Vegetation of Southeast Asia Studies of Forest Types 1963-1965

Unasylva 10 (l): 19-29; 10 (3): 117-129. 1956.
Much of the earth's surface is covered with brush. Many of
the major brushlands of the world are climax; that is, they constitute
vegetative cover that has changed little in composition
under prevailing conditions of climate, soil and fire.
Lrxge-scale efforts to control undesirable woody species has
awaited mass production of machinery to do the job effectively
and economically. This modern age of large-scle operations tends
to overlook, however, that.many small-scale efforts, using homemade
tools, might do the same job more effectively and more economically.
In the first part of the paper the authors place major emphasis
on a consideration of factors determining the kind of equipment to
be used; degree of brush clearance for economic returns; kind of
vegetation to be cleared; character and size of stems; density of
cover; and topography.
In the second part of the article types of equipment are briefly
described and illustrated with photographs or drawings. The comparative
advantages of each piece are enumerated and, so far as
possible, the approximate cost per acre for certain stipulated
oondj.c.'.ons are cited.
A list of vernacular and botanical names of plant species
mentioned is included. The literature cited contains ^3 titles.
Dorn, C.C. The Mammals of the Rush Watkins Zoological Expedition
to Siam. The Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society 15 (1):
1-25. Sept. 1952,
The Chicago Natural History Museum's Rush Watkins Zoological
Expedition to Siam had as its main objective the securing of a
habitat group of the Malay tapir. However, about 200 specimens
of other mammals were collected, representing 27 forms and others
were seen but not collected. This small collection included an
undescribed bat and some new locality records.
The article contains an annotated list of bats collected. A
list of literature cited is included. See also reference to
Haas, F., 'Some non-marine mollusks from Siam 1 .
Ltwongse, Y. S. An outline of rice cultivation in Siara. 10 pp.
The Ministry of Agriculture. Bangkok. 1911.
As the trade and commerce of Thailand are mainly connected with
the rice-growing industry, it i'» often asked how it is cultivated,
harvested and prepared for the market.
The process of rice culture is very similar in all rice growing
countries, but the source of water supply, the nature and elevation
of the soil, and the climate cause some variations in the
methods employed. This pamphlet presents some general information
on the rice industry of Thailand.
isas, P. My country Thailand - its history, geography and civilization.
^21 pp.; illustr.; index. Maruzen Co. Ltd. Tokyo. 19^2.