The freshwater swamp-forest of South Johore and Singapore /

Corner, E. J. H.

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“…22: Vaccinium acuminatissimum and 87: V. bracteatum occupy the lowland fresh-water swamp forest of Peninsular Malaysia (Corner 1978a). This type of forest shows clear affinities with the mangrove, as indicated by the massive stilt roots, flanges, fluting and buttresses (spectacular photographs in Corner 1978a andDing Hou 1978 Figs 25, 26).…”

Section: B Freshwater Swamp Forestmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This type of forest shows clear affinities with the mangrove, as indicated by the massive stilt roots, flanges, fluting and buttresses (spectacular photographs in Corner 1978a andDing Hou 1978 Figs 25, 26). Freshwater swamp forest in New Guinea (for example, in the Sepik Valley) with Myristica, Calophyllum, Eugenia, Terminalia and Campnosperma is flooded daily, at least near the coast, and 'is well-termed 'freshwater mangrove'' (Johns 1972, Paijmans 1976.…”

Section: B Freshwater Swamp Forestmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This is the acidic environment equivalent of mangrove and is widespread along the coasts and deltas of Malesia. It is considered to be 'an outcome of fresh-water swamp-forest, behind the mangrove and nipa, where for some reason the water-logged soil is no longer subject to tidal inundation or disturbed by the passage of streams' (Corner 1978a). The forest debris accumulates into huge thicknesses of peat and there is no enrichment of the soil with silt.…”

Section: Peat-swamp Forestmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Van Steenis (1934b) (Corner 1978a), see below). In a classic but forgotten paper Kras v an (1883) discussed sinking land in SE Asia and Malaysia in relation to plants having a lower altitude in Sumatra than in Java, and rejected the idea that climate could be responsible -rightly, according to van Steenis. Conversely, van Steenis (1934b) cited 'abnormally high altitudes [of taxa] in regions which are gradually elevated' and cited Kras v an's (1883) studies on tectonic uplift of oak forest in the European Alps.…”

Section: Altitudementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Riouw Pocket (Corner 1938(Corner , 1960(Corner , 1978a includes SE Sumatra (Riau, Jambi and Sumatera Provinces), south Johore, the SW corner of Borneo, and the islands in the region (Riouw, Lingga, Bangka and Billiton (Kanis 1971). This is a rare lowland monotype recorded from the edge of a lake and above a torrent in forest.…”

Section: Riouw Pocketmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ericaceae in Malesia: vicariance biogeography, terrane tectonics and ecology

Heads¹

2003

Telopea

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Heads, Michael (Science Faculty, University of Goroka, PO Box 1078, Goroka, Papua New Guinea. Current address: Biology Department, University of the South Pacific, P.O. Box 1168 2003. Ericaceae in Malesia: vicariance biogeography, terrane tectonics and ecology. Telopea 10(1): 311-449. The Ericaceae are cosmopolitan but the main clades have well-marked centres of diversity and endemism in different parts of the world. Erica and its relatives, the heaths, are mainly in South Africa, while their sister group, Rhododendron and relatives, has centres of diversity in N Burma/SW China and New Guinea, giving an Indian Ocean affinity. The Vaccinioideae are largely Pacific-based, and epacrids are mainly in Australasia. The different centres, and trans-Indian, trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic Ocean disjunctions all indicate origin by vicariance. The different main massings are reflected in the different distributions of the subfamilies within Malesia. With respect to plant architecture, in Rhododendron inflorescence bracts and leaves are very different. Erica and relatives with the 'ericoid' habit have similar leaves and bracts, and the individual plants may be homologous with inflorescences of Rhododendron. Furthermore, in the ericoids the 'inflorescence-plant' has also been largely sterilised, leaving shoots with mainly just bracts, and flowers restricted to distal parts of the shoot. The epacrids are also 'inflorescence-plants' with foliage comprised of 'bracts', but their sister group, the Vaccinioideae, have dimorphic foliage (leaves and bracts). In Malesian Ericaceae, the four large genera and the family as a whole have most species in the 1500-2000 m altitudinal belt, lower than is often thought and within the range of sweet potato cultivation. The same belt is also most diverse for ferns, birds-of-paradise and bowerbirds. Distribution maps of Malesian Ericaceae are presented, with related species indicated. Concentric patterns of distribution are frequent and could be attributable to evolution around shrinking seas. In New Guinea the main axial range is a composite structure, with the southern part formed by the old Australian craton and the northern and eastern parts formed from 32 tectonostratigraphic terranes or microplates. These formed independently and then docked with each other and the craton. The tectonic boundary between the craton and the accreted terranes is also an important biogeographic boundary. Many taxa have distributions linking different accreted terranes but are not on the craton. Movement and integration of island arcs and more substantial terranes has led to complex patterns of disjunction throughout Malesia, but there is an underlying parallel-arc structure, seen clearly in New Guinea. The tectonic provinces in Borneo are also reflected in the two main biogeographic tracks: Kuching--Kinabalu and Kutei Mts./Mt. Kemul-Kinabalu, the Lupar River boundary and the Meratus Mts. centre. The islands of the Riouw Pocket (Corner 1978a) are notably surrounded by many groups which are absent th...

