According to law no.14 year 1999 about forestry, forest by its function divided into conservation forest, protected and production forest. Forest area with special purposed as education on permanent at Palangkaraya, 4,910 ha. Special Purpose Educational in the Mungku Baru Area is located an altitude of 60 above sea level hilly topography it has several tributaries a variety types, namely peat s...

It is well established that oil palm one of the most efficient and productive crops. However, agriculture also threats to tropical biodiversity. This study aims investigate how set-aside areas in an plantation affect bird The research area includes two set-asides areas: peat swamp forest riparian reserves sites adjacent reserved sites. A total 3,074 birds comprising 100 species from 34 families...

The Goshen Swamp, a fourth order blackwater creek in southeastern North Carolina, was clearcut of 130 acres of riparian and seasonally flooded forest in late May through September 1998. Downstream water quality had been monitored monthly for 212 years before the clearcut, during the clearcut, and for two years following the clearcut. The objective of this paper was to test the hypothesis that c...

Today, the continental ecosystems of Southeast Asia represent a global biodiversity hotspot. From a deep-time perspective, however, very little is known about the formation of this hotspot. In particular, the evolutionary and biogeographic roots of numerous terrestrial biota are unknown, and ecosystemic information, especially for the Paleogene, is unavailable. The Na Duong Basin in northern Vi...

Land-use change in tropical peatlands substantially impacts peat emissions of methane (CH 4 ) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O) addition to carbon dioxide (CO ). However, assessments full greenhouse gas (GHG) budgets are scarce CH N O contributions remain highly uncertain. The objective our research was assess changes GHG flux budget associated with swamp forest disturbance conversion oil palm plantati...