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Brief
PB0068-13
TitleFerns as indicators of habitat quality in (agro)forest in Sumatra
AuthorHendrien Beukema, Jelte van Andel, Marinus Werger and Meine van Noordwijk
Year2013
PublisherASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins
City of PublicationNairobi
Series NumberASB Policybrief No. 37
Number of Pages6
Call NumberPB0068-13
Abstract:
Biodiversity research has to deal with an enormous diversity of plants, animals, fungi and other forms of life, which is often difficult and costly to measure. It helps to have tested indicators of habitat quality through species that are easily recognizable while marking specific ecological niches. Such indicators can be used in biodiversity conservation and habitat quality management. Ferns and related species (Pteridophyta) are proven to be indicators of habitat quality based on a detailed assessment in the rubber agroforests, natural forests and plantations of Sumatra.
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