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Publications on Ramin and Karas (1927 - 2015) 2015 Annotated Bibliography of PUBLICATIONS ON RAMIN AND KARAS (1927 - 2015) F. MOHD AZAHARI Y. SITI YASMIN K. ABD RAHMAN Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) Kepong 52109 Selangor ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAFY OF PUBLICATIONS ON RAMIN AND KARAS (1927 – 2015) F. Mohd Azahari Y. Siti Yasmin K. Abd Rahman 2015 This work was made possible by a grant from ITTO under the collaborative program with CITES “Support to ITTO: CITES Implementation for Tree Species and Trade/Market Transparency (TMT)”. Donors to this collaborative program include the EU (primary donor), the USA, Germany, the Netherlands and Norway”. i © Forest Research Institute Malaysia 2015 All enquiries should be forwarded to: Director-General Forest Research Institute Malaysia 52109 Kepong Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia Tel: 603 - 6279 7000 Fax: 603 - 6280 4624 http://frim.gov.my Set in Cambria 11 pt ii CONTENTS No. Title Page 1. PUBLICATIONS: RAMIN (Gonystylus bancanus) 1.1 List of Publications With Abstract iv 1.2 List of Other Publications 162 (Without Abstract) 2. PUBLICATIONS: KARAS (Aquilaria malaccensis) 2.1 List of Publications With Abstract xv 2.2 List of Other Publications 416 (Without Abstract) iii 1. RAMIN (Gonystylus bancanus) 1.1 List of Publications with Abstract No Title Page 1 Preliminary Findings on Impact of Logging on 2 Plant Structure and Potential Indicator on Gap Opening in Peat Swamp Forest 2 Regeneration Status And Population Profiles Of 3 Peat Swamp Forest In Pekan Forest Reserve, Pahang 3 Measurement Of The Surface Roughness Of Wood 4 Based Materials Used In Furniture Manufacture 4 Extractives In Some Tropical Woods 5 5 Penelitian Berbagai Jenis Kayu Limbah Pengolahan 6 Untuk Pemilihan Bahan Baku Briket Arang 6 Effects of Light And Soil Flooding on The Growth 7 and Photosynthesis of Ramin (Gonystylus bancanus) Seedlings in Malaysia 7 Phenology of Gonystylus bancanus in Pahang, 8 Peninsular Malaysia 8 Detection Of Genetic Structure Among Ramin 9 (Gonystylus bancanus (Miq.) Kurz) Populations in Peninsular Malaysia Using a Rapid DNA Fingerprinting Technique 9 How Precise Can Wood Identification Be? Wood 10 Anatomy's Role In Support Of The Legal Timber Trade, Especially Cites 10 Assembly Free Comparative Genomics Of Short- 11 Read Sequence Data Discovers The Needles In The Haystack iv 11 Effects Of Light And Soil Flooding On The Growth 12 And Photosynthesis Of Ramin (Gonystylus bancanus) Seedlings In Malaysia 12 Analysis of Drying Three Kinds of Wood To 13 Depreciation Volumetric Sortimen Board and Squares 13 Effect of Cutting Positions and Growth Regulators 14 on Rooting Ability of Gonystylus bancanus 14 Genetic Diversity of Ramin [Gonystylus bancanus 15 (Miq.) Kurz] from Riau Province Based on Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Fingerprint 15 Modelling Above- And Below-Ground Mass Loss 16 And N Dynamics In Wooden Dowels (LIDET) Placed Across North And Central America Biomes At The Decadal Time Scale 16 Microsatellite Markers Of Gonystylus bancanus 17 (Thymelaeaceae) For Population Genetic Studies And DNA Fingerprinting 17 Vegetation Assessment of Peat Swamp Forest 18 Using Remote Sensing 18 