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Western Thailand along its border with Burma, is one of the least botanically and zoologically explored frontiers of South East Asia - yet it is very rich in the diversity of its fauna and flora. A lack of funding and political instability along the border has contributed towards an unfinished thorough invesitgation of this area. Although there have been numerous minor research projects covering various fauna and flora, these have usually been studies on selected genera or groups and a complete picture of all or at least most species of fauna and flora to occur here is not yet complete. This…mehr

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Western Thailand along its border with Burma, is one of the least botanically and zoologically explored frontiers of South East Asia - yet it is very rich in the diversity of its fauna and flora. A lack of funding and political instability along the border has contributed towards an unfinished thorough invesitgation of this area. Although there have been numerous minor research projects covering various fauna and flora, these have usually been studies on selected genera or groups and a complete picture of all or at least most species of fauna and flora to occur here is not yet complete. This small book, dealing specifically with the wild orchids, birds and dragonflies of this area, could be considered as an introduction to a coming (in preperation) more enlarged presentation of the fauna and flora of this area. Within these pages more than 80 species of wild orchid are covered including some very rare species such as Sarcoglyphis flava (rediscovered by this author) and Rhyncogyna luisifolia among others; these are accompanied by more than 40 species of bird and some 36 species of damselfly and dragonfly. All species (both orchids and fauna) have a text description including habitat and distribution, colour range, size and measurements along with at least one colour photo. There are also many other photos on the culture and history of western Thailand including photos of the home/castle of the first king of Thailand, many miscellaneous flora and fauna species not included in the main text and photos relevant to the old World War II Thai-Burma Death Railway. Soft Cover; English text, 126 pages with hundreds of colour photos.
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Autorenporträt
Rod Rice is a naturalist and explorer, wild life photographer, highly qualified horticultural botanist and internationally published botanical author specializing in the floristic morphology and systematics of wild orchids. Rod is also the founder and editor of the occasional scientific publication "Oasis The Journal" dedicated to wild orchids and further had been an Honorary Research Associate to the Orchid Herbarium Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney from 2003 until the recent temporary closure (September 2019) of the herbarium (due to reopen sometime around 2022-23) from where and independently he has worked with other scientists from around the globe. However, Mr Rice currently holds the position of "State Curator of Wild Orchids " for Sabah Parks - North Borneo Malaysia. Mr Rice has also consulted for the 'United Nations Environment Program' for projects in northern Laos and western China. Rod is further, the founder (along with his late wife "Noi") of the now closed "Kanchanaburi Orchid Species Research Station" West Thailand and has refereed a number of scientific papers including for the Kew Bulletin. He has published more than 120 articles, books and scientific papers on the Orchidaceae including the books; "Gongorana - Infrageneric Review of the Genus Gongora (Orchidaceae)" (2003) and "A Preliminary Checklist and Survey of the Subtribe Aerangidinae (Orchidaceae)" (2005); "Wild Orchids, Birds & Dragonflies of West Thailand" (2017); "Vandoid Orchid Genera in Asia"(2018); and many scientific papers and articles and well known for his expertise on the orchid genera Gongora and Renanthera and systematics of the vandaceous orchids and subtribe Coelogyninae. Rod's photos have also appeared in a number other important publications by different authors including "Checklist of Papuasian Orchids", the 'Orchidaceae' volumes in "Flora of Thailand", "A Guide to Dendrobium of Borneo" (2013) and "Dendrobium of Borneo" (2014). Rod has a keen interest in our environment generally and other interests include climbing and aquatic plants, soft wooded perennials, birds, frogs, turtles, dragonflies and designing eco gardens and the use of orchids as permanent fixtures in gardens for warm temperate climates which includes educating the general public on the benefits of bio-indicators of environmental health and large scale conservation and education projects that work with our environment to assure longevity and long term stable employment through correctly conducted eco tourism and scientific research. Mr. Rice is currently involved in the preparations for a planned botanical eco sanctuary and fresh water turtle species conservation and rescue centre in Northern Borneo and another in North Vietnam.