1: Evaluating forest-cover changes in protected areas using geospatial analysis in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Abstract: Protected areas have been developed in Thailand to conserve the natural environment required for wildlife and human beings, and to prevent disasters. It is necessary to address doubts...

2: James Franklin Maxwell 1945-2015 – an extraordinary botanist

This is the obituary and life story of J. F. Maxwell "Acharn Max", a talented botanist who established the herbarium in CMU Biology Department in 1992 and continued to curate it until his death in...

3: Activities of the forest restoration research unit, northern Thailand

ABSTRACT - This presentation summarizes the work of the Forest Restoration Research Unit (FORRU) based in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, northern Thailand (Elliott et al. 1995). Although Doi...

4: The effects of urbanization on Doi Suthep-Pui National Park

ABSTRACT: This paper describes the changing relationship between Chiang Mai city and Doi Suthep (doi=mountain), since before the city's foundation nearly 700 years ago. Doi Suthep has great...

5: The status, ecology and conservation of Sapria himalayana Griff. (Rafflesiaceae) in Thailand

ABSTRACT:   Sapria himalayana (Griffith, 1845) (Rafflesiaceae) is a parasitic plant with spectacular red flowers about 20 cm across which grows in the roots of lianas. The objectives of the study...

6: Taxonomy, ecology and conservation of Rafflesia kerrii Meijer in southern Thailand

ABSTRACT: Rafflesia kerrii Meijer, Thailand's largest flower, is described from buds examined at Khao Sok National Park, Southern Thailand, in greater detail than previously reported. Current...

7: Rafflesia kerrii Meijer, Thailand's largest flower

ABSTRACT: With flowers more than 70 cm in diameter, Rafflesia kerrii Meijer is Thailand's largest flower. It was first collected by A.F.G. Kerr in 1927 and described by Willem Meijer in 1984. In...

8: The Medicinal Plants of Gunung Leuser, Indonesia

Although tropical plants have provided the pharmaceutical industry with many products, there appears to be little interest within the industry in contributing towards conservation of tropical...