Ecological Characteristics of a Gonystylus 19 bancanus-rich Area in Pekan Forest Reserve, Pahang, Malaysia 19 Drying Conditions For 11 Potential Ramin 20 Substitutes 20 Adsorption and Desorption Measurements on 21 Selected Exotic Wood Species. Analysis with the Hailwood-Horrobin Model to Describe the Sorption Hysteresis 21 On Some Aspects of a Relation between Density 22 and Mechanical Properties of Wood in Longitudinal Direction v 22 Development of Microsatellite Markers In 23 Gonystylus bancanus (Ramin) Useful For Tracing and Tracking of Wood of This Protected Species 23 SNP-Based Method For The Genetic Identification 24 Of Ramin Gonystylus spp. Timber And Products: Applied Research Meeting CITES Enforcement Needs 24 Design of an Intelligent Wood Species Recognition 25 System 25 Development Of Microsatellite Markers In 26 Gonystylus bancanus (Ramin) Useful For Tracing And Tracking Of Wood Of This Protected Species 26 Tropical Peat Swamp Forest Ecosystem and 27 Floristic Diversity in Pahang, Malaysia 27 CITES as a Tool in Combating Illegal Logging 28 28 Planting Of Gonystylus bancanus in Non-Peat 29 Swamp Area 29 Light Intensity Preferences of Some Commercial 30 Peat Swamp Forest Species 30 Capturing Genomic Signatures Of DNA Sequence 31 Variation Using A Standard Anonymous Microarray Platform 31 Sensitivity To Ramin Wood 32 32 Ekologi dan Potensi Ramin (Gonystylus bancanus 33 Kurz.) di Kelompok Hutan Sungai Tuan-Sungai Suruk, Kalimantan Barat 33 Occupational Asthma Caused By African Maple 34 (Obeche) And Ramin: Evidence Of Cross Reactivity Between These Two Woods 34 Perkecambahan Biji dan Pertumbuhan Semai 35 Ramin (Gonystylus bancanus Miq.) pada Berbagai Media Tumbuh vi 35 Studi Intensitas Cahaya Dan Cendawan Mikoriza 36 Arbuskula Pada Permudaan Alam Ramin (Gonystylus Bancanus (Miq.) Kurz) (Study on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Light Intensity to the Natural Regeneration of Ramin (Gonystylus bancanus (Miq.) Kurz)) 36 DNA Extraction From Processed Wood: A Case 37 Study For The Identification Of An Endangered Timber Species (Gonystylus bancanus) 37 Identification Of An Obeche (Triplochiton 38 Scleroxylon) Wood Allergen As A Class I Chitinase 38 Bending Moment Capacity Of Round Mortise And 39 Tenon Furniture Joints 39 Measurement of Thermal Diffusivity of Malaysian 40 Wood Using Photoflash and Photoacoustic Techniques 40 Raising Planting Materials of Peat Swamp Forest 41 Species 41 Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Colonization Of Tree 44 Species Grown In Peat Swamp Forests Of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia 42 The Role Of Selected Animals In Pollination And 45 Dispersal Of Trees In The Forest: Implications For Conservation And Management 43 Peat swamp Ecology And Sustainable 46 Development In Borneo 44 Seedling Development Of Gonostylus bancanus 47 (Ramin Melawis) In Response To Light Intensity And Spectral Quality 45 Gonystylus bancanus: Some Observations On Its 48 Flowering, Fruiting, Seed Predation And Germination 46 Enrichment Plantings In The Tropical Rainforest 49 Of Sumatra - A Silvicultural Challenge vii 47 Wood Energy Efficiency In Timber Drying 50 48 Withdrawal And Bending Strengths Of Dowels 51 From Three Malaysian Timbers 49 Rubberwood As A Substitute 'Tropical Whitewood' 52 