Tree species traits response to different canopy cover for 34 tree species in an enrichment planted tropical secondary rain forest in Sabah, Malaysia ; Trädslagsegenskapers respons på olika krontäckning för 34 trädarter i en hjälpplanterad sekundär tropisk regnskog i Sabah, Malaysia

Tropical rain forests only cover around six percent of the world’s land area and contain around 70 % of the world´s animals and plants. Tropical rainforests have been, and still are, negatively affected by human activities. These activities lead to forest degradation which has negative impacts on production and biodiversity. Between 1970-1980 forests in Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia, was subjected to intense logging. In 1982 and 1983 Sabah was exposed to a prolonged drought followed by wildfires which further ruined the already damaged forests. In 1998 the Yayasan Sabah Group and IKEA started a fore... Mehr ...