Testing the importance of ectomycorrhizas & nutrients for the growth of dipterocarp seedlings in #Borneo
New #AJB research by Francis Brearley
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #fungi
New #AJB research by Francis Brearley
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #fungi
January 28, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Testing the importance of ectomycorrhizas & nutrients for the growth of dipterocarp seedlings in #Borneo
New #AJB research by Francis Brearley
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #fungi
New #AJB research by Francis Brearley
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #fungi
The newly described Colocasia sookchaloemiae from Thailand occurs on rocky cliffs in dry dipterocarp and mixed deciduous forests at altitudes of 350-400 m above sea level in Phu Pha Yol National Park, underscoring the botanical diversity and conservation value of the region: doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
January 20, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The newly described Colocasia sookchaloemiae from Thailand occurs on rocky cliffs in dry dipterocarp and mixed deciduous forests at altitudes of 350-400 m above sea level in Phu Pha Yol National Park, underscoring the botanical diversity and conservation value of the region: doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
Hill dipterocarp forest
First pic - ground dwelling stingless bee hive second is Castonopsis chesnut and the hillside
First pic - ground dwelling stingless bee hive second is Castonopsis chesnut and the hillside
January 16, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Hill dipterocarp forest
First pic - ground dwelling stingless bee hive second is Castonopsis chesnut and the hillside
First pic - ground dwelling stingless bee hive second is Castonopsis chesnut and the hillside
Thesis fieldwork finds: Menara (Malay for tower), a 25-30-storey dipterocarp, the highest tree in the tropical belt!
🌳 Yellow meranti (𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢, formerly 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢)
📍 Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia
🌳 Yellow meranti (𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢, formerly 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢)
📍 Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia
December 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Thesis fieldwork finds: Menara (Malay for tower), a 25-30-storey dipterocarp, the highest tree in the tropical belt!
🌳 Yellow meranti (𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢, formerly 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢)
📍 Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia
🌳 Yellow meranti (𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢, formerly 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢)
📍 Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia
Another new species from Yunnan: Chisocheton megathyrsus, a long-misidentified tree with 2.5-m inflorescences and large puberulent fruits, now finally described. Highlights the conservation value of Yunnan's dipterocarp rainforest: doi.org/10.5735/085.....
December 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Another new species from Yunnan: Chisocheton megathyrsus, a long-misidentified tree with 2.5-m inflorescences and large puberulent fruits, now finally described. Highlights the conservation value of Yunnan's dipterocarp rainforest: doi.org/10.5735/085.....
Mga Klasikong Planeta (6/7)
♃ JUPITER - Wisdom, Growth, Fortune, Protection
🌺 Flora: Shorea astylosa – Towering dipterocarp, guardian of the forest canopy.
🐾 Fauna: Whale Shark – Gentle giant, symbol of abundance and calm power.
🎭 Celebrity Reference: Emilio Daez
♃ JUPITER - Wisdom, Growth, Fortune, Protection
🌺 Flora: Shorea astylosa – Towering dipterocarp, guardian of the forest canopy.
🐾 Fauna: Whale Shark – Gentle giant, symbol of abundance and calm power.
🎭 Celebrity Reference: Emilio Daez
November 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Mga Klasikong Planeta (6/7)
♃ JUPITER - Wisdom, Growth, Fortune, Protection
🌺 Flora: Shorea astylosa – Towering dipterocarp, guardian of the forest canopy.
🐾 Fauna: Whale Shark – Gentle giant, symbol of abundance and calm power.
🎭 Celebrity Reference: Emilio Daez
♃ JUPITER - Wisdom, Growth, Fortune, Protection
🌺 Flora: Shorea astylosa – Towering dipterocarp, guardian of the forest canopy.
🐾 Fauna: Whale Shark – Gentle giant, symbol of abundance and calm power.
🎭 Celebrity Reference: Emilio Daez
November 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Tropical vegetation: What environmental variables determine the small-scale distribution of tree species in a Sri Lankan Dipterocarp forest? Does their influence vary depending on the life stage of the species? Check out a new paper by Shanika et al.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Species–Habitat Associations in a Sri Lankan Dipterocarp Forest
We investigated spatial distributions of 57 tree species across life stages in a tropical rainforest, Southwest Sri Lanka, to understand how environmental factors and dependencies vary among species ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Tropical vegetation: What environmental variables determine the small-scale distribution of tree species in a Sri Lankan Dipterocarp forest? Does their influence vary depending on the life stage of the species? Check out a new paper by Shanika et al.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The Lambir Hills National Park is a national park in Miri Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. It is a small park, at 6,952 hectares, and is composed largely of mixed dipterocarp forest, with some small areas of 'kerangas'. The park is 150–465 m (492–1,526 ft) above sea level.
Lambir Hills National Park
The Lambir Hills National Park is a national park in Miri Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. It is a small park, at 6,952 hectares, and is composed largely of mixed dipterocarp forest, with some small areas of 'kerangas'. The park is 150–465 m (492–1,526 ft) above sea level.
en.m.wikipedia.org
September 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The Lambir Hills National Park is a national park in Miri Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. It is a small park, at 6,952 hectares, and is composed largely of mixed dipterocarp forest, with some small areas of 'kerangas'. The park is 150–465 m (492–1,526 ft) above sea level.
