Acknowledgements
This project was supported by the TRF/BIOTEC Special Program for Biodiversity Research and
Training Grant BRT 142029. Special thanks to J. F. Maxwell for seed and plant identifications and
for Dr. Stephen Elliott for sharing his ideas on project design. Thanks to the FORRU staff for their
support and use of facilities during the project. Also thanks to Mr. Jayee Tongteung the headman of
Pha Daeng for acting as a liaison with the villagers and providing food and accommodation during our
field visits. Finally, thanks to Ms. Rebecca Scott for helping to get this project started and Ms.
Tidarach Toktang for her invaluable assistance with field data collection.