PAST RESEARCH SUMMARY

NIES-FRIM-UPM Joint Research Project On Tropical Ecology and Biodiversity
RESEARCH OUTPUT


Graduate Thesis/Dissertation

  1. Abdullah, A. M. (1998) Radiation interception by a tropical lowland evergreen forest and productivity of its tree species. Ph.D. diss., Univ. Putra (Pertanian).

  2. Adachi, M. (2002) CO2 efflux from soil in tropical rainforest, Malaysia, M. thesis, Gifu Univ.

  3. Adachi, M. (2005) Soil organic carbon dynamics on different land use in Pasoh, Malaysia, Ph.D. diss., Gifu Univ.

  4. Miyamoto, K. (1998) Natural regeneration of dipterocarps in a tropical lowland forest of Malaysia. M. thesis, Hiroshima Univ.

  5. Naitou, Y. (2002) Reproductive ecology of Shorea acuminata (Dipterocarpaceae), M. thesis, Kyoto Univ.

  6. Numata, S. (1998) Herbivory and defenses at early stages of regeneration of dipterocarps in Malaysia. M. thesis, Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.

  7. Numata, S. (2001) Comparative ecology of regeneration process of dipterocarp trees in a lowland rain forest, Southeast Asia. Ph.D. diss., Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.

  8. Obayashi, K. (2000) Genetic diversity and outcrossing rate between undisturbed and selective disturbed forests of Shorea curtisii (Dipterocarpaceae) in Peninsular Malaysia. M. thesis, Tsukuba Univ.

  9. Osada, N. (1999) Stand level leaf phenology and leaf dynamics in a tropical rain forest in Peninsular Malaysia. Ph.D. diss., Kyoto Univ.

  10. Osada, N. (2001). Leaf dynamics and maitenance of tree crowns in a Malaysian rain forest. (Ph.D.thesis) Kyoto University.

  11. Yasuda, M. (1993) Ecology of small mammals in a lowland tropical rain forest in SE Asia-seed consumption and seed dispersal on the forest floor. M. thesis, Univ. Tokyo.

  12. Yasuda, M. (1998) Community ecology of small mammals in a tropical rain forest of Malaysia with special reference to habitat preference, frugivory and population dynamics. Ph.D. diss., Tokyo Univ.

  13. Yasuda, Y. (1999) Observational study on short-term and long-term variations in CO2 flux above forests. Ph.D. diss., Chiba Univ.



Publications / Scientific Journals

  1. Adachi, M., Okuda. T., Koizumi, H. (2002) Overview of recent studies on carbon dynamics and budgets in tropical forests. Tropics 11:221-230

  2. Adachi, M., Bekku,Y.S., Konuma, A., Wan Rasidah, K., Okuda, T., and Koizumi, H. (2005). Required sample size for estimating soil respiration rates in large areas of two tropical forests and of two types of plantation in Malaysia. Forest Ecol. and Management 210:455-459.

  3. Ang, L. H., & Maruyama, Y. (1995). Survival and early growth of Shorea platyclados, Shorea macroptera, Shorea assamica and Hopea nervosa in open planting. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 74(4), 541-557.

  4. Ashton, P. S., Okuda, T., Manokaran, N. (2003). Pasoh Research, Past and Present - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 1-14.

  5. Fukuyama, K. (1993). Twenty days in Malaysia (1) To Pasoh Forest Reserve. (In Japanese). Hoppo-ringyo (Northern forestry) 45, 65-68.

  6. Fukuyama, K. (1993). Twenty days in Malaysia (2) Balloon in a tropical forest (In Japanese). Hoppo-ringyo (Northern forestry) 45, 107-110.

  7. Fukuyama, K., Maeto, K., & Kirton, L. G. (1994). Field tests of a balloon-suspended trap system for studying insects in the canopy of tropical rainforests. Ecological Research 9, 357-360.

  8. Fukuyama, K. (1995). How to research actives of beetles in a forest canopy in a tropical forest. (In Japanese). Tropics 4(4), 317-326.

  9. Fukuyama, K. (1997). Biodiversity of insects in canopy. (In Japanese). Shinrin Kagaku 20, 24-26.

  10. Furukawa, A., Toma, T., Maruyama, Y., Matsumoto, Y., Uemura, A., Abdulah, A. M., & Awang, M. (2001). Photosynthetic rates of four tree species in the upper canopy of a tropical rain forest at the Pasoh Forest Reserve in Peninsular Malaysia. Tropics 10(4), 519-527.

  11. Fukuyama, K., Maeto, K. & Ahmad, S. S. (2003). Spatial Distribution of Flower Visiting Beetles in Pasoh Forest Reserve and Its Study Technique. - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 421-436.

  12. Hashim, M., Okuda, T., Yoshida, K., Numata, T., Nishimura, S., Suzuki, M. (2003) Estimation of above ground biomass of lowland primary tropical forest from remote sensing data. Malaysian J. Remote Sensing. 3: 83-89.

  13. Hattori, T. & Lee, S. S. (2003). Community Structure of Wood-Decaying Basidiomycetes in Pasoh. - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 161-170.

  14. Hoshizaki K., Niiyama, K., Kimura, K., Yamashita T., Bekku Y., Okuda, T., Quah E.S., and Nur Supardi, M. N. (2004). Temporal and spatial variation of forest biomass in relation to stand dynamics in a mature, lowland tropical rainforest, Pasoh Forest Reserve, Malaysia. Ecol. Res. 19: 357-363.

