Ecology of Kalimantan
Title | Ecology of Kalimantan PDF eBook |
Author | Kathy MacKinnon |
Publisher | Tuttle Publishing |
Pages | 783 |
Release | 2013-02-05 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1462905056 |
The Ecology of Kalimantan is a comprehensive ecological survey of one of Indonesia's largest and most diverse islands. This book presents a complete summary of our current scientific knowledge about Borneo including the rainforest and riverine habitats that are endangered by logging and industrial development, along with a discussion of land use patterns and current problems. Kalimantan is the Indonesian portion of the huge island of Borneo. Kalimantan has played a key role in Indonesia’s economic development and is a major earner of foreign revenue due to the island's rich natural resources: forests, oil, gas, coal, and other minerals. In this book the authors argue that Kalimantan can be developed, but within tight ecological constraints and with great care. This book remains a standard reference for scientists, anthropologists, writers, and anyone interested in the region.
Rainforest Ecosystems of East Kalimantan
Title | Rainforest Ecosystems of East Kalimantan PDF eBook |
Author | Edi Guhardja |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 339 |
Release | 2012-12-06 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 4431679111 |
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.
Reflections on the Heart of Borneo
Title | Reflections on the Heart of Borneo PDF eBook |
Author | Gerard A. Persoon |
Publisher | |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Environmental management |
ISBN |
Wild Borneo
Title | Wild Borneo PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Natural History |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
"Wild Borneo is a beautifully photographed and eloquently written celebration of Borneo's gorgeous scenery, vast wealth of plant and animal life, and fascinating local peoples. Also featured in depth are efforts to protect the island's rainforests - world hotspots of species biodiversity - and to build a long-term global approach to conserving the multitude of natural treasures found on this unique, spectacular island." -- dust jacket.
Phillipps' Field Guide to the Mammals of Borneo and Their Ecology
Title | Phillipps' Field Guide to the Mammals of Borneo and Their Ecology PDF eBook |
Author | Quentin Phillipps |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 402 |
Release | 2016-05-10 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0691169411 |
This is the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and easily accessible field guide to the mammals of Borneo—the ideal travel companion for anyone visiting this region of the world. Covering Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and Kalimantan, the book provides essential information on 277 species of land and marine mammals and features 141 breathtaking color plates. Detailed facing-page species accounts describe taxonomy, size, range, distribution, habits, and status. This unique at-a-glance guide also includes distribution maps, habitat plates, regional maps, fast-find graphic indexes, top mammal sites, and a complete overview of the vegetation, climate, and ecology of Borneo. Covers 277 species—from orangutans and clouded leopards to otters and other marine mammals Features 141 superb color plates Includes facing-page species accounts, distribution maps, fast-find graphic indexes, and more Describes Borneo's vegetation, climate, and ecology
Histories of the Borneo Environment
Title | Histories of the Borneo Environment PDF eBook |
Author | Reed L. Wadley |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 323 |
Release | 2022-07-04 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9004454276 |
In light of the tremendous changes that have come to the island of Borneo in recent decades, this volume takes a detailed historical look at the Borneo environment from native, colonial and national perspectives. It examines change and continuity in the economic, political and social dimensions of human-environment interactions. Reflecting the increasingly multidisciplinary nature of environmental history, the book brings together an international group of historians, anthropologists, geographers and social foresters, all looking through a historical lens at the environment in the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, and the Indonesian province of Kalimantan and Brunei. Drawing on extensive archival research and fieldwork, these ten original contributions encompass eleven centuries of history on Borneo, examining interrelated topics that include long-distance trade, conservation, land tenure, resource access, property rights, perceptions of the environment, migration, and development policy and practice. The chapters in this volume are extensively revised versions of selected papers presented at an international seminar on "Environmental change in native and colonial histories of Borneo: Lessons from the past, prospects for the future" held in Leiden under the auspices of the International Institute for Asian Studies.
Phillipps' Field Guide to the Mammals of Borneo and Their Ecology
Title | Phillipps' Field Guide to the Mammals of Borneo and Their Ecology PDF eBook |
Author | Quentin Phillipps |
Publisher | |
Pages | 372 |
Release | 2015-02-20 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781906780913 |
A sister publication to the critically acclaimed Phillipps' Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo, this is a user-friendly field guide to the mammals of Borneo, covering Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and the Indonesian state of Kalimantan. The book gives descriptions of over 600 species living or reported on the island. These are superbly illustrated in 141 colour plates. Each plate is accompanied by species descriptions covering taxonomy, size, range, distribution, habits and status. Distribution is shown by detailed thumbnail maps. There are 7 habitat plates, 12 regional maps, fast-find graphic indexes and a full overview of vegetation, climate and ecology