Witnessing a major dipterocarp mast in Borneo was one of the highlights of my time in SE Asia
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The Mast
Is this the last great dipterocarp mast?
medium.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Witnessing a major dipterocarp mast in Borneo was one of the highlights of my time in SE Asia
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Yes, Dipterocarp fruit wings are relatively thick and heavy, but they get the job done. Seed wings, like those of Pinus, tend to be thinner.
August 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Yes, Dipterocarp fruit wings are relatively thick and heavy, but they get the job done. Seed wings, like those of Pinus, tend to be thinner.
Back from fieldwork in Thailand - studying the effects of #Dipterocarps on #forest #soil processes incl. #weathering, #decomposition and ecosystem properties (C allocation, #root traits). Big thanks to the @euasian-root.bsky.social team from #Kasetsart University and Sakaerat Research Station!
August 8, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Back from fieldwork in Thailand - studying the effects of #Dipterocarps on #forest #soil processes incl. #weathering, #decomposition and ecosystem properties (C allocation, #root traits). Big thanks to the @euasian-root.bsky.social team from #Kasetsart University and Sakaerat Research Station!
In beautiful #Thailand, eager to dig for @euasian-root.bsky.social into #roots #mycorrhiza but before a weekend treat with some big beauties 🐘 (hope they don't 💩 poop, sit, take interest on our new 🌳 dipterocarp plots though)
July 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
In beautiful #Thailand, eager to dig for @euasian-root.bsky.social into #roots #mycorrhiza but before a weekend treat with some big beauties 🐘 (hope they don't 💩 poop, sit, take interest on our new 🌳 dipterocarp plots though)
New paper in American Journal of Botany using @gbif.org mediated data:
Fossils of an endangered, endemic, giant dipterocarp species open a historical portal into Borneo's vanishing rainforests 🇧🇳
#CiteTheDOI: ✅
#OpenAccess: ⭐️
https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.70036
Fossils of an endangered, endemic, giant dipterocarp species open a historical portal into Borneo's vanishing rainforests 🇧🇳
#CiteTheDOI: ✅
#OpenAccess: ⭐️
https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.70036
Fossils of an endangered, endemic, giant dipterocarp species open a historical portal into Borneo's vanishing rainforests
Premise Asia's wet tropical forests face a severe biodiversity crisis, but few fossils record their evolutionary history. We recently discovered in situ cuticles on fossil leaves, attributed to the ...
doi.org
July 4, 2025 at 8:46 AM
New paper in American Journal of Botany using @gbif.org mediated data:
Fossils of an endangered, endemic, giant dipterocarp species open a historical portal into Borneo's vanishing rainforests 🇧🇳
#CiteTheDOI: ✅
#OpenAccess: ⭐️
https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.70036
Fossils of an endangered, endemic, giant dipterocarp species open a historical portal into Borneo's vanishing rainforests 🇧🇳
#CiteTheDOI: ✅
#OpenAccess: ⭐️
https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.70036
Our next speaker at the Tropical East Asian Savanna Symposium is Chau Pham, a PhD student from the University of Minnesota, who will talk to use about 'Understanding the past to manage for the future: historical fire regimes of a deciduous dipterocarp savanna'. Join us in person / online June 24 🌐🌏
June 13, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Our next speaker at the Tropical East Asian Savanna Symposium is Chau Pham, a PhD student from the University of Minnesota, who will talk to use about 'Understanding the past to manage for the future: historical fire regimes of a deciduous dipterocarp savanna'. Join us in person / online June 24 🌐🌏
Introducing our speakers for the Tropical East Asian Savanna Symposium! We are delighted to present work from Maliwan Namkhan who will speak on 'Defining the extent of Deciduous Dipterocarp Forest and Threat under Deforestation Hotspots in the Indo-Burma region'. Join us in person or online! 🌐🌏
June 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Introducing our speakers for the Tropical East Asian Savanna Symposium! We are delighted to present work from Maliwan Namkhan who will speak on 'Defining the extent of Deciduous Dipterocarp Forest and Threat under Deforestation Hotspots in the Indo-Burma region'. Join us in person or online! 🌐🌏
3/ it washes into rivers, turning them orange and suffocating fish. Unlike in middle latitudes, the biomass is almost entirely above ground. Cut the forest and it can take centuries, maybe a millennia, to grow back, if it can at all.
Photo# 1: Dipterocarp flowering season deep...
Photo# 1: Dipterocarp flowering season deep...
June 6, 2025 at 3:57 AM
3/ it washes into rivers, turning them orange and suffocating fish. Unlike in middle latitudes, the biomass is almost entirely above ground. Cut the forest and it can take centuries, maybe a millennia, to grow back, if it can at all.
Photo# 1: Dipterocarp flowering season deep...
Photo# 1: Dipterocarp flowering season deep...
