The population of Andaman padauk (Pterocarpus dalbergioides Roxb.), an endemic ornamental timber species, is fast depleting in the Andaman Islands. Afforestation through seedlings is hindered by low germination and high mortality rates. This study attempts to assess the efficacy of clonal propagation methods to hasten mass multiplication by trying out different combinations of growth hormones, concentration, and dipping durati...

Aim To determine the role of regional forcing on plot‐level species diversity and composition, and to quantify the relative importance of biogeographical and climatic factors in explaining woody plant diversity and composition at the local‐, island‐ and archipelago‐scale. Location Forty‐one tropical islands of the Indo‐Pacific region from Madagascar to Hawai‘i Island. Methods We analysed the diversity and composition of tropic...