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Section: B Freshwater Swamp Forestmentioning

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Section: B Freshwater Swamp Forestmentioning

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Section: Peat-swamp Forestmentioning

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Section: Altitudementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Riouw Pocketmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ericaceae in Malesia: vicariance biogeography, terrane tectonics and ecology

Heads¹

2003

Telopea

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Native and introduced fish community structure in a freshwater swamp forest: Implications for conservation and management

Ramchunder

Memory

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Aquatic Conservation

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Freshwater swamp forests are poorly studied but highly threatened freshwater habitats, especially in Southeast Asia. Very little is known about the environmental factors associated with the assembly and spatial distribution of fish communities in these acid‐water habitats, although such knowledge is of immense importance for conservation and management. Fish assemblages in 40 stream sites throughout the Nee Soon Swamp Forest, Singapore, were surveyed using push nets from October 2013 to November 2014. The Nee Soon Swamp Forest is the last substantial remnant of freshwater swamp forest habitat in Singapore, and today it is the only refuge for many of the native forest‐specialist freshwater fish species. The overall diversity and richness of the fish community are positively correlated with depth, stream order, and canopy cover, and are negatively correlated with distance to a connected reservoir, mean velocity, and silt substrate. Observed patterns indicate that three main communities exist, each with distinct associated species and environmental parameters. One is a novel community of introduced species and non‐forest specialist native species found only at the outskirts (downstream portion) of the swamp forest, close to a reservoir connection that drains the swamp, whereas the other two communities are found in the interior of the swamp forest and harbour mostly forest‐specialist native species of restricted distribution and high conservation value. The community on the outskirts may be a potential route for introduced species to spread and establish populations deeper within the swamp forest. At present the native community within the swamp forest appears to be healthy, but constant monitoring is needed to ensure that the native community is not threatened by loss of habitat or introduced species.

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The Origin, Diversity and Biology of Shoot-Borne Roots

Barlow

1994

Biology of Adventitious Root Formation

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The freshwater swamp-forest of South Johore and Singapore /

Abstract: Plate 38. Myristica lowiana, with Pandanus atrocarpus, at Jurong 1932. Plate 39. Garcinia ? rostrata at Pontian 1939. Melanochyla auriculata in freshwater swampforest near Mawai 1934. Plate 40.

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Ericaceae in Malesia: vicariance biogeography, terrane tectonics and ecology

Ericaceae in Malesia: vicariance biogeography, terrane tectonics and ecology

Native and introduced fish community structure in a freshwater swamp forest: Implications for conservation and management

The Origin, Diversity and Biology of Shoot-Borne Roots

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