  15. Ishida, A., Toma, T., Matsumoto, Y., Yap, S. K., & Maruyama, Y. (1996). Diurnal changes in leaf gas exchange characteristics in the uppermost canopy of a rain forest tree, Dryobalanops aromatica Gaertn. f. Tree Physiology 16, 779-785.

  16. Ishida, A., Uemura, A., Koike, N., Matsumoto, Y., & Ang, L. H. (1999). Interactive effects of leaf age and self-shading on leaf structure, Photosynthetic capacity and chlorophyll fluorescence in the rain forest tree, Dryobalanops aromatica. Tree Physiology 19, 741-747.

  17. Ishida, A., Nakano, T., Matsumoto, Y., Sakoda, M., & Ang, L. H. (1999). Diurnal changes in leaf gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence in tropical tree species with contrasting light requirements. Ecological Research 14, 77-88.

  18. Ishida, A., Toma, T., Nakano, T., & Marjenah (1999). Morphological and physiological properties for photoinhibition in the top canopy leaves of tropical and sub-tropical trees. Impacts of fire and human activities on forest ecosystems in the tropics. In "Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Asian Tropical Forest Management." (Suhartoyo, H. and Toma, T. eds.), pp. 274-285.

  19. Ishida, A., Uemura, A., Yamashita, N., Shimizu, M., Nakano, T. & Ang, L. H. (2003). Leaf Physiological Adjustments to Changing Lights: Partitioning the Heterogeneous Resources across Tree Species. - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 225-240.

  20. Iwata, H., Konuma, A., & Tsumura, Y. (2000). Development of microsatellite markers in the tropical tree Neobalanocarpus heimii (Dipterocarpaceae). Molecular Ecology 9, 1684-1685.

  21. Kachi, N. (1992). On-going project on tropical forests in Peninsular Malaysia.(In Japanese). Tropical Ecology Letters 5, 1-4.

  22. Kachi, N., Okuda, T., & Yap, S. K. (1993). Seedling establishment of a canopy tree species in Malaysian tropical rain forests. Plant Species Biology 8, 167-174.

  23. Kachi, N. (1993). Seedling establishment as affected by predators. Bulletin FRIM 2(2), 5.

  24. Kachi, N. (1993). Present status of Pasoh forest reserve. (In Japanese). Tropical Ecology Letters 10, 9-13.

  25. Kachi, N. (1994). Degradation of tropical forests and biodiversity. (In Japanese). Kurashinoki 3, 24-25.

  26. Kachi, N., Okuda, T., & Yap, S. K. (1995). Effect of herbivory on seedling establishment of Dryobalanops aromatica (Dipterocarpaceae) under plantation forest in Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 8(1), 59-70.

  27. Kachi, N., Okuda, T., Yap, S. K., & Manokaran, N. (1995). Biodiversity and regeneration of canopy tree species in a tropical rain forest in Southeast Asia. The Journal of Environmental Science 9, 17-36.

  28. Kachi, N. (1996). Diversity of dipterocarps and mast flowering. The future of the global environments: Degradation of tropical forests. (In Japanese). (Global Environment Division, Japan Environment Agency, ed.), pp. 74-85. Chuohoki-Shuppan.

  29. Kajita, T., Kamiya, K., Nakamura, K., Tachida, H., Wickneswari, R., Tsumura, Y., Yoshimaru, H., & Yamazaki, T. (1998). Molecular phylogeny of Dipterocarpaceae in Southeast Asia based on nucleotide sequences of matK, trnL intron and trnL-trnF intergenic spacer region in chloroplast DNA. Molecular Phylogenetics Evolution 10, 202-209.

  30. Kajita, T. & Tsumura, Y. (2003). Molecular Phylogeny of Dipterocarpaceae. - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 261-272.

  31. Kanzaki, M., Yap, S. K., Kimura, K., Okauchi, Y., & Yamakura, T. (1997). Survival and germination of buried seeds of non-dipterocarp species in a tropical rain forest at Pasoh, West Malaysia. Tropics 7(1&2), 9-20.

  32. Kanzaki, M., Yap, S. K., Okauchi, Y., Kimura, K., & Yamakura, T. (2003). Eco-Morphological Grouping of Non-Dipterocarp Tree Species in a Tropical Rain Forest Based on Seed and Fruit Attributes. - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 123-136.

  33. Konishi, S., Tani, M., Kosugi, Y., Takanashi, S., Sahat, M. M., Abdul Rahim, N., Niiyama, K., Okuda, T. Characteristics of spatial distribuiton of throughfall in a lowland tropical rainforests, Peninsular Malaysia. Forest Ecol and Management (accepted)

  34. Konuma, A., Tsumura, Y., Lee, C. T., Lee, S. L., & Okuda, T. (2000). Estimation of gene flow in the tropical-rainforest tree Neobalanocarpus heimii (Dipterocarpaceae), inferred from paternity analysis. Molecular Ecology 9, 1843-1852.

  35. Koyama, H. (1978). Photosynthesis studies in Pasoh forest. Malayan Nature Journal 30, 253-258.

  36. Koyama, H. (1981). Photosynthesis rates in lowland rainforest trees of Peninsular Malaysia. Japanese Journal of Ecology 31, 361-369.

  37. Liang N., Tang Y. and Okuda, T. (2001) Is elevation of CO2 concentration beneficial to seedling photosynthesis in the understory of tropical rain forests? Tree Physiology 21: 1047-1055

  38. Maeto, K., Fukuyama, K., Sajap, A. S., & Wahab, Y. A. (1995). Selective attraction of flower-visiting beetles (Coleoptera) to floral fragrance chemicals in a tropical rain forest. Japanese Journal of Entomology 63(4), 851-859.