Canopy Walk
Malua, Borneo
The dipterocarp (broccoli looking) trees in Borneo are SO tall. I'm taking this from the upper level of the walk, featuring the second, and the behind the tree you can see the lower level some 30 feet below. Hard to spot wildlife though. #canopywalk #photography #borneo
Malua, Borneo
The dipterocarp (broccoli looking) trees in Borneo are SO tall. I'm taking this from the upper level of the walk, featuring the second, and the behind the tree you can see the lower level some 30 feet below. Hard to spot wildlife though. #canopywalk #photography #borneo
June 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Canopy Walk
Malua, Borneo
The dipterocarp (broccoli looking) trees in Borneo are SO tall. I'm taking this from the upper level of the walk, featuring the second, and the behind the tree you can see the lower level some 30 feet below. Hard to spot wildlife though. #canopywalk #photography #borneo
Malua, Borneo
The dipterocarp (broccoli looking) trees in Borneo are SO tall. I'm taking this from the upper level of the walk, featuring the second, and the behind the tree you can see the lower level some 30 feet below. Hard to spot wildlife though. #canopywalk #photography #borneo
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... “It is a towering dipterocarp tree that still exists today but is endangered and found in the carbon-rich peatlands of Borneo, including Brunei.”🇧🇳
First fossil evidence of endangered tropical tree discovered
Scientists have discovered fossil evidence of an endangered, living tropical tree species. The unprecedented find was made in Brunei, a country on the large island of Borneo, and reveals a critical pi...
www.sciencedaily.com
May 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... “It is a towering dipterocarp tree that still exists today but is endangered and found in the carbon-rich peatlands of Borneo, including Brunei.”🇧🇳
#Fossils of an endangered, endemic, giant dipterocarp species open a historical portal into Borneo's vanishing #rainforests
New #AJB article by Teng-Xiang Wang, Peter Wilf, Antonino Briguglio, László Kocsis, Michael Donovan et al.
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #paleobotany
New #AJB article by Teng-Xiang Wang, Peter Wilf, Antonino Briguglio, László Kocsis, Michael Donovan et al.
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #paleobotany
May 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
#Fossils of an endangered, endemic, giant dipterocarp species open a historical portal into Borneo's vanishing #rainforests
New #AJB article by Teng-Xiang Wang, Peter Wilf, Antonino Briguglio, László Kocsis, Michael Donovan et al.
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #paleobotany
New #AJB article by Teng-Xiang Wang, Peter Wilf, Antonino Briguglio, László Kocsis, Michael Donovan et al.
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #paleobotany
New paper in @biotropica.bsky.social using @gbif.org mediated data:
Predicting Climatic Limits Along a Rainfall Gradient of Dipterocarp Species Based on Leaf Turgor Loss Point
#CiteTheDOI: ❌
https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70029
Predicting Climatic Limits Along a Rainfall Gradient of Dipterocarp Species Based on Leaf Turgor Loss Point
#CiteTheDOI: ❌
https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70029
Predicting Climatic Limits Along a Rainfall Gradient of Dipterocarp Species Based on Leaf Turgor Loss Point
Drought tolerance is an integral determinant of drought survival and distribution in trees. Therefore, an accurate and rapid assessment of drought tolerance can lead to improved prediction of forest ...
doi.org
May 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
New paper in @biotropica.bsky.social using @gbif.org mediated data:
Predicting Climatic Limits Along a Rainfall Gradient of Dipterocarp Species Based on Leaf Turgor Loss Point
#CiteTheDOI: ❌
https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70029
Predicting Climatic Limits Along a Rainfall Gradient of Dipterocarp Species Based on Leaf Turgor Loss Point
#CiteTheDOI: ❌
https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70029
🧪 Huge study of world #tropical #forestcanopies with >1,800 vegetation plots - marked differences in American, Asian, African tropical forests. Canopy traits affect forest functioning+ #stressresilience.
drive.google.com/file/d/183XZ... @billlaurance.bsky.social @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social
drive.google.com/file/d/183XZ... @billlaurance.bsky.social @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🧪 Huge study of world #tropical #forestcanopies with >1,800 vegetation plots - marked differences in American, Asian, African tropical forests. Canopy traits affect forest functioning+ #stressresilience.
drive.google.com/file/d/183XZ... @billlaurance.bsky.social @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social
drive.google.com/file/d/183XZ... @billlaurance.bsky.social @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social
Sure, although I'd be very surprised if Asian Elephants haven't been in deciduous dipterocarp forests of Southeast Asia for an awful long time! Fascinating to work these things out, if we ever will
April 30, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Sure, although I'd be very surprised if Asian Elephants haven't been in deciduous dipterocarp forests of Southeast Asia for an awful long time! Fascinating to work these things out, if we ever will
Indeed: how natural are those open deciduous dipterocarp forests so beloved by Asian Elephants given the very long history of anthropogenic fires? Haven't a clue!
April 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Indeed: how natural are those open deciduous dipterocarp forests so beloved by Asian Elephants given the very long history of anthropogenic fires? Haven't a clue!
Sorry: DDF, deciduous dipterocarp forest; EDF, evergreen....
April 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Sorry: DDF, deciduous dipterocarp forest; EDF, evergreen....