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Volume 45 (1 - 4) August 1991 - May 1992

Golden Jubilee Issue : Proceedings of the International Conference on Conservation of Tropical Biodiversity

SESSION I –  CURRENT INTERNATIONAL ISSUE AND APPROACHES TO CONSERVATION

  1. Opening Speech by Dato’ Seri Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad
  2. Welcoming Speech by Dato’ Dr Salleh Mohd. Nor
  3. Diversity is the spice of life by David J. Bellamy
  4. Practical aspects of forest conservation for maintenance of biodiversity in Sub-Saharan Africa – The Nigerian Experience by P.R.O. Kio and Z.O. Gbile
  5. Biodiversity, research and conservation in Australian rainforest by R.L. Kitching
  6. Maintenance of rare tree species in the mixed dipterocarp forests of Sarawak, East Malaysia, with implications for conservation biology by Richard B. Primack, Pamela Hall and Peter S. Ashton
  7. Destruction of tropical rainforests and its consequences by Hans P. Notteboom
  8. People’s participation in conservation: Annapurna Conservation Area Project: A case study from Nepal by Chandra P. Gurung
  9. Plant conservation in the Malaysian region by Peter S. Ashton

 

SESSION II – MANAGEMENT OF TROPICAL RAINFOREST

  1. Fragmentation: Towards an expanded model on the vulnerability of forest habitats on islands by G. Brent Ingram
  2. Tropical fire research for conservation in Australia by R.W. Braithwaite
  3. Conservation of peat swamp forest: A forgotten ecosystem by Crawford Prentice and Duncan Parish
  4. The use of geographical information system techniques in conservation planning in Malaysia by S.P. Kam, Y.K. Leong, M. Kishokumar and S.S. Koay
  5. An alternative to paper parks by Gregor Hodgson
  6. The dynamics of Pantai Acheh forest reserve: A synthesis of recent research by I.M. Turner, J.W. Raich, W.K. Gong, J.E. Ong and T.C. Whitmore
  7. Forestry and sustainable land-use: A case-study in Kelantan by Kanta Kumari and Mikaail Kavanagh

 

SESSION III – BIODIVERSITY OF THE TROPICAL RAINFOREST

  1. Weeds and conservation in the Australian tropics by W.M. Lonsdale
  2. Composition and distribution of butterflies in Rompin-Endau, especially along Sungai Kinchin and its vicinity by M.W. Tan, L.G. Kirton and C.G. Kirton
  3. Species diversity and the conservation status of Rafflesia in Malesia by Willem Meijer
  4. Studies on some endangered Indian Asclepiads by S.K. Chaturvedi, D.D. Nautiyal and S. Mukherji
  5. Hymenopteran abundance and diversity from three altitudes at Gunung Janing Barat, Endau-Rompin, Malaysia by C.L. Tan, M.H. Khashiyah, I. Aminah and P. Jayprakash
  6. Myrsinaceae as an example of plant diversity in Malesia with special reference to the species in Borneo by Benjamin C. Stone

 

SESSION IV – NATIONAL PARKS AND BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES

  1. The role of national parks and protected areas in the conservation of biological diversity by Mohd Khan bin Momin Khan
  2. Policy and reality by Pisitna Patalung
  3. Genetics and the conservation of animals in fragmented habitats by David S. Woodruff
  4. The uniqueness of tropical natural history by Michael H. Robinson

 

SESSION V – WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

  1. Rarity and extinctions of large mammals in Malaysian rainforest by Junaidi Payne
  2. Wild bird conservation in Singapore by Clive Briffett

 

SESSION VI – TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE AND AQUATIC RESOURCES

  1. Effects of pesticides on the aquatic invertebrate community in ricefields by R.P. Lim
  2. Marine turtle conservation in Malaysia by Jeanne A. Mortimer
  3. Distribution pattern of Asystasia intrusa Bl. and its relation to edaphic factors in a Pinus caribaea plantation by Saberi Othman and Rohayah Samat
  4. Rantau Abang model turtle sanctuary: A management case-study of a leatherback rookery by Sarala Aikanathan
  5. The dinoflagellates around the artificial reefs in the Trengganu waters of South China Sea by Lokman Shamsuddin

 

SESSION VII – CONSERVATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT

  1. Species-area relationships, fragmentations, and extinction in tropical forests by Daniel Simberloff
  2. Malaysian forests: A case study in problems of conservation and development by Jeffrey G. Kitingan
  3. The African elephant tragedy: Perspective from Asia and from a Kenyan ranger by Simon Kay
  4. An approach to conservation in Malaysia – the MNS second blueprint for conservation by Leong, Y.K., G. Davison, B.H. Kiew, M. Kishokumar, S.W. Lee and M.T. Lim

 

SESSION VIII – AGRICULTURE AND LAND USE

  1. Conservation study and exploitation of Vireya Rhododendrons by G. Argent
  2. Complex agroforestry systems and the conservation of biological diversity (I) by Genevieve Michon and Hubert de Foresta
  3. An ecological assessment of man made forests in India by K.D. Rao and K.G. Saxena
  4. Complex agroforestry systems and conservation of biological diversity (II) by Hubert de Foresta and Genevieve Michon
  5. Yield maximization and conservation in tree crop agriculture with special reference to oil palm and cocoa by S.H. Ooi, Y.C. Woo and K.Y. Leong
  6. Phenotypic variability of yield and fruit characteristics of peach palm and arecanut by Shahrudin Saamin

 

SESSION IX – INFLUENCE OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ON CONSERVATION

  1. Singapore? In harmony with nature? by Y.C. Wee
  2. Environmental ethics – A case for survival by M.B.H. Visser
  3. Floristic composition of Pasoh Forest Reserve, a lowland rainforest in Peninsular Malaysia by K.M. Kochummen, J.V. LaFrankie and N. Manokaran
  4. Optimizing childrens’ curiosity and creativity to facilitate learning about the environment by Margaret S. Gremli
  5. Industrial wood preservation: A role in the conservation of tropical biodiversity by A.H.H. Wong, L.T. Hong and K. Daljeet Singh
  6. Environmental impact of tourism on Taman Negara National Park, Malaysia by Frank S.K. Yong
  7. Social and economic aspects of conservation and the management of natural forests in Sri Lanka by Anoja Wickramasinghe
  8. Using biodiversity and agroforestry systems for conservation in Nigeria by Jonathan C. Okafor and Julian O. Caldecott
  9. Network of biosphere reserves and natural heritage by Kuswata Kartawinata
  10. Role of education in conservation by P.N. Avadhani
  11. Conference statement and resolutions