We would like you to do some reading before you arrive. You may not be able to get all the books, but at least please read the papers. They offer an introduction to some of the key issues in tropical biology.
Books
- Kaplan, E. H. (1999) A Field Guide to Coral Reefs: Caribbean and Florida. Peterson Field Guides, Houghton Mifflin. (Even though the taxa in this guide are Atlantic, the general coverage of coral reefs is excellent; many of the genera are pantropical. http://amazon.com/o/ASIN/0618002111)
- Corlett, R. T, (2009), The Ecology of Tropical East Asia. Oxford UP. At Amazon.
- Ghazoul, J. and Douglas Sheil (2010) Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, Diversity, and Conservation. Oxford UP. At Amazon.
- Wallace, A. R. (2000), The Malay Archipelago, Periplus Editions. (http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2530 and http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2539)
- Whitmore, T. C. (1988) Tropical Rain Forests of the Far East. Oxford University Press, USA. (http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/0198541368) OR Whitmore, T. C. (1998) An Introduction to Tropical Rain Forests. Oxford University Press. (http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/019850148X)
Articles
- Ancrenaz, M.; Gimenez, O.; Ambu, L.; Ancrenaz, K.; Andau, P.; Goossens, B.; Payne, J.; Sawang, A.; Tuuga, A. & Lackman-Ancrenaz, I. (2005), 'Aerial surveys give new estimates for orangutans in Sabah, Malaysia', PLoS Biology 3(1), e3. (http://phylodiversity.net/borneo-course/docs/ancrenaz2005.pdf)
- Beck, J. & Vun Khen, C. (2007), 'Beta-diversity of geometrid moths from northern Borneo: effects of habitat, time and space', Journal of Animal Ecology 76(2), 230-237. (http://phylodiversity.net/borneo-course/docs/beck2007.pdf)
- Connell, J. H. (1978), 'Diversity in tropical rain forests and coral reefs', Science 199(4335), 1302-1310. (http://phylodiversity.net/borneo-course/docs/connell1978.pdf)
- Lambert, F. R. & Marshall, A. G. (1991), 'Keystone characteristics of bird-dispersed Ficus in a Malaysian lowland rain forest', Journal of Ecology 79, 793-809. (http://phylodiversity.net/borneo-course/docs/lambert1991.pdf)
- Mora, C.; Chittaro, P. M.; Sale, P. F.; Kritzer, J. P. & Ludsin, S. A. (2003), 'Patterns and processes in reef fish diversity', Nature 421(6926), 933--936. (http://phylodiversity.net/borneo-course/docs/mora2003.pdf)
- Novotny, V.; Drozd, P.; Miller, S. E.; Kulfan, M.; Janda, M.; Basset, Y. & Weiblen, G. D. (2006), 'Why are there so many species of herbivorous insects in tropical rainforests?', Science 313(5790), 1115--1118. (http://phylodiversity.net/borneo-course/docs/novotny2006.pdf)
- Peters, C. M.; Gentry, A. H. & Mendelsohn, R. O. (1989), 'Valuation of an Amazonian rainforest', Nature 339(6227), 655--656. (http://phylodiversity.net/borneo-course/docs/peters1989.pdf)
- Phillips; Malhi; Higuchi; Laurance; Nunez; Vasquez; Laurance; Ferreira; Stern; Brown & Grace (1998), 'Changes in the carbon balance of tropical forests: evidence from long-term plots ', Science 282(5388), 439--442. (http://phylodiversity.net/borneo-course/docs/phillips1998.pdf)
- Proctor, J.; Anderson, J.; Chai, P. & Vallack, H. (1983), 'Ecological Studies in Four Contrasting Lowland Rain Forests in Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak: I. Forest Environment, Structure and Floristics', The Journal of Ecology 71(1), 237--260. (http://phylodiversity.net/borneo-course/docs/proctor1983.pdf)