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What drives food security for wildlife in logged and intact forests of tropical Borneo?
Timber extraction is often cited as detrimental to wildlife ecology. Little information, however, in particular from the Southeast Asian tropics, is...
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Evaluation of the microplastics in bivalves and water column at Pantai Teluk Likas, North Borneo, Malaysia
Microplastics (MPs) are a pervasive pollutant in the marine environment. Pantai Teluk Likas in Sabah, Malaysia is one of the most visited beaches...
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Spatial and temporal variations of geochemical processes and toxicity of water, sediments, and suspended solids in Sibuti River Estuary, NW Borneo
A comprehensive geochemical study was conducted in the Sibuti River estuary by considering water, suspended solids (SS), and sediment samples from 36...
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Monoterpenes from tropical forest and oil palm plantation floor in Malaysian Borneo/Sabah: emission and composition
Regional estimates of VOC fluxes focus largely on emissions from the canopy and omit potential contributions from the forest floor including soil,...
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Performance analysis of photovoltaic, hydrokinetic, and hybrid diesel systems for rural electrification in Malaysian Borneo
The current work compares the feasibility of using a non-renewable system, a standalone renewable system, and a hybrid renewable system to power up a...
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Spatiotemporal distribution of microplastics in Miri coastal area, NW Borneo: inference from a periodical observation
The current study aims to investigate the spatiotemporal distribution of microplastics (MPs) in the Miri coast, targeting their occurrences,...
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Chemical characteristics of rainwater in the tropical rainforest region in northwestern Borneo
A comprehensive study of the chemical composition of rainwater was carried out from October 2016 to September 2017 in the equatorial tropical...
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Assessment on urban lakes along the coastal region of Miri, NW Borneo: implication for hydrochemistry, water quality, and pollution risk
The main purpose of this study is to assess the urban lake water quality along the coastal region of Miri City, Sarawak, East Malaysia. This study...
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Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in the Tropical Climate of Malaysia: Pollution, Effects, and Management Strategies
Water pollution resulting from the presence of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) is an emerging environmental concern with implications for both...
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Microplastic Occurrence in the Water and Sediment of Miri River Estuary, Borneo Island
Currently, plastic pollutants in the aquatic environment have received much attention. The studies on the abundance of microplastics in the river...
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Quaternary landscape dynamics boosted species dispersal across Southeast Asia
Sundaland, the inundated shelf separating Java, Sumatra and Borneo from the Malay Peninsula, is of exceptional interest to biogeographers for its...
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Map** tropical forest functional variation at satellite remote sensing resolutions depends on key traits
Although tropical forests differ substantially in form and function, they are often represented as a single biome in global change models, hindering...
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Camera Traps to Survey Mammals in Peatland
Acquiring information on mammal communities in the field has been challenging due to various factors. These factors include the nocturnal behavior of...
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Biogeochemical and physical drivers of hypoxia in a tropical embayment (Brunei Bay)
Dissolved oxygen is an ecologically critical variable with the prevalence of hypoxia one of the key global anthropogenic issues. A study was carried...
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Monsoonal Impact of the Precursors Toward Tropospheric Nocturnal Ozone O3 (Night-Time Ozone) During a Decadal Observation in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Malaysia Borneo is known for diverse rainforests and has a lower population density. Changes in pollutant profiles are anticipated, as cities grow,...
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Multivariate analysis of the surface water in tropical river-estuary-sea continuums with changing land use
The monitoring and assessment of surface water properties has been mainly conducted for freshwater rivers using multivariate analyses. The present...
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Spatial and statistical trend characteristics of rainfall erosivity (R) in upper catchment of Baram River, Borneo
The upper catchment region of the Baram River in Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo) is undergoing severe land degradation due to soil erosion. Heavy rainfall...
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Annual and Seasonal Rainfall Trends in an Equatorial Tropical River Basin in Malaysian Borneo
Annual and seasonal rainfall trends in the Limbang River Basin (LRB), located in the equatorial tropics of Malaysian Borneo, have been characterised...
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Population status of proboscis monkeys in Balikpapan Bay and their potential survival challenges in Nusantara, the proposed new capital city of Indonesia
Populations of rare and endangered species are nowadays in peril due to large-scale habitat conversion, and even sizeable and stable populations are...
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Enhancing the ecological value of oil palm agriculture through set-asides
Agricultural expansion is the primary driver of ecological degradation across the tropics. Set-asides—uncultivated parts of agricultural landscapes,...
