Riparian buffers act as microclimatic refugia in oil palm landscapes

• Main Authors: Williamson, Joseph, Slade, Eleanor M., Luke, Sarah H., Swinfield, Tom, Chung, Arthur Y. C., Coomes, David A., Heroin, Herry, Jucker, Tommaso, Lewis, Owen T., Vairappan, Charles S., Rossiter, Stephen J., Struebig, Matthew J.
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences::Ecology; Tropical Agriculture; Dung Beetle
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146543
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

There is growing interest in the ecological value of set-aside habitats around rivers in tropical agriculture. These riparian buffers typically comprise forest or other non-production habitat, and are established to maintain water quality and hydrological processes, while also supporting biodiversit...