  39. Maeto, K., Fukuyama, K., & Kirton, L. G. (1999). Edge effects on ambrosia beetle assemblages in lowland rain forest bordering oil palm plantations in Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 11(3), 537-547.

  40. Maeto, K., Osawa, N., & Fukuyama, K. (2001). Impact of mast fruiting on abundance of vespid wasps (Hymenoptera) in a lowland tropical forest of Peninsular Malaysia. Entomological Science 4(2), 247-250.

  41. Maeto, M. & Fukuyama, K. (2003). Vertical Stratification of Ambrosia Beetle Assemblage in a Lowland Rain Forest at Pasoh, Peninsular Malaysia. - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 325-336.

  42. Manokaran, N., Quah, E.S., Ashton, P.S., Lafrankie, J.V., Nur Supardi, M. N., Wan Ahmad, W.M.S. and Okuda, T. (2004). Pasoh Forest Dynamics Plot, Peninsular Malaysia. In: Losos, E.C. & Leigh, E.G. Jr. (Eds.), Forest Diversity and Dynamism: Findings from a network of large-scale tropical forest plots, Univ. Chicago Press, Chicago. Pp. 585-598.

  43. Maruyama, Y., Matsumoto, Y., Morikawa, Y., Ang, L. H., & Yap, S. K. Leaf water relations characteristics of several dipterocarps. (In press). Journal of Tropical Forest Science.

  44. Maruyama, Y., Yap, S. K., Shigenaga, H., Matsumoto, Y., & Iwasa, M. (1994). Transpiration, stomatal conductance, and leaf water potential of Shorea leprosula and Acacia mangium seedlings under differently opened A. mangium plantation. In "Transactions of 5th National Conference on Plant Physiology", pp. 2-4. Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology.

  45. Maruyama, Y. (1997). Ecophysiological study on adaptability of dipterocarps to environmental stress. (In Japanese). The Tropical Forestry 40, 45-54.

  46. Maruyama, Y., Matsumoto, Y., Morikawa, Y., Ang, L. H., & Yap, S. K. (1997). Leaf water relations of some dipterocarps. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 10(2), 249-255.

  47. Maruyama, Y., Toma, T., Ishida, A., Matsumoto, Y., Morikawa, Y., Ang, L. H., Yap, S. K., & Iwasa, M. (1997). Photosynthesis and water use efficiency of 19 tropical tree species. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 9(3), 434-438.

  48. Maruyama, Y., Uemura, A., Shigenaga, H., Ang, L. H., & Matsumoto, Y. (1997). Photosynthesis, transpiration, stomatal conductance and leaf water potential of several tropical tree species. In "Abstracts of 2nd International Symposium on the Asian Tropical Rainforest Management", pp. 30.

  49. Maruyama, Y., Uemura, A., Shigenaga, H., Ang, L. H., & Matsumoto, Y. (1998). Photosynthesis, transpiration, stomatal conductance and leaf water potential of several tropical tree species. In "Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Asian Tropical Forest Management" (Mansur Fatawi, H. S. ed.), pp. 263-275.

  50. Masumoto, T. (2003). The Communal Lifestyle of Web-Building Spiders in Tropical Forests. - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 337-346.

  51. Matsumoto, Y., Maruyama, Y., & Ang, L. H. (2000). Maximum gas Exchange rates and osmotic potential in sun leaves of tropical tree species. Tropics 9(3), 195-209.

  52. Matsumoto, Y., Maruyama, Y., Uemura, A., Shigenaga, H., Okuda, S., Harayama, H., Kawarasaki, S., Ang, L.H. & Yap S. K. (2003). Gas Exchange and Turgor Maintenance of Tropical Tree Species in Pasoh Forest Reserve. - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 241-250.

  53. Miura, S., Yasuda, M., & Ratnam, L. C. (1997). Who steals the fruits?: Monitoring frugivory of mammals in a tropical rain forest. Malayan Nature Journal 50, 183-193.

  54. Miura, S., & Yabe, T. (1998). Conservation of wildlife in the tropical rain forest. (In Japanese). International cooperation of Agriculture and Forestry 20(10), 21-35.

  55. Nagamitsu, T., Ichikawa, S., Ozawa, M., Shimamura, R., Kachi, N., Tsumura, Y., & Muhammad, N. (2001). Microsatellite analysis of the breeding system and seed dispersal in Shorea leprosul (Dipterocarpaceae). International Journal of Plant Science 162, 155-159.

  56. Naito, Y., Konuma, A., Iwata, H., Suyama, Y., Seiwa, K., Okuda, T., Lee, S. L., Norwati, M., and Tsumura, Y. Selfing and inbreeding depression in seeds and seedling of Neobalanocarpus heimii (Dipterocarpaceae)　J Plant Res 118,423-430.

  57. Niiyama, K.,Abdul Rahim K.., Iida, S., Kimura, K., & Appanah, S. (1993). Introduction of ecological studies in a hill dipterocarp forest in Peninsular Malaysia. (In Japanese). Japanese Journal of Forest Environment 35, 25-29.

  58. Niiyama, K., Abdul, R. K., Iida, S., Kimura, K., Azizi, R. & Simmithiri Appanah, S. (2003). Regeneration of a Clear-Cut Plot in a Lowland Dipterocarp Forest in Pasoh Forest Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia. - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 559-568.

