Stand structure of 1-ha logged-over Bornean forest in Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Campus, Sarawak, Malaysia

All remaining forest areas in Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Sarawak Campus are lowland logged-over mixed dipterocarp forest. The tree species diversity is high with 232 species belonging to 111 genera and 43 families per ha. The family Dipterocarpaceae contributes about one-fifth the total numbe...

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Main Authors: Lepun, Philip, Sait, Muaish, Rosli, Zamri, I., Faridah Hanum
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Published: Malaysian Nature Society 2021
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description All remaining forest areas in Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Sarawak Campus are lowland logged-over mixed dipterocarp forest. The tree species diversity is high with 232 species belonging to 111 genera and 43 families per ha. The family Dipterocarpaceae contributes about one-fifth the total number of trees found here and is the most speciose family with 41 species contributing a basal area of 9.64 m2 and volume of 230.91 m3 per ha. The tree stand composition shows the forest is still in the process of regeneration with over 90% of the total trees having a diameter at breast height of less than 40 cm. This forest plays an important role in the teaching and learning for undergraduates taking the forestry programme.
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spelling upm.eprints-951472024-09-26T07:40:54Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95147/ Stand structure of 1-ha logged-over Bornean forest in Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Campus, Sarawak, Malaysia Lepun, Philip Sait, Muaish Rosli, Zamri I., Faridah Hanum All remaining forest areas in Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Sarawak Campus are lowland logged-over mixed dipterocarp forest. The tree species diversity is high with 232 species belonging to 111 genera and 43 families per ha. The family Dipterocarpaceae contributes about one-fifth the total number of trees found here and is the most speciose family with 41 species contributing a basal area of 9.64 m2 and volume of 230.91 m3 per ha. The tree stand composition shows the forest is still in the process of regeneration with over 90% of the total trees having a diameter at breast height of less than 40 cm. This forest plays an important role in the teaching and learning for undergraduates taking the forestry programme. Malaysian Nature Society 2021 Article PeerReviewed Lepun, Philip and Sait, Muaish and Rosli, Zamri and I., Faridah Hanum (2021) Stand structure of 1-ha logged-over Bornean forest in Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Campus, Sarawak, Malaysia. Malayan Nature Journal, 73 (4). 469 - 475. ISSN 0025-1291 https://www.mnj.my/2021-volume-73/
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Stand structure of 1-ha logged-over Bornean forest in Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Campus, Sarawak, Malaysia
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