Re: Old growth/ancient forest definition

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• From: Nelson Wong <nelson@MGATE.MTC.COM.MY>
• Date: Tue, 10 Oct 1995 09:11:06 +0800
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Dear Andrew,

The term 'old growth' or 'ancient forest' has been applied to the
tropical rainforest in Malaysia. But foresters prefer to use the term
'virgin forest' instead to avoid any confusion.

MALAYSIAN TIMBER COUNCIL
Nelson Wong


On Mon, 9 Oct 1995, Andrew Gray wrote:

>     I know the term 'old growth' or 'ancient forest' has been applied to
>     forests in the mediterranean, temperate and boreal zones (e.g. North
>     America, Europe, southern South America, northern Asia).  The
>     ecological definition for old-growth usually includes large trees,
>     multiple tree species in a range of diameter sizes and crown classes,
>     and considerable amounts of dead wood.  Have these terms ever been
>     applied to tropical ecosystems?  Any replies or references would be
>     welcome.
>
>     Andrew Gray
>     graya@fsl.orst.edu
>

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