CTFS

HKK plot
  • Species list
  • Species abundance 1 cm dbh & above
  • Species abundance 10 cm dbh & above
  • Species growth and mortality
  • Topography map
  • Bibliography
  • Huai Kha Khaeng Plot description
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    In 1992, a Forest Dynamics plot was initiated by the Royal Thai Forest Department in collaboration with Kasetsart and Mahidol Universities and CTFS/Harvard University at the Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, a World Heritage Site in western Thailand. The plot crosses a steep soil moisture gradient, forming a transect between dry evergreen dipterocarp and deciduous forest. Evergreen dipterocarp forest is a critically endangered habitat in the region, and often becomes converted into deciduous forest through degradation and fire. The area's abundant large game, including elephants and tigers, depends on each forest type in different ways and during different seasons. Understanding the dynamic relationship between these evergreen and deciduous forests will be fundamental to the conservation of both the forests and their wildlife.

    Year Initiated

    Plot Size

    Latitude-Longitude
    & Altitude

    Rainfall & Dry Season

    Species & Trees

    1992

    50 ha

    15.6324 - 99.2170
    549-638 M

    1476 mm
    6 mos

    251 spp
    72,500 trees