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Abundance of insect seed predators and intensity of seed predation on Shorea (Dipterocarpaceae) in two consecutive masting events in Peninsular Malaysia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 September 2011

Tetsuro Hosaka ,
Takakazu Yumoto ,
Yu-Yun Chen ,
I-Fang Sun ,
S. Joseph Wright  and
Nur Supardi Md. Noor
Tetsuro Hosaka*
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
Takakazu Yumoto
Affiliation:
Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto 603-8047, Japan
Yu-Yun Chen
Affiliation:
Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
I-Fang Sun
Affiliation:
Center for Tropical Ecology and Biodiversity, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan, 40704, R.O.C.
S. Joseph Wright
Affiliation:
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 0843-03092, Ancón, Republic of Panamá
Nur Supardi Md. Noor
Affiliation:
Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong, Selangor, 52109, Malaysia
*
1Corresponding author. Email: hosaka@hiroshima-u.ac.jp. Present address: Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama 1-7-1, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8521, Japan.
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The family Dipterocarpaceae includes 470 tree species from 13 genera in South and South-East Asian tropical forests (Ashton 1982). Many dipterocarp species in aseasonal lowland rain forests of western Malesia flower synchronously during masting (or general flowering) events, which usually occur at irregular intervals of 2–10 y (Ashton et al. 1988). Very few individuals flower at other times, and successful recruitment of seedlings is limited to those masting events (Ashton et al. 1988, Curran et al. 1999).

Keywords

AlcidodesAndrioplectaDipterocarpaceaegeneral floweringNanophyidaepopulation dynamicspredator satiationpre-dispersal seed predatorShorea
Type
Short Communication
Information
Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 27 , Issue 6 , November 2011 , pp. 651 - 655
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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