Research Report of the NIES/FRIM/UPM joint Research Project (2002)

Contents

GROUP 1 : CARBON STOCKS & CHANGE

Understanding the roles of tropical forest in climate change through the energy/H2O/CO2 exchange processes.
Makoto Tani (Kyoto Univ.), Yoshiko Kosugi (Kyoto Univ.), Satoru Takanashi (Kyoto Univ.), Naoko Matsuo (Kyoto Univ.), Daizo Tsutsumi (Kyoto Univ.), Takumi Wada (Kyoto Univ.), Tomonori Mitani (Kyoto Univ.), Tatsuya Katayama (Kyoto Univ.), Shoji Noguchi (JIRCAS), Toshinori Okuda (NIES), Abdul Rahim Nik (FRIM), Siti Aisah Shamsuddin (FRIM), Ahmad Abdul Salam(FRIM), Mohd Md Sahat (FRIM)

Spatial variation of soil respiration rates in large area of the primary and secondary forest, and agro-forests.
Minako Adachi (Gifu Univ.), Toshinori Okuda (NIES), Hiroshi Koizumi (Gifu Univ.), Wan Rasidah Wan Abdul Kadir (FRIM)

Temporal and spatial distributions of litter-fall rates in Pasoh Forest Reserve with special references to fine litter-fall.
Tsuyoshi Yoneda (Kagoshima Univ.), Katsuhiko Kimura (Fukushima Univ.), Shinya Numata (NIES), Toshinori Okuda (NIES), Kaoru Niiyama (FFPRI), Wan Rasidah Wan Abdul Kadir (FRIM)

Flowering and seedling survivorship of Seraya (Shorea curtisii) in a hill dipterocarp forest, Semangkok Forest Reserve, Peninsula Malaysia.
Kaoru Niiyama (FFPRI), Tamotsu Sato (FFPRI), Abd. Rahman Kassim (FRIM), Azizi, Ripin (FRIM)

GROUP 2 : BIODIVERSITY

Mammals in a tropical rain forest and adjacent fragmented forests, in Peninsular Malaysia.
Shinya Numata (NIES), Toshinori Okuda (NIES), Tatsushi Sugimoto (JICA/FRIM), Sen Nishimura (NIES), Keiichiro Yoshida (NIES), Eng seng Quah (FRIM/NIES), Nur Supardi Md. Noor (FRIM), Nor Azman Hussein (FRIM)

Seasonal variation of soil respiration rates in large area of the primary and secondary forest, and agro-forests.
Naoya Osawa (Kyoto Univ.), Boon Kok Sun (FRIM)

Flowering phenology of dipterocarp species in Pasoh Forest Reserve : Observations of recent two flowering events.
Akihiro Konuma (Niigata Univ.), Yoshihiko Tsumura (FFPRI), Eng Seng Quah (FRIM/NIES), Norwati Muhammad (FRIM), Soon Leong Lee (FRIM)

Mating system and inbreeding depression in the early regeneration stage of Neobalanocarpus heimii (Dipterocarpaceae).
Yoko Naito (Kyoto Univ.), Hiroyoshi Iwata (NARC), Yoshihisa Suyama (Tohoku Univ.), Akihiro Konuma (Niigata Univ.), Kenji Seiwa (Tohoku Univ.), Toshinori Okuda (NIES), Yoshihiko Tsumura (FFPRI), Lee Soon Leong (FRIM), Norwati Muhammad (FRIM)

Timber value of lowland dipterocarp forest - Comparison between un-logged forest and logging experienced forest.
Sen Nishimura (JWRC), Toshinori Okuda (NIES), Nur Supardi Md. Noor (FRIM), Mahdan Bongkik (FDNS), Roslan Rani (FDNS)

GROUP 3 : WATERSHED MANAGEMENT

Soil runoff and surface soil properties in a cutover basin.
Yasuhiro Ohnuki (FFPRI), Kazuhito Morisada (FFPRI), Hisao Sakai (FFPRI), Abdul Rahim Bin Nik (FRIM), Ahmad Che Abdul Salam (FRIM), Wan Rashidah Wan Abdul Kadir (FRIM)

Preliminary study on spatial distribution of soil moisture at a 6-ha plot in Pasoh Forest Reserve.
Shoji Noguchi (JIRCAS), Tani Makoto (Kyoto Univ.), Kaoru Niiyama (FFPRI), Abdul Rahim Nik (FRIM), Ahmad Che Abdul Salam (FRIM), Siti Aisah Shamsuddin (FRIM)

GROUP 4: SOCIO-ECONOMICS

Basic research on local incentives for ecosystem management.
Kenichi Abe (JCAS, NME), Daisuke Naito (ASAFAS, KU), Lim Hin Fui (FRIM), Hood Hj. Mohd Salleh (UKM)

The economic value of tropical forest in Malaysia using environmental valuation methods.
Masaji Sakagami(Nihon Fukushi Univ.), Toshinori Okuda(NIES), Keiichiro Yoshida(NIES), Lim Hin Fui (FRIM), Mohd Shahwahid Othman (UPM), Awang Noor Abd Ghani (UPM), Muhamad Awang (UPM)

GROUP 5: DATABASE AND NETWORKING

Landscape management in tropical regions based on an assessment of ecosystem services.
Keiichiro Yoshida (JSPS - NIES), Toshinori Okuda (NIES), Sen Nishimura (FRIM), Mazlan Hashim (UTM), Ab. Latif Ibrahim (UTM), Mahdan Bongkik (FDNS), Roslan Rani (FDNS)

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