Design principles of atrium buildings for the tropics by Ahmad, Mohd. Hamdan, Mohamad Rasdi, Mohamad Tajuddin

“…This book contains an appraisal of atrium buildings in the tropics and sets out a guideline for the use of such element within the perspective of an energy conscious attitude.…”
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Environmental biotechnology: advancement in water and wastewater application in the tropics by Hadiwinoto, D.Dwirianti, Salim, M.R., Ujang, Z.

“…The IWA Conference on Environmental Biotechnology: Advancement in Water and Wastewater Application in the Tropics, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 9-10 December 2003, was a peer-reviewed conference. …”

Weathered tropical soils: the ultisols & oxisols by Jusop, Shamshuddin, Ishak, Che Fauziah

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Bird communities in tropical rain forest by Rosli, Zamri, Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria

“…The findings from this study can be used to provide information and serve as a guide for further studies on the effects of the understorey bird species in the tropical rain forest.…”
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Sustainable production of sago grown on tropical peat by Haruna, Ahmed Osumanu, Omar, Latifah, Petrus, Auldrey Chaddy, Ab Majid, Nik Muhammad

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Retaining structures : design and construction in tropical soils by Kim Huat, Bujang, Han, Khee Kwong, Loh, Wooi Chuan, Ali, Faisal, A. Aziz, Azlan

“…Discussion on the design and construction of the various types of retaining structures is provided particularly those relevant to tropical soils. The book also includes a selection guide for suitable retaining structures.…”
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Sustainable production of pineapples on tropical peat soils by Haruna, Ahmed Osumanu, Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni, Abd Rahim, Anuar, Musa, Mohamed Hanafi

“…This book contains information on pineapples cultivation on tropical peat soil and it discusses some essential elements for sustainable cultivation of pineapples on this type of organic soils. …”
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Tropical tree for urban environment: their microclimatic properties by Shahidan, Mohd Fairuz, Mohd Shariff, Mustafa Kamal, Hon, Beatrice Jia Qi

“…By understanding the thermal performances of these tropical trees, they can be appropriately used in planting design and the suitable implementation of tree planting scheme could be achieved. …”
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Tropical peat soils and transportation of greenhouse gases by Haruna, Ahmed Osumanu, Jeffary, Alicia Vanessa, Anak Luta, Wendy, Lim, Liza Nuriati Kim Choo

“…This book is a distillation of experiences in pineapple, tropical peats research and emission of GHGs. It is intended to provide basic information to farmers, researchers, and students about the effects of the water table fluctuation of tropical peat soils on the production and transportation of greenhouse gases during pineapple cultivation. …”
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Tropical natural fibre composites: properties, manufacture and applications by Salit, Mohd Sapuan

“…This chapter is presented as background information for the topic of the main concern in this book, i.e. tropical natural fibre reinforced composites. Tropical natural fibre composites are chosen because majority of the contents of this book are based on the work carried out on natural fibre composites in one of the tropical country, i.e. …”
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Tropical forest soil characteristics in rehabilitated forests of Malaysia by Karam, Daljit Singh, Abdu, Arifin, Sundara Rajoo, Keeren, Jamaluddin, Aiza Shaliha, Karim, Md. Rezaul

“…The coordinated efforts of rehabilitating forests, either for its natural resources or for environmental reasons, has always been a priority especially in tropical regions that experience high levels of weathering. …”
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Rehabilitation of degraded Malaysian tropical forests & soil carbon storage by Haruna, Ahmed Osumanu, Ch’ng, Huck Ywih, Ab Majid, Nik Muhammad

“…It also highlights the soil evaluation factors used to assess the fertility of tropical soils. This book includes the findings from numerous studies on degraded forest rehabilitation programmes and their effects on soil carbon storage. …”
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Using biochar and urea to improve rice production on tropical acid soils by Haruna, Ahmed Osumanu, Maru, Ali

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Selected essays in environmental sciences and management : towards a sustainable tropical environment by Shamsudin, Mad Nasir, Ibrahim, H. M., Sulaiman, Wan Nor Azmin, Juahir, Hafizan, Yaziz, Mohamad Ismail, Hassan, Mohd. Nasir

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Greenhouse gas emission and carbon leaching in pineapple cultivation on tropical peat soil by Haruna, Ahmed Osumanu, Lim, Liza Nuriati Kim Choo

“…Merr.) cultivation on tropical peat soils. It discusses partitioning of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide from cultivated tropical peats into: (a) total respiration from root respiration, microbial respiration, and peat decomposition, (b) microbial respiration, and peat decomposition, and (c) peat physical oxidation due to shrinkage and consolidation. …”
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Airborne: hyperspectral imaging spectrometer for individual mapping of tropical trees and timber volume estimation by Jusoff, Kamaruzaman

Monitoring tropical peatlands subsidence by time-series interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) technique by Umarhadi, Deha Agus, Avtar, Ram, Kumar, Pankaj, Yunus, Ali P., Kurniawan, Tonni Agustiono, Kharrazi, Ali, Ishikawa, Mamoru, Widyatmanti, Wirastuti

“…We reviewed studies that used traditional and time-series InSAR techniques to map peat subsidence in the tropical region. Small baseline subset (SBAS) InSAR is thought to be important to be applied considering its ability to dampen decorrelation and handle data variance. …”

Ultisols & oxisols: enhancing their productivity for oil palm, rubber and cocoa cultivation by Ishak, Che Fauziah, Ismail, Roslan, Jusop, Shamshuddin, Wan Daud, Wan Noordin

“…The growth of the economy of the countries in emerging market in the tropics depends so much on agricultural crops, such as oil palm, rubber and cocoa. …”
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Breeding of maize for acid soil tolerance by P. K., Dewi Hayati, Saleh, G., Shamshuddin, J.

“…Maize is one of important crops which is utilized in a wide variety of human food, animal feed and raw materials to industrial product around the world. In the tropics, maize is usually planted in acidic soils and it’s yield is unsatisfactory in the soils. …”
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Biochar and mineral acid soil phosphorus availability by Haruna, Ahmed Osumanu, Asap, Audrey, Maru, Ali

“…It begins with the challenges in managing phosphorus in the mineral acid soils of the tropics and the existing and potential approaches in improving phosphorus availability in tropical agriculture. …”
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