Lowland Forest Loss in Protected Areas of Indonesian Borneo Export

@article{citeulike:226992, abstract = {The ecology of Bornean rainforests is driven by El Nino-induced droughts that trigger synchronous fruiting among trees and bursts of faunal reproduction that sustain vertebrate populations. However, many of these species- and carbon-rich ecosystems have been destroyed by logging and conversion, which increasingly threaten protected areas. Our satellite, Geographic Information System, and field-based analyses show that from 1985 to 2001, Kalimantan's protected lowland forests declined by more than 56\% (>29,000 square kilometers). Even uninhabited frontier parks are logged to supply international markets. "Protected" forests have become increasingly isolated and deforested and their buffer zones degraded. Preserving the ecological integrity of Kalimantan's rainforests requires immediate transnational management.}, author = {Curran, L. and Trigg, S. and Mcdonald, A. and Astiani, D. and Hardiono, Y. and Siregar, P. and Caniago, I. and Kasischke, E.}, citeulike-article-id = {226992}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1091714}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/303/5660/1000}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14963327}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=14963327}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/303/5660/1000}, day = {13}, doi = {10.1126/science.1091714}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {borneo, deforestation, enso, great\_apes, gunung\_palung, indonesia, kalimantan, pa\_effectiveness, satellite}, month = {February}, number = {5660}, pages = {1000--1003}, posted-at = {2007-07-16 10:41:47}, priority = {2}, title = {Lowland Forest Loss in Protected Areas of Indonesian Borneo}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1091714}, volume = {303}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:226992 L3 - citeulike-article-id:226992 N2 - The ecology of Bornean rainforests is driven by El Nino-induced droughts that trigger synchronous fruiting among trees and bursts of faunal reproduction that sustain vertebrate populations. However, many of these species- and carbon-rich ecosystems have been destroyed by logging and conversion, which increasingly threaten protected areas. Our satellite, Geographic Information System, and field-based analyses show that from 1985 to 2001, Kalimantan's protected lowland forests declined by more than 56% (>29,000 square kilometers). Even uninhabited frontier parks are logged to supply international markets. "Protected" forests have become increasingly isolated and deforested and their buffer zones degraded. Preserving the ecological integrity of Kalimantan's rainforests requires immediate transnational management. IS - 5660 JF - Science EP - 1003 TI - Lowland Forest Loss in Protected Areas of Indonesian Borneo VL - 303 SP - 1000 KW - borneo KW - deforestation KW - enso KW - great_apes KW - gunung_palung KW - indonesia KW - kalimantan KW - pa_effectiveness KW - satellite AU - Curran, L AU - Trigg, S AU - Mcdonald, A AU - Astiani, D AU - Hardiono, Y AU - Siregar, P AU - Caniago, I AU - Kasischke, E PY - 2004/02/13/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1091714 ER -