Tree phenology from Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary (Sarawak, Malaysia) October 2016-January 2020

Community-managed forests (CF) bordering protected areas are critical to conservation in Borneo. Iban-managed CF retain tree species characteristic of primary forests within pulau, remnant old growth forests conserved for harvesting forest products. However, the selective felling of large trees, and proximity to surrounding mixed-use mosaic habitat, likely influence pulau structure and composition. Tropical Asian forests exhibit supra-annual mast fruiting (3-7 yrs) and extended periods of fruit scarcity, but fruit trees encouraged and planted by communities, in mixed-use mosaic bordering pulau, may benefit wildlife during periods of food scarcity.
This data was used to investigate the seasonal availability of foods (fruits and seeds) important to wildlife within protected forest (predominately primary mixed-dipterocarp forest) and community-managed Iban pulau (selectively logged primary forest remnants) at the boundary of the Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary (LEWS), in Sarawak, Malaysi...