For Ramin In Asia 50 Moulding Properties of Some Malaysian Timbers 53 51 Location Of Extractives And Decay Resistance In 54 Some Malaysian Hardwood Species 52 The Application Of Spent Liquor In Wood 55 Colouring 53 Contribution of Extractives to Wood 56 Characteristics 54 Possibility Of Predicting Mechanical Strength 57 Properties Of Malaysian Timbers 55 Malaysian Timbers For Wooden Tool Handles 58 56 A Preliminary Study On The Thermal Conductivity 59 And Flammability Of WPC Based On Some Tropical Woods 57 World Forestry: Forestry in Malaysia 60 58 Malaysian Timbers - Ramin 61 59 Ramin - Some Possible Alternatives 62 60 Intensity And Rate Of Ambrosia Beetle Infestation 63 On Ramin (Gonystylus bancanus Kurz) 61 Pulmonary Hypersensitivity to Ramin (Gonystylus 64 bancanus) 62 New or Noteworthy Species of Gonystylus 65 (Thymelaeaceae), Principally from Borneo 63 Density Variation In The Timber of Ramin, 66 Gonystylus bancanus (Miq.) Baill. 64 Effects of Wood Species and Thermal Modification 67 on the Sorption Isotherm Properties 65 Induksi Pembungaan Pohon Ramin (Gonystylus 68 bancanus (Miq.) Kurz) Menggunakan Paclobutrazol Sebagai Upaya Konservasi viii 66 Species Selection Trial in Burnt Peat Swamp 69 Vegetation in Southwest Coast Of Sabah, Malaysia 67 Operational Peat Swamp Spatial Sensitivity Model 70 Development 68 Development Of Local Volume Table For Peat 71 Swamp In Pekan Forest Reserve, Pahang, With Special Reference To Gonystylus bancanus (Ramin Melawis) 69 Non-Detrimental Findings Report On Gonystylus 72 bancanus: A Qualitative Assessment Of G. bancanus In Two Selected Permanent Forests Of Sarawak 70 The Distribution Of Dry And Wet Inland Gonystylus 73 spp. (Ramin), Aquilaria spp. (Karas) And Intsia spp. (Merbau) In Peninsular Malaysia 71 Generation Of Spatial Distribution Maps Of 74 Gonystylus bancanus (Ramin) Using Hyperspectral Technology 72 The Development Of DNA Database For Gonystylus 75 bancanus In Sarawak 73 Genetic Diversity Study Of Gonystylus Bancanus 76 And Genetic Relationship Between Gonystylus spp 74 The Development Of Gonystylus spp. (Ramin) 77 Timber Monitoring System Using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) In Peninsular M'sia. 75 Survey And Inventory Of Gonystylus spp. In East 78 Kalimantan 76 Sawn Timber And Plywood Recovery Study Of 79 Ramin (Gonystylus bancanus) In Peninsular Malaysia 77 Conservation And Establishment Of Ramin 80 (Gonystylus bancanus) Genepool 78 Population Genetic Structure Of Gonystylus 81 bancanus Throughout Malaysia: Preliminary Result ix 79 Tinjauan Ekologi dan Persyaratan Tapak: Uji Coba 82 Penanaman Ramin 80 Strategi Konservasi, Persyaratan Legal Dan 83 Administratif 81 Statistik Perdagangan Kayu Ramin dan Sistem 84 Monitoringnya 82 Kajian Kebijakan Pengelolaan Hutan Rawa 85 Gambut: Studi Kasus Pengelolaan Dan Pemanfaatan Ramin (Gonystylus bancanus) 83 Tinjauan Aspek Silvikultur Dan Pemanenan Ramin 86 84 Potensi Dan Sebaran Kayu Ramin (Gonystylus spp) 87 Berdasarkan Data TSP/PSP 85 Alternatives to Ramin (Gonystylus Spp.) 88 86 057749 , FRIM Publications Collection 89 87 Ecosystem and Floristic Diversity of Tropical Peat 90 Swamp Forest, Pahang, Malaysia 88 Current Growing Stock Of Ramin in Indonesia 91 89 Populasi Ramin (Gonystylus
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