Khao Chong Forest Dynamics Plot

In 2000, the Khao Chong Forest Dynamics Plot was initiated under the direction of Sarayudh Bunyavejchewin of Thai Royal Forest Department. The field crew, led by graduates from Kasetsart University, completed the census of the first 16-ha in 2001, and the total 24-ha census was finished in 2003. The forest is more diverse than expected, the 612 species inlcudes an interesting mix of species typical of forest further south as well as those in northern regions. The plot encompases a valley which extends up the side of a steep granite, and includes ridges forest dominated by masive trees of Dipterocarpus costatus.