Tropical peat accumulation was a primary feature of the Holocene, as well as of thelast glacial period. Peat accumulation in most tropical coastal areas in Southeast Asiacommenced around 4000–5000 BP (Page et al.2006; Anderson and Muller1975).The subcoastal and inland peatlands in Borneo date back to the late Pleistocene(ca. 29,000 BP) (Page et al.2006; Anshari et al.2001, 2004).Tropical peat…
This profile of Indonesian Forestry is a useful source of information for the Indonesian people and the world. We are aware, and hold in common, that the forest was given to the people of Indonesia through the grace of God Almighty. The 1945 Constitution has mandated that the forest with all its contents should be utilized to the maximum benefit of the people while maintaining sustainability. …
The boreal forest is a vast biome encompassing approximately one-third (30%) of the world’s forest area. It harbors about half of the world’s remaining natural and near-natural forests and provides important ecological, economic, social, and cultural services and values that benefit human communities (Burton et al., 2010; Gauthier et al., 2015a). …
Insects and closely related arthropods are the dominant and most diverse forms of terrestrial and aquatic (non-marine) animal life on the planet. Other than marine systems, insects occupy every conceivable environment and habitat on the Earth. Crustaceans and Annelids (worms) are the dominant and most diverse groups of animals in marine systems. T…