Center for Tropical Forest Science-Arnold Arboretum Asia Program
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Center for Tropical Forest Science-Arnold Arboretum Asia Program
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Huai Kha Khaeng, ThailandIn 1993, a Forest Dynamics Plot was initiated by the Royal Thai Forest Department in collaboration with Kasetsart and Mahidol Universities and CTFS 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. Two censuses of the Huai Kha Khaeng plot have been completed (1995 and 1999) and a third is planned for 2004.
Huai Kha Khaeng FDP Snapshot Year Initiated: 1993 Census Schedule: 1995, 1999, 2004 Plot Size: 50 ha Altitude: 549-638 m Rainfall: 1475 mm Dry Season: 6 months Number of Species: 231 Number of Trees: 71,900
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