  59. Noguchi, S., Abdul Rahim, N., Saifuddin, S., Sammori, T., & Tani, M. (1995). Hydrological responses on hillslope covered with tropical rainforest in Peninsular Malaysia. In "Proceedings the second International Study Conference on GEWEX in Asia and GAME", pp. 419-422.

  60. Noguchi, S., Abdul Rahim, N., Sammori, T., Tani, M., & Tsuboyama, Y. (1996). Rainfall characteristics of tropical rain forest and temperate forest: Comparison between Bukit Tarek in Peninsular Malaysia and Hitachi Ohta in Japan. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 9(2), 206-220.

  61. Noguchi, S., Abdul Rahim, N., K., B., Tani, M., Sammori, T., & Morisada, K. (1997). Soil physical properties and preferential flow pathways in tropical rain forest, Bukit Tarek, Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Forest Research 2, 115-120.

  62. Noguchi, S., Abdul Rahim, N., Zulkifli, Y., Tani, M., & Sammori, T. (1997). Rainfall-runoff responses and roles of soil moisture variations to the response in tropical rain forest, Bukit Tarek, Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Forest Research 2, 125-132.

  63. Noguchi, S., Zulkifli, Y., Baharuddin, K., Tani, M., Tsuboyama, Y., & Sammori, T. (2000). Seasonal soil water storage changes in a tropical rain forest in Peninsular Malaysia. Journal Japan Society of Hydrological Water Resources 13, 206-215.

  64. Noguchi, S., Baharuddin, K., Zulkifli, Y., Tsuboyama, Y., & Tani, M. (2002). Depth and physical properties of soil in forest and rubber plantation, Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Forest Science( In press).

  65. Noguchi, S., Abdul Rahim, N., & Tani, M. (2003). Rainfall Characteristics of Tropical Rainforest at Pasoh Forest Reserve, Negeri Sembilan, Peninsular Malaysia. - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 51-58.

  66. Noguchi, S., Abdul Rahim, N., Siti Aisah, S., Tani, M., Sammori, T. (2004). Evapotranspiration Estimates of Tropical Rain Forest, Bukit Tarek Experimental Watershed in Peninsular Malaysia, Using the Short-tine Period Water-budget Method. J.Japan Soc. Hydrol. & Water Resour. 17(5), 482-492.

  67. Noguchi, S., Abdul Rahim, N., Tani, M. (2005). Runoff Characteristics in a Tropical Rain Forest Catchment. Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 215-219

  68. Numata, S. (1998). Herbivory and defenses at early stages of regeneration of dipterocarps in Malaysia. (MSc.) Tokyo Metropolitan University. .

  69. Numata, S., Kachi, N., Okuda, T., & Manokaran, N. (1999). Chemical defences of fruits and mast-fruiting of dipterocarps. Journal of Tropical Ecology 15, 695-700.

  70. Numata, S., Kachi, N., Okuda, T., & Manokaran, N. (2000). Leaf damage and traits of dipterocarp seedlings in a lowland rain forest in Peninsular Malaysia. Tropics 9, 237-243.

  71. Numata, S., Kachi, N., Okuda, T. & Manokaran, N. (2003). Leaf Herbivory and Defenses of Dipterocarp Seedlings in the Pasoh Forest Reserve. - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 495-506.

  72. Numata, S., Yasuda, M., Okuda, T., Kachi, N., Nur Supardi, M.N. (2003). Temporal and spatial patterns of mass flowering on the Malay Peninsula. American J. Botany 90(7): 1025-1031.

  73. Numata. S., Kachi. N., Okuda, T., and Manokaran, N.　(2004). Delayed greening, leaf expansion, and damage to sympatric Shorea species in a lowland rain forest Journal of Plant Research 117:19-25.

  74. Numata, S., Okuda, T., Sugioto, T., Nishimura, S., Yoshida, K., Quah, E.S., Yasuda, M., Muangkhum, K., Nur Supardi, M. N. (2005). Camera trapping: a non-invasive approach as a additional tool in the study of mammals in Pasoh Forest Reserve and adjacent fragmented areas in Peninsular Malaysia. Malayan Nature. J. 57(1): 29-45.

  75. Obayashi, K., Tsumura, Y., Ihara-Ujino, T., Niiyama, K., Tanouchi, H., Suyama, Y., Washitani, I., Lee, C. T., Lee, S. L., & Muhammad, N. (2001). Genetic diversity and outcrossing rate between undisturbed and selectively logged forests of Shorea curtisii(Dipterocarpaceae) using microsatellite DNA analysis. (In press). International Journal of Plant Science.

  76. Ogawa, K., Furukawa, A., Hagihara, A., Abdullah, A. M., Awang, M. (1995). In situ CO2 gas-exchange in fruits of a tropical tree, Durio zibethinus Murray. Trees 9, 241-246.

  77. Ogawa, K., Furukawa, A., Hagihara, A., Abdullah, A. M., Awang, M. (1995). Morphological and Phenological Characteristics of Leaf Development of Durio zibethinus Murray (Bombacaceae). J. Plant Res. 108, 511-515.

  78. Ogawa, K., Furukawa, A., Abdullah, A. M., Awang, M. (1996). Analysis of translocatory balance in durian (Durio zibethinus) fruit. Tree Physiology 16, 315-318.

  79. Ogawa, K., Furukawa, A., Abdullah, A. M., Awang, M. (2003). Diurnal CO2 exchange variation in evergreen leaves of the tropical tree, durian (Durio zibethinus Murray). TROPICS 13(1), 17-24.

