Devastation and Regeneration of Lowland Dipterocarp Forests in Southeast Asia
- 1 September 1973
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in BioScience
- Vol. 23 (9) , 528-533
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1296481
Abstract
The rapid disappearance of virgin lowland Dipterocarp forests in Southeast Asia through timberlogging, shifting cultivation, and military devastation is described in this paper. A strong case is made for wide scale exploitation of forest resources on a sustained yield basis and a detailed analysis is made of the various aspects of the impact of logging on the forest ecosystem and the natural regeneration possible in case selective felling systems are being followed.Keywords
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