The
Lambir Hills Forest Dynamics Plot was initiated in 1991 in Lambir Hills
National Park, Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo) by the Sarawak Forest
Department, CTFS/Harvard University, and Plant Ecology Laboratory of
Osaka City University, Japan. Ehime and Kyoto Universities (Japan) are
also close collaborators at the site. Lambir's mixed dipterocarp forest
is characterized by high endemism, and with approximately 1,200 species
found in the 52-ha plot contains possibly the richest diversity of tree
species in the Old World. This high species count at the plot is partly
due to the plot's location. The plot crosses an abrupt change in soil
types that results in a more than 60% change of species composition
within 50 meters.
Year Initiated |
Plot Size |
Latitude-Longitude
& Altitude |
Rainfall & Dry Season |
Species & Trees |
1991 |
52 ha |
4.1865 - 114.0171
104-244 M |
2664 mm
0 mos |
1182 spp
359,600 trees |
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