  80. Ogawa, K., Abdullah, A. M., Awang, M., Furukawa, A. (2005). Phenological characteristics of reproduction and seed formation in Durio zibethinus Murray. Tropics 14(3), 221-228.

  81. Ogawa, K., Abdullah, A. M., Awang, M., Furukawa, A. (2005). Diel changes in the CO2 exchange rates of reproductive organs of the tropical tree Durio zibethinus. J. Plant Res. 118, 187-192.

  82. Ohtani, Y., Okano, M., Tani, M., Yamanoi, K., Watnabe, T., Yasuda, Y., & Abdul Rahim, N. (1997). Energy and CO2 fluxes above a tropical rainforest in Peninsular Malaysia - Under-estimation of eddy correlation fluxes during low wind speed conditions. Journal of Agricultural Meteorology 52(5), 453-456.

  83. Okuda, T., Nor Azman, H., Manokaran, N., & Saw, L. Local variation of canopy structure in relation to soils and topography and the implications for species diversity in a rain forest of Peninsular Malaysia. (In press). In "Forest diversity and dynamism results from the global network of large-scale demographic plots." (Losos, E., Condit, R. and LaFrankie, J. eds.). Univ. Chicago Press.

  84. Okuda, T., & Kachi, N. (1992). Does offspring away from mother tree grow well? (In Japanese). Vegetation Science 8, 25-36.

  85. Okuda, T. (1993). Role of herbivore in maintaining species diversity in tropical forest. (In Japanese). In "Plant and animal Interaction." (Washitani, I. and Ohgushi, T. eds.), pp. 190-206. Heibonsha, Tokyo.

  86. Okuda, T. (1993). Monitoring on tropical forest (In Japanese). In "Vanishing tropical forest" (Tagawa, H. Yasuoka, Y. Tsubaki, Y. Kachi, N. and Okuda, T. eds.), pp. 87-117. Chuo-hoki.

  87. Okuda, T., Kachi, N., Yap, S. K., & Manokaran, N. (1994). Spatial pattern of saplings and adult trees of canopy- and sub-canopy- forming species in a lowland rain forest in Peninsular Malaysia. In "Biodiversity: Its complexity and role", pp. 99-110.

  88. Okuda, T., Kachi, N., Yap, S. K., & Manokaran, N. (1995). Spatial pattern of adult trees and seedling survivorship of Pentaspadon motleyi in a lowland rain forest in Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 7(3), 475-489.

  89. Okuda, T., Kachi, N., Yap, S. K., & Manokaran, N. (1997). Tree distribution pattern and fate of juveniles in a lowland tropical rain forest - implications for regeneration and maintenance of species diversity. Plant Ecology 131, 155-171.

  90. Okuda, T., & Manokaran, N. (1997). Forest community dynamics in lowland dipterocarp forest in Pasoh, Malaysia. (In Japanese). Journal Population Ecology 54, 41-46.

  91. Okuda, T., Kachi, N., Yap, S. K., & Manokaran, N. (1998). The distribution pattern of juvenile and adult trees in a Malaysian lowland tropical rain forest in Peninsular Malaysia. CTFS News, 12-13.

  92. Okuda, T. & Ashton, P. S. (2003). Prospects and Priorities for Research Towards Forest Policy Reform and the Sustainable Management of Biodiverse Tropical Forests. - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 569-584.

  93. Okuda, T., Suzuki, M., Adachi, N., Yoshida, K., Niiyama, Nur Supardi, M. N., Nor Azman, H., Manokaran, N., Mazlan, H. (2003). Logging History and Its Impact on Forest Structure and Species Composition in the Pasoh Forest Reserve―Implications for the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Landscapes. - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 15-34.

  94. Okuda, T., Kachi, N. & Manokaran, N.(1998). Equilibrium status of species diversity and composition in lowland dipterocarp forest in Peninsular Malaysia. Global Environmental Research. 3:81-91.

  95. Okuda, T., Yoshida, K., Adachi, N. (2002) Studies on ecological services of tropical forest - lying the ground work for ecological studies and integrated ecosystem management Tropics 11:193-204

  96. Okuda, T., Adachi, N. Suzuki, M., Quah, E.S. and Manokaran, N (2003). Effect of Selective Logging on Canopy and Stand Structure in a Lowland Dipterocarp Forest in Peninsular Malaysia, Forest Ecology and Management 175: 297-320.

  97. Okuda, T., Nor Azman, H., Manokaran, N., Saw, L.Q., Amir, H.M.S., Ashton, P.S. (2004). Local variation of canopy structure in relation to soils and topography and the implications for species diversity in a rain forest of Peninsular Malaysia. In: Losos, E.C. & Leigh, E.G. Jr. (Eds.), Forest Diversity and Dynamism: Findings from a network of large-scale tropical forest plots, Univ. Chicago Press, Chicago. Pp. 221-239.

  98. Okuda, T., Suzuki, M., Numata, S., Yoshida, K., Nishimura, S., Niiyama, K., Adachi, NN., Manokaran, N., (2004). Estimation of Aboveground Biomass in logged and primary lowland rainforests, using 3-D photogrammetric analysis. Forest Ecol and Management 203: 63-75

  99. Osada, N., Takeda, H., Furukawa, A., & Awang, M. Fruit dispersal of two dipterocarp species in a Malaysian rain forest. (In press). Journal of Tropical Ecology.

