Spatial and temporal variations in soil respiration hot spots in a lowland tropical rain forest, Peninsular Malaysia

Based on the results of research on the vegetation around Padang Lawas Temples, Padang Lawas Regency, North Sumatera Province, can be known that Padang Lawas Temple sites are located in vegetation environment of lowland tropical rain forest with a high level diversity of plant families, one of those plant families is Euphorbiaceae with one of its species, Phylanthus emlica. L(Balaka). Phylanthus emlica is a type wild plant that grows open spaces in lowland tropical rain forests. Observing its life characteristic and its habitat, then Balaka plant (Phylanthus emlica) in Padang Lawas Temples’ yards was not planted in purpose planted but grows naturally. Balaka plant (Phylanthus emlica) has different name in every area. In Melayu, this plant is known as malaka. In Minangkabau known as balaka, in Sunda known as malaka and in Java, this plant is known as Kemloko, meanwhile in Madura and Bali this plant is called mlakah ,and karsinta in Flores (NTT)

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Characteristics of Energy Exchange and Surface Conductance of a Tropical Rain Forest in Peninsular Malaysia

Pasoh ◽

10.1007/978-4-431-67008-7_6 ◽

2003 ◽

pp. 73-88 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Makoto Tani ◽

Abdul Rahim Nik ◽

Yoshikazu Ohtani ◽

Yukio Yasuda ◽

Mohd Md. Sahat ◽

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Keyword(s):

Rain Forest ◽

Tropical Rain Forest ◽

Energy Exchange ◽

Peninsular Malaysia ◽

Surface Conductance

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Effects of termite exclusion on decay of heavy and light hardwood in a tropical rain forest of Peninsular Malaysia

Journal of Tropical Ecology ◽

10.1017/s0266467401001407 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

pp. 541-548 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

KENZI TAKAMURA

Keyword(s):

Rain Forest ◽

Tropical Rain Forest ◽

Wood Quality ◽

Wood Decay ◽

Peninsular Malaysia ◽

Significant Loss ◽

Foraging Activity ◽

Forest Reserve ◽

Decomposition Experiments ◽

And Control

Wood pieces of a heavy hardwood Neobalanocarpus heimii (King) P. S. Ashton and a light hardwood Shorea macroptera Dyer were used in decomposition experiments with termite-exclusion and control trays on the forest floor of the Pasoh Forest Reserve, West Malaysia to determine effects of wood quality on termite-mediated wood decay. Shorea macroptera had a significant loss of C in the presence of termites while Neobalanocarpus heimii showed no significant termite effect. Neobalanocarpus heimii and S. macroptera both accumulated N in the absence of termites, but S. macroptera lost it when termites were present. The C/N ratio decreased with and without termites as decay proceeded in both species. Neobalanocarpus heimii accumulated P, but S. macroptera lost it with and without termites. The C/P ratio decreased in N. heimii, but did not change in S. macroptera. Decomposition was considerably enhanced by termites in S. macroptera, but not in N. heimii, indicating that termite foraging activity was affected by the different wood qualities of the two trees. The qualities responsible for the differences and how different wood qualities affect nutrient cycling in the tropical rain forest ecosystem are discussed.

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Soil Respiration, Litter Fall and Productivity of Tropical Rain Forest

Journal of Ecology ◽

10.2307/2258289 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 58 (2) ◽

pp. 543 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Hans Wanner

Keyword(s):

Soil Respiration ◽

Rain Forest ◽

Tropical Rain Forest ◽

Litter Fall

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Spatial and temporal variations in soil respiration among different land cover types under wet and dry years in an urban park

Landscape and Urban Planning ◽

10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.07.020 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 167 ◽

pp. 378-385 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Jeehwan Bae ◽

Youngryel Ryu

Keyword(s):

Soil Respiration ◽

Land Cover ◽

Temporal Variations ◽

Spatial And Temporal Variations ◽

Urban Park ◽

Land Cover Types

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Kauri forests in the New Hebrides

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological Sciences ◽

10.1098/rstb.1975.0093 ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 272 (918) ◽

pp. 369-383 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Keyword(s):

Rain Forest ◽

Tropical Rain Forest ◽

Selective Logging ◽

Primary Forest ◽

Small Scale ◽

Close Proximity ◽

Preliminary Account ◽

Lowland Tropical Rain Forest ◽

New Hebrides ◽

Basaltic Soils

A preliminary account is given of lowland tropical rain forest in which Agathis obtusa is dominant on basaltic soils. On the islands of Erromanga and Aneityum the shade tolerant Agathis seedlings often develop in close proximity to the parent trees, usually in small canopy gaps provided by the death or deterioration of Calophyllum and other associated broadleaved trees. There is no accumulation of litter or mor humus beneath Agathis obtusa and no evidence of podzolization was found. Agathis obtusa appears to be one of the most stable components of the lowland primary forest in the New Hebrides and no windthrown trees were found. It is suggested that the emergent Agathis could moderate the effect of hurricane-force winds on the broadleaved canopy but that the smaller canopy breaks allow the growth of previously established but stagnating Agathis seedlings; similar release of Agathis regeneration has resulted from small-scale selective logging on Aneityum.

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