Quantifying the biodiversity value of repeatedly logged rainforests: gradient and comparative approaches from Borneo
New research has found rainforests that have been logged several times continue to hold substantial value for biodiversity and could have a role in conservation. According to principal investigators, Dr Matthew Struebig and Anthony Turner from the University of Kent’s Durrell Institute of Conservation Ecology (DICE), these findings challenge a…Continue reading...Sep 2013
The Occurrence of Common Myna Acridotheres tristis and White-vented Myna A. javanicus in Kalimantan
Continue reading...The Common Myna Acridotheres tristis and White-vented Myna A. javanicus are possibly the most common introduced mynas in Southeast Asia (MacKinnon & Phillipps 1993; Robson 2008; Craig & Feare 2009). Naturally distributed from Central Asia to Southwest China, the Common Myna has been introduced to Southeast Asia and is…
Aug 2013
Fertilizer and oil palm in Indonesia: an overview of the industry and challenges for small-scale oil palm farmer applications
Continue reading...Fertilization is the most important factor in maintenance of oil palm plantations, contributing almost 60 percent of plantation maintenance cost. This aspect of plantation is particularly difficult for independent small-scale cultivation. In general, smallholders have poor knowledge and skills relating to oil palm cultivation and face challenges in accessing…
May 2013