Community structure, diversity and total biomass of tree species at Kapur dominated forests in Peninsular Malaysia

Norafida, N A Nik; Nizam, M. S.; Juliana, W. A. Wan

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“…Moreover, tropical ecologist believed that tree species richness in some area can reach an asymptote at 1-3 ha [25]. This fact is in line with previous study of 1.0 ha of Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, Kedah which had reach an asymptotic condition indicating that the sampling size had captured maximum proposition of species richness [14].…”

Section: Species Accumulation Curvesupporting

confidence: 85%

“…Table 2 shows the comparison of tree species composition from various forest reserves in Peninsular Malaysia. [14] reported that a total of 63 families from 138 genus and 228 species were encountered in Lesong Forest Reserve, Pahang. In addition to that, Bukit Panchor State Park, Pulau Pinang [15] composed a total of 42 families, 112 genera and 171 species whilst [16] recorded 53 species and 47 genera from 25 families in a 0.98 ha Bukit Lagong Forest Reserve, Selangor.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Nonetheless, these five leading families can be considered relatively dominant as compared to other families in the study plot. [14] revealed, Euphorbiaceae as the most important family in Bukit Bauk Virgin JungleaForest (BBVJR), Lesong ForestaReserve (LFR) and Gunung Belumut RecreationalaForest (GBRF) with FIVi of 27.95% (BBVJR), 26.09% (LFR) and 27.16% (GBRF). In addition, the predominant species based on the highest SIVi for all of the study plots was Dryobalanops aromatica with IVi of 17.81%, 23.01% and 16.25% in BBVJR, LFR and GBRF, respectively.…”

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Floristic composition and species diversity at Gunung Inas forest reserve, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia

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Pardi,

Ruziman

2024

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Monoculture plantations such as Musang King durian farms on a big scale become a controversial issue due to its potential devastating impact to the diversity of forest reserves at some areas in Kedah including Gunung Inas Forest Reserve. This study intended to determine the floristic composition and species diversity at Gunung Inas Forest Reserve (GIFR), Kedah. Three plots of 70 m x 25 m covering 0.53 ha were established at GIFR. Each tree with diameter at breast height of 5 cm and above in the study plots were tagged, measured and identified up to species level. Voucher specimens were then taken for further identification purposes. The floristic composition of GIFR consists of 53 individuals represented by 16 species from 12 families. Anacardiaceae was the most speciose family with four species recorded. The most dominant species was Swintonia schwenkii (Anacardiaceae) with 14 tree individuals. S. schwenkii (Anacardiaceae) was considered to have an absolute dominance at the study site with Important Value Index (IVi) of 12.48%, meanwhile Myrtaceae recorded 20.87% of IVi, reflecting this family to be relatively dominant than other families. GIFR recorded moderate Shannon-Weiner Diversity index of H’ = 2.66 (H’max = 2.77) and Margalef’s Richness Index of DMG = 8.7. High Evenness Index of 0.71 portrayed that the tree species are almost equally abundant at the study area. The total tree biomass in the GIFR was estimated at 76.26 t/ha, contributed by 66.04 t/ha of above ground biomass and 10.22 t/ha below ground biomass. Data and information from this study can serve as a guideline for future ecological research and particularly in planning conservation efforts to ensure the biodiversity and sustainability of forests for future generations.

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Floristic composition and species diversity at Gunung Inas forest reserve, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia

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Pardi,

Ruziman

2024

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Popular Cultural Keystone Species are also understudied — the case of the camphor tree (Dryobalanops aromatica)

Axelsson

Franco

2023

Trees, Forests and People

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Edaphic Influences on Tree Species Composition and Community Structure in a Secondary-Lowland Dipterocarp Forest of Kota Damansara Forest Reserve, Selangor

Ruziman

Ismail

Pardi

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This research was conducted to determine tree species composition and its relationship with edaphic factors at Kota Damansara Forest Reserve (KDFR), Selangor. Ten study plots of 25 m × 20 m each were established randomly covering a total area of 0.5 ha. In each plot, all trees with diameters at breast height (DBH) of 5 cm and above were tagged and measured whilst topsoil samples at 10 cm depths were taken for their physical and chemical properties. A total of 205 trees from 46 species and 22 families were recorded in KDFR. As for species diversity, the forest showed a Shannon-Weiner Diversity Index (H’) of 3.43 and an evenness value of 0.89 which portrays the uniformity of tree species distribution in the study site. The soil analysis in this study demonstrated that KDFR was dominated by sandy clay texture with organic matter content ranging from 3.94% to 14.24% and acidic soil pH of 3.86. Redundancy analysis indicated that Cinnamomum iners, Cratoxylum arborescens, Myristica cinnamomea, and Syzygium grandis were closely related to soil chemical properties such as nutrients of Ca, P, K. Data and information from this study are crucial as a guideline for future ecological research in tropical forest areas.

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Community structure, diversity and total biomass of tree species at Kapur dominated forests in Peninsular Malaysia

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Floristic composition and species diversity at Gunung Inas forest reserve, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia

Floristic composition and species diversity at Gunung Inas forest reserve, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia

Popular Cultural Keystone Species are also understudied — the case of the camphor tree (Dryobalanops aromatica)

Edaphic Influences on Tree Species Composition and Community Structure in a Secondary-Lowland Dipterocarp Forest of Kota Damansara Forest Reserve, Selangor

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