A new technique for inventory of permanent plots in tropical forests: a case study from lowland dipterocarp forest in Kuala Belalong, Brunei Darussalam

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Hédl, Radim - Svátek, M. - Dančák, M. - Rodzay, A. W. - Salleh, A. B. - Kamariah, A. S.
A new technique for inventory of permanent plots in tropical forests: a case study from lowland dipterocarp forest in Kuala Belalong, Brunei Darussalam.
Blumea. Roč. 54, 1-3 (2009), s. 124-130. ISSN 0006-5196. E-ISSN 0373-4293
Výzkumný záměr: CEZ:AV0Z60050516
Klíčová slova: forest inventory * structure of tropical forest * diversity of tropical forest
Kód oboru RIV: EF - Botanika
Impakt faktor: 0.243, rok: 2009

This paper describes a new technique for inventory of permanent plots in tropical forests and presents the results of its application in a 1 ha permanent plot in a lowland dipterocarp forest at Kuala Belalong, Ulu Temburong National Park, Brunei Darussalam. The technique is based on mapping of positions of tree individuals in three-dimensional space with a high accuracy. Measuring set consists of a distance measuring device (laser rangefinder) and a electronic compass supplying data to a field computer with specialized software. The structural and diversity properties of the forest show similar patterns to the other two permanent plots in Kuala Belalong. Total basal area was 39.18 m2. Growth dynamics has distinct spatial patterns: about half of the plot shows fast dbh increment in 2000–2007 and appearance of numerous new trees; the other half displays stagnation. This is probably due to topographic conditions and partly to the gap dynamics.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0183156