The most important factor to ensure forest regrowth strongly relies on minimizing damage as well maintaining an adequate quantity and quality of residual stands. Currently, the Malaysian concessions are applying Selective Management System (SMS). SMS had been introduced about 40 years ago various studies discovered that it contributes a negative impact forest. Thus, revision adoption appropriat...

Pocket gophers cause extensive damage to reforestation plantings in the western United States, and pose acute and chronic problems for forest managers. We examine the components of an integrated pest management strategy for reducing pocket gopher damage to conifers: the predictive factors for assessing the risk for damage, techniques for monitoring gopher populations and assessing efficacy of c...