Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 331 pages
- Published by: Springer
- Edition: 1st Edition February 2, 2000
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 4431702725
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-4431702726
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Book Dimensions:
9.3 x 6.2 x 1 inches
- Weighs: 1.6 pounds
Product Description
Since the late 1960s the Indonesian state of East Kalimantan has witnessed a marked increase in the impact of human activities chiefly commercial logging and agricultural exploitation. Located on the island of Borneo, East Kalimantan also was subjected to prolonged droughts and extensive wildfires in 1982-83 and 1997-98 that were linked to the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon. The changes in the rainforest ecosystem in East Kalimantan during this 15-year cycle of severe ENSO events are the subject of this book. With an eye toward development of rehabilitation techniques for sustainable forest management, the authors examine possible interactive effects of drought, fire, and human impacts on the flora and fauna of the area.