Peatswamp forest (Shorea albida) recovery at Sungai Damit
Tropical peatswamp forests are significant global carbon stores and a turning point for biodiversity conservation. The peatswamp forests of northwestern Borneo are dominated by dipterocarps and are largely characterized by the monodominance of Shorea albida. Most countries in Southeast Asia with ext...
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| author | Cheng, Bernadette Yunyuan |
| author2 | Shawn Kaihekulani Yamauchi Lum |
| author_facet | Shawn Kaihekulani Yamauchi Lum Cheng, Bernadette Yunyuan |
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| description | Tropical peatswamp forests are significant global carbon stores and a turning point for biodiversity conservation. The peatswamp forests of northwestern Borneo are dominated by dipterocarps and are largely characterized by the monodominance of Shorea albida. Most countries in Southeast Asia with extensive peatswamp forests have often regarded them as wastelands, resulting in the rapid clearing of these forests. The annual rate of peatswamp forests deforestation in Borneo averages about 2.2%.
A study of regeneration in logged over peatswamp forest in Brunei published in 2000 by Kobayashi stated with certainty that the monodominant Shorea albida forest will be taken over by a different forest type. This study looked at forest recovery after logging in the same forest that Kobayashi had studied, but 20 years late. We have set up ten 10x10m plots and identified individual tree species in the plots. Our study have found that regenerated forest patches were largely dominated by non-dipterocarp primary forest species and exposed areas were colonised by Pandanus andersonii and Nephrolepis biserrata and some dipterocarp seedlings found in Sungai Damit. The findings have revealed that even though regeneration is slow, there is no absolute certainty that the forest will be taken over by other forest type. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/671542023-02-28T18:03:22Z Peatswamp forest (Shorea albida) recovery at Sungai Damit Cheng, Bernadette Yunyuan Shawn Kaihekulani Yamauchi Lum School of Biological Sciences Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology DRNTU::Science Tropical peatswamp forests are significant global carbon stores and a turning point for biodiversity conservation. The peatswamp forests of northwestern Borneo are dominated by dipterocarps and are largely characterized by the monodominance of Shorea albida. Most countries in Southeast Asia with extensive peatswamp forests have often regarded them as wastelands, resulting in the rapid clearing of these forests. The annual rate of peatswamp forests deforestation in Borneo averages about 2.2%. A study of regeneration in logged over peatswamp forest in Brunei published in 2000 by Kobayashi stated with certainty that the monodominant Shorea albida forest will be taken over by a different forest type. This study looked at forest recovery after logging in the same forest that Kobayashi had studied, but 20 years late. We have set up ten 10x10m plots and identified individual tree species in the plots. Our study have found that regenerated forest patches were largely dominated by non-dipterocarp primary forest species and exposed areas were colonised by Pandanus andersonii and Nephrolepis biserrata and some dipterocarp seedlings found in Sungai Damit. The findings have revealed that even though regeneration is slow, there is no absolute certainty that the forest will be taken over by other forest type. Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences 2016-05-12T04:42:42Z 2016-05-12T04:42:42Z 2016 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/67154 en 22 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Science Cheng, Bernadette Yunyuan Peatswamp forest (Shorea albida) recovery at Sungai Damit |
| title | Peatswamp forest (Shorea albida) recovery at Sungai Damit |
| title_full | Peatswamp forest (Shorea albida) recovery at Sungai Damit |
| title_fullStr | Peatswamp forest (Shorea albida) recovery at Sungai Damit |
| title_full_unstemmed | Peatswamp forest (Shorea albida) recovery at Sungai Damit |
| title_short | Peatswamp forest (Shorea albida) recovery at Sungai Damit |
| title_sort | peatswamp forest shorea albida recovery at sungai damit |
| topic | DRNTU::Science |
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