The island of Sulawesi formed from the joining of proto‐islands roughly three million years
ago. Regions of zoological endemism, corresponding to the proto‐islands, have been …

Explaining the diversity and distribution of tree taxa in the isolated tropical mountain forests
(TMF) of the Malesian archipelago remains one of the great challenges of tropical …

Human activities are increasingly threatening the integrity of Earth's ecosystems. For
successful conservation measures, one necessary prerequisite is an adequate level of …

Abstract The dusuns of Central Maluku which improve fallows by planting spice trees such
as clove (Syzygium aromaticum syn. Eugenia aromatica), nutmeg (Myristica fragrans), or …

We studied the tree communities in primary forest and three different land use systems
(forest gardens, ca. 5-year-old secondary forests, cacao plantations) at 900–1200 m …

Indonesia is a country of megadiversity and ranks 5th on the list of the world's richest
countries in terms of biological diversity. The rich diversity of Indonesia is evidenced by the …

Tropical rainforests are considered to be the most complex, diverse and species rich
terrestrial ecosystems on earth. Undisturbed tropical rainforests can host 200 to 300 different …

Although the diversity of terrestrial herbs is high tropical forests and although herbs may play
important roles, eg, as competitors of tree seedlings, most tropical botanical research to date …

Pitopang R. 2012. Impact of forest disturbance on the structure and composition of
vegetation in tropical rainforest of Central Sulawesi, Â Indonesia. Biodiversitas 13: 178-189 …

A vegetation survey was carried out in the Ujung Kulon nature reserve (West Java,
Indonesia). Particular attention was paid to the altitudinal zoning of the vegetation, to …