  100. Osada, N., Takeda, H., Furukawa, A., & Awang, M. Ontogenetic changes in leaf phenology of a canopy species, Elateriospermum tapos (Euphorbiaceae), in a Malaysian rain forest.(In press). Journal of Tropical Ecology.

  101. Osada, N., Takeda, H., Furukawa, A., & Awang, M. Changes in shoot allometry with increasing tree height in a tropical canopy species, Elateriospermum tapos (Euphorbiaceae). (Accepted). Tree Physiology.

  102. Osada, N., Takeda, H., Awang, M., & Furukawa, A. (1998). Leaf dynamics of several tree species in a lowland dipterocarp forest in Peninsular Malaysia. Science International 1), 177-179.

  103. Osada, N., Takeda, H., Awang, M., & Furukawa, A. (2000). Crown dynamics of several species in a tropical rain forest. In "Conference on Forestry and Forest Product Research 1997", pp. 262-270.

  104. Osada, N., Takeda, H., Furukawa, A., & Awang, M. (2001). Leaf dynamics and maintenance of tree crowns in a Malaysian rain forest stand. Journal of Ecology 89, 774-782.

  105. Osada, N., Takeda, H., Furukawa, A., Okuda, T. & Awang, M. (2003). Leaf Phenology of Trees in the Pasoh Forest Reserve. - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 111-122.

  106. Osada, N., Takeda, H., Okuda, T., and Awang., M. Within-crown variation in leaf phenology and demography of Malaysian trees in association with crown development patterns. American J. Botany (in press)

  107. Osawa, N., & Kirton, L. (1997). A new host record of the common posy, Drupadia ravindra moorei (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae), in Malaysia. Japanese Journal of Entomology 65, 853-854.

  108. Osawa, N. & Tsubaki, Y. (2003). Seasonal Variation and Community Structure of Tropical Bees in a Lowland Tropical Forest of Peninsular Malaysia: the Impact of General Flowering. - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 315-324.

  109. Osawa, N. & Okuda, T. (2003). Insect Herbivores on Tropical Dipterocarp Seedlings. - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 413-420.

  110. Sajap, A. S., Maeto, K., Fukuyama, K., Fauan, B. H. A., & Yaacob, A. W. (1997). Chrysopidae attraction to floral fragrance chemicals and its vertical distribution in a Malaysian lowland tropical forest. Malayshia Applied Biology 26(1), 75-80.

  111. Sammori, T., Zulkifli, Y., Baharuddin, K., Noguchi, S., & Tani, M. (2002). Suspened solids discharge from a small-forested basin in the humid tropics. (In press). Hydrological Processes.

  112. Sato, T., Itoh, H., Kudo, G., Yap, S. K., & Furukawa, A. (1996). Species composition and structure of epiphytic fern community on oil palm trunks in Malay Archipelago. Tropics 6, 139-148.

  113. Sato, T., Guan, S. L., & Furukawa, A. (2000). A quantitative comparison of pteridophytes diversity in small scales among different climatic regions in Eastern Asia. Tropics 9, 83-90.

  114. Takamura, K., & Kirton, L. G. (1999). Effects of termite exclusion on decay of a high-density wood in tropical rain forests of Peninsular Malaysia. Pedobiologia 43, 289-296.

  115. Takamura, K. (2001). effects of termite exclusion on decay of heavy and light hardwood in a tropical rainforest of Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Ecology 17, 541-548.

  116. Takamura, K. (2003). Is the Termite Community Disturbed by Logging? - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 521-532.

  117. Takanashi, S., Tani, M., Abdul Rahim, N. (2003). Characteristics of transpiration over a tropical rainforest in Peninsular Malaysia. J. Jpn. Soc. Reveget. Tech., 29(1), 51-55.

  118. Takeda, H. (1996). Templates for the organization of soil animal communities in tropical forests. In "Biodiversity and the dynamics of ecosystems." (I. M. Turner, S. S. L. Lim and P. K. L. Ng, eds.), pp. 217-226.

  119. Tang, Y., Kachi, N., Furukawa, A., & Awang, M. (1996). Light reduction by regional haze and its effect on simulated leaf photosynthesis in a tropical forest of Malaysia. Forest Ecology and Management 89, 205-211.

  120. Tang, Y., & Kachi, N. (1997). A measuring system for characterizing spatial and temporal variation of photon flux density within plant canopies. Forest Ecology and Management 97, 174-201.

  121. Tang, Y. (1999). Heterogeneity of light availability and its effects on simulated carbon gain of tree leaves in a small gap and the understory in a tropical rain forest. Biotropica 31(2), 268-278.

  122. Tang, Y., Okuda, T., Awang, M., Abd Rahim, N. & Tani, M. (2003). Sunfleck Contribution to Leaf Carbon Gain in Gap and Understory Tree Seedlings of Shorea macrophylla. - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 251-260.

  123. Tani, M., & Rahim, N. A. (1995). Characteristics of micrometeorology monitored in a tropical rainforest of Peninsular Malaysia. In "Proceeding the second international study conference on GEWEX in Asia and GAME", pp. 343-346.

  124. Tani, M., Rahim, N. A., & Ohtani, Y. (1996). Estimating energy budget above a tropical rain forest in Peninsular Malaysia using Bowen method. In "Proceeding of IGBP/BAHC-LUCC Joint Inter-Core Projects Symposium", pp. 127-130.

