In
1986, the second Forest Dynamics Plot was initiated in peninsular
Malaysia in a collaboration among the Forest Research Institute
Malaysia, the CTFS/Harvard University, and STRI. Since the project's
initiation, the National Institute of Environmental Studies of Japan
has become a project partner. The plot is located in Pasoh Forest
Reserve in lowland dipterocarp forest, a type of evergreen tropical
moist forest. The area is aseasonal and has a flat terrain. The first
census was completed in 1989, and four recencuses have been completed
since then. This plot contains more than 800 species and approximately
340,000 trees. Many of the plot's species are commercially important
and are the focus of intensive demographic study. Furthermore, analyses
of the human uses of the Pasoh forest and economic valuations of forest
resources based on Pasoh FDP data have been conducted.
Year Initiated |
Plot Size |
Latitude-Longitude
& Altitude |
Rainfall & Dry Season |
Species & Trees |
1986 |
50 ha |
2.9820 - 102.3125
70-90 M |
1788 mm
1 mos |
814 spp
335,400 trees |
|