Recovery of bird assemblages related to vegetation succession following abandoned human settlement areas in Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand
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31/12/2005
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Tiger Paper
Secondary succession in tropical areas following recent human disturbances is becoming more common. This is particularly evident in regions of tropical rainforests, long valued by conservationists for their remarkable species diversity. In Southeast Asia, as in the neotropics, central Africa and South Asia, tropical forests have been logged for timber, cleared and cultivated, exploited for non-timber natural products, submerged under reservoirs, and converted into plantations and other land uses.