  125. Tani, M., Abdul Rahim, N., Ohtani, Y., Yasuda, Y., Mohd, M. S., Baharuddin, K., Takanashi, S., Noguchi, S., Zulkifli Yusop & Watanabe, T. (2003). Characteristics of Energy Exchange and Surface Conductance of a Tropical Rain Forest in Peninsular Malaysia. - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 73-88.

  126. Tsumura, Y., Kawahara, T., Wickneswari, R., & Yoshimura, K. (1996). Molecular phylogeny of Dipterocarpaceae in Southeast Asia using PCR-RFLP analysis-of chloroplast genes. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 93, 22-29.

  127. Tsumura, Y., Ujino-Ihara, T., Obayashi, K., Konuma, A. & Nagamitsu, T. (2003). Mating System and Gene Flow of Dipterocarps Revealed by Genetic Markers. - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 285-292.

  128. Ujino, T., Kawahara, T., Tsumura, Y., Nagamitsu, T., Yoshimaru, H., & Ratnam, W. (1998). Development and polymorphism of simple sequence repeat DNA makers for Shorea curitisii and other Dipterocarpaceae species. Heredity 81, 422-428.

  129. Yamada, T., Okuda, T. & Manokaran, N. (2003). Microhabitat Preference of Two Sympatric Scaphium Species in a 50 ha Plot in Pasoh. - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 137-148.

  130. Yamada, T., Okuda, T., Abdullah, M, Awang, M., Furukawa, A. (2000) Leaf developmental process and crown structure of a tropical pioneer tree, Macaranga gigantia in Peninsular Malaysia. Oecologia 125: 476-482.

  131. Yamashita, T., & Takeda, H. (1998). Decomposition and nutrient dynamics of leaf litter in litter bags of two mesh sizes set in two dipterocarp forest sites in Peninsular Malaysia. Pedobiologia 42(1), 11-21.

  132. Yamashita, T., & Takeda, H. (2003). Soil Nutrient Flux in Relation to Trenching Effects under Two Dipterocarp Forest Sites. - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 59-72.

  133. Yamashita, T., Kasuya, N., Wan, R. K., Suhaimi W. C., Quah E. S. & Okuda, T., (2003). Soil and Belowground Characteristics of Pasoh Forest Reserve. - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 89-110.

  134. Yasuda, M., Ishii, N., Okuda, T. & Nor Azman, H. (2003). Small Mammal Community: Habitat Preference and Effects after Selective Logging. - In Okuda T, Niiyama K., Thomas, S. C. and Ashton, P. S. (eds.). Pasoh: Ecology of a Rainforest in South East Asia, Springer, Tokyo pp. 533-546.


  135. Yasuda, M., Matsumoto J., Osada, N., Ichikawa, S., Kachi, N. Tani, M., Okuda, T., Furukawa, A., Rahim, N., Manokaran, N. (1999) Mechanism of mass flowering in Dipterocarpaceae. J. Tropical Ecology 15:437-449.

  136. Yasuda, Y., Ohtani, Y., Watanabe, T., Okano, M., Yokota, T., Lian, N., Tang, Y., Abdul Rahim, N., Tani, M., Okuda, T. (2003) Measurement of CO2 flux above a tropical rain forest at Pasoh in Peninsular Malaysia. Agric. Forest Meteorology 114: 235-244.

  137. Yasuda, M., Miura, S., Ishii, N., Okuda, T., & Nor Aaman, H. (2005). Fallen fruits and terrestrial vertebrate frugivores: a case study in a lowland tropical rain forest in Peninsular Malaysia. In Forget, P. M., Lambert, J., E., Hulme, P. E. and Vander Wall, S. B. (eds.) Seed Fate: Predation, Dispersal and Seedling Establishment. Pp. 151-174. CABI Publishing.


Publications / Proceedings of conference, symposium and workshop

  1. Gomi, T., Sidle, R.C., Noguchi, S., Negishi, J. and Abdul Rahim, N. (2004). Sediment, wood, and detritus accumulations in tropical headwater streams: Effects of logging and riparian management. Forest and water in Warm, Humid Asia. Proceedings of a Workshop of IUFRO Forest Hydrology Working Group, 244-247.

  2. Hashim, M., Okuda, T., Yoshida, K., Numata, S., and Nishimura, S. (2003). Biomass estimation from remote sensing. In Furukawa, A., (ed.). Kyosei-Report "International Symposium, Global Environment and Forest Management". Pp. 51-55.

  3. Kachi, N., Okuda, T., Yap, S. K., and Manokaran, N. (1995). Biodiversity and regeneration of canopy tree species in a tropical rain forest in southeast Asia. J. Environ. Sci. 9: 17-36. (Proceedings for International Symposium "Recent advances Ecosystem and Environment and Science", Kyungpook National University, Korea)

  4. Noguchi, S., Abdul Rahim, N., Ahmad S., Negishi, N. J., Gomi, T., Ahmad, C.A.S. (2004). Effect of forest harvesting on tree species composition at riparian zone in a tropical rain forest. Proceedings of the international workshop on the landscape level rehabilitation of degraded tropical forest, March 2-3, 2004 FFPRI, Tsukuba, Japan, 43-48.

  5. Noguchi, S., Abdul Rahim, N., Negishi, N. J., and Sasaki, S. (2004). Overland flow pathways at Hopera odorata plantation in Peninsular Malaysia. Forest and water in Warm, Humid Asia. Proceedings of a Workshop of IUFRO Forest Hydrology Working Group (8.03.00), 208-210

  6. Noguchi, S., Abdul Rahim, N., Siti, A. S., and Ahmad S. (in press). Spatial variability of throughfall along old logging road in Bukit Tarek Experimental Watershed. Proceedings of the international workshop on the landscape level rehabilitation of degraded tropical forest.

