhizal fungi. Macromorphological characters are variable and are not totally reliable for distinguishing the new species from other previously described Asian Amoeninae species. Both new species are defined by a combination of differentiated micromorphological characteristics in spore ornamentation, hymenial cystidia and hyphal terminations in the pileipellis. The new Amoeninae species may correspond to some Russula species collected for consumption in Thailand, and the detailed description of the new species can be used for better identification of edible species and food safety in the region.

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