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Water and the Rainforest in Malaysian Borneo

Hydrological Research at the Danum Valley Field Studies Center

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Authors:
  1. Ian Douglas

    1. The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

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  • One of the first syntheses of long-term research on hydrology and erosion in tropical rainforest
  • A 30-year account of climate change, extreme storm and drought impacts on rainforests
  • Integration of geomorphology and hydrology into natural and disturbed tropical rainforest

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 242)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-lvi
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  2. Long-Term Hydrological Research in the Humid Tropics

    • Ian Douglas
    Pages 1-25

  3. The Forests of the Danum Valley Conservation Area

    • Ian Douglas
    Pages 27-46

  4. The Danum Hydrology Project : Origins, Aims, Context

    • Ian Douglas
    Pages 47-68

  5. The Regional Physiographical and Land Management Context of the Hydrology of Danum Valley

    • Ian Douglas
    Pages 69-83

  6. Rainfall and Its Interception by the Forest

    • Ian Douglas
    Pages 85-112

  7. Overland Flow

    • Ian Douglas
    Pages 113-125

  8. Infiltration, Soil Water and Pipeflow

    • Ian Douglas
    Pages 127-136

  9. Origins of Stream Flow

    • Ian Douglas
    Pages 137-148

  10. Sediment Supply and Movement on Slopes

    • Ian Douglas
    Pages 149-166

  11. Water, Sediment and Solutes in Channels

    • Ian Douglas
    Pages 167-191

  12. Periodicity of Processes (Impact of Extreme Events: Floods and Drought )

    • Ian Douglas
    Pages 193-207

  13. The Lessons from the Natural Forest

    • Ian Douglas
    Pages 209-223

  14. The Disturbance Caused by Logging

    • Ian Douglas
    Pages 225-241

  15. Impact of Logging on Interception and Soil Water

    • Ian Douglas
    Pages 243-258

  16. Changes to Erosion Rates and Sediment Yields during and after Logging

    • Ian Douglas
    Pages 259-269

  17. Logging , Stream Flow, Stream Chemistry and Sediment Transport

    • Ian Douglas
    Pages 271-284

  18. Extreme Events and the Dynamics of Logged Catchments

    • Ian Douglas
    Pages 285-301

  19. Conclusions on the Impacts of Logging at Danum

    • Ian Douglas
    Pages 303-314

  20. Mitigating the Effects of Logging

    • Ian Douglas
    Pages 315-332
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About this book

This volume synthesizes and analyzes thirty years of hydrological research in the Danum Valley Conservation Area, a lowland dipterocarp rainforest in Sabah, Malaysia.  Ian Douglas explores the role of water in the rainforest ecosystem, setting out the ecological, climatological and geological context of present-day hydrological processes, soil erosion and stream sedimentation. He emphasizes the role of extreme events and natural disturbances in sediment supplies and the evolution of drainage pathways and explains the pathways of rainfall and stream sediment. Douglas then explores the impacts caused by logging, the extreme pulses of sedimentation and the effects of log removal and logging road construction, examining the effects of major storms in the 20 years after tree harvesting. Methods of minimizing logging damage to soils and streams are discussed and the effects on flora and fauns are considered.

Authors and Affiliations

  • The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

    Ian Douglas

About the author

Ian Douglas is Emeritus Professor at The University of Manchester's School of Environment, Education, and Development. He has nearly 50 years of forest research experience in Australia and SE Asia. He is Past-President of the Society for Human Ecology, Past-Chairman of the UK Urban Ecology Forum; Fellow of the British Society for Geomorphology, and Past-President and holder of the International Medal of the Institute of Australian Geographers.

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