From: (Cam Webb)
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:44:58 +0800 (HKT)
Subject: [Mastwatch] Maliau Basin


Status: RO




Hi Mastwatchers,

I' Maliau  moment in South-central Sabah, and there is
a huge mast going on.  We are probably about a week away from peak
fruitfall.  All dipts (ca. 20 spp seen so far), Durio (3 spp), Nephelium,
Castanopsis, Alangium, Koompassia ... We've been up to 1000 m, and if
anything the mast is even more -900 m, with ca. 50% of
all big crowns brown or red with fruit (seen from above).  Seems fairly
local, with nothing happening in Lambir, although Colin Maycock said there
were a few dipt species , and we picked up some forest
 roadside stall on the way up to Gn. Kinabalu.

Best,

Cam




From: (Siew Te Wong)
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:35:37 +0800
Subject: [Mastwatch] Maliau Basin


Status: RO




Hi All,
Here in Danum  Sabah  are experience fruiting as well. So 
far close to 30 spp of dipterocarps, 3 spp of durian, and others. We are 
expecting the peak fruiting soon. The scale of maybe bigger than the 2005 
fruiting but we will see in the near future.
If any of you have also seen bearded pig piglets or juvenile pigs, please 
let me know as well.

Many thanks.

Cheers,
Wong

Siew Te Wong, Ph.D. candidate
Wildlife Biology Program
College of Forestry and Conservation
University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812 USA

Danum Valley Field Centre
PO Box 60282
91112 Lahad Datu
Sabah, Malaysia
email: 

h/p: +60-12-817 1012

May all beings be happy, joyful, well, & at safety & peace!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cam Webb" 
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 10:44 AM
Subject: [Mastwatch] Maliau Basin


> Hi Mastwatchers,
>
> I' Maliau  moment in South-central Sabah, and there is
> a huge mast going on.  We are probably about a week away from peak
> fruitfall.  All dipts (ca. 20 spp seen so far), Durio (3 spp), Nephelium,
> Castanopsis, Alangium, Koompassia ... We've been up to 1000 m, and if
> anything the mast is even more -900 m, with ca. 50% of
> all big crowns brown or red with fruit (seen from above).  Seems fairly
> local, with nothing happening in Lambir, although Colin Maycock said there
> were a few dipt species , and we picked up some forest
>  roadside stall on the way up to Gn. Kinabalu.
>
> Best,
>
> Cam
>
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From: (Colin Maycock)
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:11:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Mastwatch] Sepilok fruiting

Status: RO




Hi All,

 are a bit more confusing. 

We have had 2 flowering events. The first started in
early April with Shorea xanthophylla and Parashorea
tomentella and P. malaanonan this was followed by S.
parvifolia, S. leprosula and another 5 or 6 other
species. 

We then got another flowering of the Parashoreas at
the end of May, and since then we have seen a
reflowering of S. leprosula, as well as first
flowering of S. multiflora, Hopea beccariana and a
variety of other spp. At the moment we are in the
midst of a semi-large flowering of Shorea johorensis.

Just to add to the confusion - yesterday we found S.
smithiana and Vatica rassak just starting to flower.
In Sepilok S smithiana is associated with the end of
the flowering sequence, whereas Vatica rassak is
associated with the start of the sequence. 

Colin


       
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