Frugivory and seed dispersal by vertebrates in the Oriental (Indomalayan) Region

RT Corlett - Biological reviews, 1998 - cambridge.org
Current knowledge of frugivory and seed dispersal by vertebrates in the Oriental Region is
summarized. Some degree of frugivory has been reported for many fish and reptile species …

Invasive species in China—an overview

X Yan, L Zhenyu, WP Gregg, L Dianmo - Biodiversity & Conservation, 2001 - Springer
China is a vast country with rich biodiversity, which makes China especially vulnerable to
invasive species. It has a long history of introduction of non-native species, especially those …

Potential impacts of climate change on tropical Asian forests through an influence on phenology

RT Corlett, JV Lafrankie Jr - Climatic change, 1998 - Springer
Abstract Changes in plant phenology will be one of the earliest responses to rapid global
climate change and could potentially have serious consequences both for plants and for …

Climate change impacts on tropical forests: identifying risks for tropical Asia

JC Deb, S Phinn, N Butt, CA McAlpine - Journal of Tropical Forest Science, 2018 - JSTOR
There is growing evidence that global climate change is significantly altering forest
ecosystems, and will continue to do so in the future. Changes in mean climate and climate …

Characteristics of vertebrate-dispersed fruits in Hong Kong

RT Corlett - Journal of Tropical Ecology, 1996 - cambridge.org
Hong Kong has a native angiosperm flora of approximately 1800 species, of which 27%(482
spp.) bear fleshy, presumably vertebrate-dispersed fruits, including 76% of the 337 tree and …

Challenges and strategies for greening the compact city of Hong Kong

Y Tian, CY Jim, Y Tao - Journal of Urban Planning and …, 2012 - ascelibrary.org
A compact city is a special urban form with inherent physical, social, and institutional
constraints on greenery that obstruct the achievement of sustainability. In this study, Hong …

Fungal communities on submerged wood from streams in Brunei, Hong Kong, and Malaysia

WH Ho, IJ HODGKISS - Mycological Research, 2001 - cambridge.org
Fungi on submerged wood in streams are a diverse group, comprising taxa from various
families. Fungal communities on submerged wood collected from Sungai Sitam in Brunei …

Environmental forestry in Hong Kong: 1871–1997

RT Corlett - Forest ecology and management, 1999 - Elsevier
Hong Kong may be the earliest tropical example of large-scale afforestation for
environmental reasons. From the 1870s to the present, the reforestation of Hong Kong's tree …

Forest and forest succession in Hong Kong, China

XY Zhuang, RT Gorlett - Journal of Tropical Ecology, 1997 - cambridge.org
Hong Kong is on the northern margin of the Asian tropics. The original forest cover was
cleared centuries ago but secondary forest has developed since 1945 at many sites …

Foodweb structure in a tropical Asian forest stream

SK Mantel, M Salas, D Dudgeon - Journal of the North …, 2004 - journals.uchicago.edu
A food web based on the gut contents of consumers (invertebrates and fishes) in pools of Tai
Po Kau Forest Stream (TPKFS), Hong Kong (southern China), indicated the importance of …