Re: Sumtra/Borneo fires

From: Russell Elliott (elliott@nexus.edu.au)
Date: Sat Nov 01 1997 - 21:15:29 PST

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Date: Sun, 2 Nov 1997 15:45:29 +1030 (CST)
From: elliott@nexus.edu.au (Russell Elliott)
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Subject: Re: Sumtra/Borneo fires

>
>Does anybody have any news about the devastating bush-fires in Sumatra
>and Borneo and the impact of the Nepenthes population in the region ?
>I live in the region (Northern Territory-AUSTRALIA) and am concerned
>about the loss of their habitat.
>I would be interested in any news.
>Regards,
>Tony Camilleri

Tony,

I was wondering the same thing. Aren't some Nepenthes very specific in the
ecological niche they fill, and therefore only inhabit very small areas? My
guess is that the fires in Indonesia are causing extinctions (not just
Nepenthes) of many organisms that haven't even been discovered/described yet!

-Russell

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