  7. Numata, S., Okuda, T., Sugimoto, T., Nishimura, S., Yoshida, K., Quah, E.S., Nur Supardi, M. N., Azman, H. (2003). Effects of human impacts on biodiversity of tropical rain forests. In Furukawa, A., (ed.). Kyosei-Report "International Symposium, Global Environment and Forest Management". Pp. 13-21.

  8. Okuda, T., Numata, S., Nishimura, S., Yoshida, K., Hashim, M. (2003). Ecosystem management approach in tropics - towards sustainable use of natural resources and valuation of ecosystem service and goods of forest ecosystems. In Furukawa, A., (ed.). Kyosei-Report "International Symposium, Global Environment and Forest Management". Pp. 99-107.

  9. Okuda, T., Yoshida, K., Numata, S., Nishimura, S., Hashim, M. (2003). Integrated Ecosystem Assessment - towards sustainable natural resource use and management in tropics. In Kobayashi, S., Matsumoto, Y., and Ueda, E. (eds.). Rehabilitation of degraded tropical forests, SE Asia 2003. pp. 137-149. Forestry and Forest Product Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan.

  10. Okuda, T., Yoshida, K., Numata, S., Nishimura, S., Suzuki, M., Hashim, M., Miyasaku, N., Sugimoto, T., Tagashira, N., Chiba, M. (2004). An ecosystem-management approach for CDM-AR activities:　The need for an integrated ecosystem assessment based on the valuation of ecosystem services for forested land. In Okuda, T. and Matsumoto, Y (eds.) Kyoto Mechanism and the Conservation of Tropical Forest Ecosystem (Proceedings of the International Symposium/Workshop on the Kyoto Mechanism and the Conservation of Tropical Forest Ecosystems, 29-30 January, 2004, Waseda University, Tokyo Japan).　Pp. 67-78.

  11. Okuda, T., Suzuki, M., Hashim, M., Yusop, Z., Numata, S., Nishimura, S., Kondo, T., Parker, K. (2005). Possibility of GIS application to ecosystem management in tropics. In Shibayama, M., et al (ed.) Symposium on Area Informatics 2005- The Potential for GIS/RS in Area Studies (in press).


Publications / Other publications

  1. Bunyavejchewin, S., Okuda, T. and Ashton, P. Khao Ban Tat: A BCI in Asia (1999) Inside CTFS summer p. 6.

  2. Noguchi, S., Baharuddin, K., Zulkifli, Y. Tsuboyama, Y. Tani, M. (2004). Water conservation practices and how they differ between tropical rainforest and rubber plantation sites. JIRCAS Research Highlights 2002 38-39.

  3. Noguchi, S., Negishi, N. J., Abdul Rahim, N. (2005). Site effects on woody and leaflitters decomposition in a tropical rain forest, Peninsular Malaysia : Preliminary Results. JIRCAS Working Report 39, 28-31.

  4. Numata, T., Okuda, T. (2004) Review of international symposium on" Biodiversity and Kyoto mechanism, Kankyo, CGER (Center for Global Environmental Researches, NIES) news 14(12):1-4.

  5. Okuda, T., (1993). Vegetation classification and mapping by Remote sensing. In SasanoY. (ed) . Global Monitoring, pp. 45-55. Ohm Publ. Co., Tokyo. (In Japanese)

  6. Okuda, T. Does tropical forest revive?（1994）　Plant Cell Bio-Technology: 16:28-29. (In Japanese)

  7. Okuda, T., (1997) Monitoring of vegetation in Tropics. Japanese Environmental Agency (ed). Deforestation in tropics. Pp. 87-107. Chuo-Hoki Publ. Co. Tokyo. (In Japanese)

  8. Okuda, T. (1998) Tree distribution pattern and fate of juveniles in a lowland tropical rain forest. Inside CTFS summer p.12-13.

  9. Okuda, T. (1999) Damage on tree growth by haze (1999)．Japan Forest Technology Association (ed). Pp. 88-89. Japan Forest Technology Association, Tokyo. (In Japanese)

  10. Okuda, T. (2000) Towards the conservation of tropical forests. In Nishioka (ed.) New Global Environment Science. Pp. 179-202. Kokon-ShoinTokyo. (In Japanese).

  11. Okuda, T. (2000) Vanishing tropical forest (1). Milestone for its conservation. Hoken-tenbou 47 (4): 14-15. (In Japanese)

  12. Okuda, T. (2000) Vanishing tropical forest (2). Milestone for its conservation. Hoken-tenbou 47 (4): 14-15. (In Japanese)

  13. Okuda, T. (2000) Ecosystem management in topics. Kanyou. February issue 2004

  14. Okuda, T. (2003) "Good Practice Guidance for Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry" (eds. Penman, J., Gytarsky, M.Ｈiraishi, T.), Chapter of "Verification", authored with T., Singh, T.P., Matteucci, G., Lim, B., IPCC National Greenhouse Inventories Programme.

  15. Okuda, T., (2004) Technical report of international symposium on" Biodiversity and Kyoto mechanism, Kankyo, April issue of pp. 42-43.

  16. Okuda, T., Hashim, M. (2005) The ecosystem approach for sustainable forest management: An ongoing research project in Peninsular Malaysia CTFS news (in press)

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