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...Basic and applied ecology microclimate habitat heterogeneity through the oil palm lifecycle matthewscott luskin matthew d potts department of environmental science policy management university california berkeley ca usa received january accepted june abstract therapidexpansionofoilpalmcultivationandcorrespondingdeforestationhasinvokedwidespreadconcernforbiodiversity insoutheastasiaandthroughoutthetropics however nostudyexplicitlyaddresseshowhabitatcharacteristicschangewhen forest is converted to or dynamic year these two questions are fundamental understanding how biodiversity will be impacted by development our results from a chronosequence study on vegetation structure in plantations surrounding pasohforestreserve peninsularmalaysia showdramatichabitatchangeswhenforestisconvertedtooilpalm they alsorevealsubstantialhabitatheterogeneitythroughouttheplantationlifecycle oilpalmplantationsarecreatedbyclear cutting forests then terracing land this reduces m tall canopy bare ground with har...