Diversity and conservation of blackwater fishes in Peninsular Malaysia, particularly in the North Selangor peat swamp forest

1994 ◽  
pp. 203-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter K. L. Ng ◽  
J. B. Tay ◽  
Kelvin K. P. Lim
Keyword(s):  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Swamp Forest ◽  
Peat Swamp Forest ◽  
The North ◽  
Peat Swamp

Diversity and conservation of blackwater fishes in Peninsular Malaysia, particularly in the North Selangor peat swamp forest

Hydrobiologia ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 285 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 203-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter K. L. Ng ◽  
J. B. Tay ◽  
Kelvin K. P. Lim
Keyword(s):  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Swamp Forest ◽  
Peat Swamp Forest ◽  
The North ◽  
Peat Swamp

ISOLATION OF BACTERIA FROM THE ACIDIC PEAT SWAMP FOREST SOIL AND THEIR LIGNIN DEGRADATION POTENTIAL

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (24) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhamad Aidilfitri Mohamad Roslan ◽  
Nur Azam Amirudin ◽  
Zaima Azira Zainal Abidin ◽  
Suhaila Mohd Omar
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Sampling Location ◽  
Water Medium ◽  
Swamp Forest ◽  
Peat Swamp Forest ◽  
Peat Swamp ◽  
Rdna Sequencing

The tropical peat swamp forest in Malaysia has reduced significantly due to increasing pressure for development and demand for agricultural land. Pekan peat swamp forest is part of the 200,000 hectares of peat swamp forest located in Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia. While more extensive studies were done on flora and fauna, the study on microbial diversity in this habitat is very limited. The highly acidic environment, low concentrations of nutrients and anoxic condition of the peat are among challenges that hampered the cultivation of microorganism from this environment. In this study two types of agar-based medium, M1 minimal medium (M1) and peat water medium (PW) supplemented with glucose, methanol and lignin were used to isolate bacteria from the peat sediment. In comparison to M1, the use of PW has resulted with higher number of isolates with different morphologies. The PW mainly contains the acidic peat water that was collected from the sampling location. Based on the growth on medium supplemented with lignin, selected isolates were identified using 16s rDNA sequencing. At least three of the isolates showed sequence similarity to Burkholderia sp., which is one of the common species, studied on their ligninase-producing abilities. The results from this study serve as the preliminary data for further work on growth characteristics and enzymatic potential of isolates from acidic peat swamp soil.

scholarly journals The avifauna of the North Selangor peat-swamp forest, West Malaysia

1993 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kang Nee ◽  
Lee Pheng Guan
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Conservation Value ◽  
Swamp Forest ◽  
Peat Swamp Forest ◽  
The North ◽  
Peat Swamp ◽  
Nature Park

SummaryThe North Selangor peat-swamp forest occupies an area of about 75,000 ha and has been extensively logged for timber. Of the six sites surveyed, three were located in regenerating or selectively logged areas and contained a higher proportion of forest-dependent species of birds than the other three, which had been extensively cleared by logging and for agriculture. The presence of the nearby Kuala Selangor Nature Park should not diminish the conservation value of the peat-swamp forest, at least where the avifauna is concerned, as their avifauna complement one another.

scholarly journals Draft Genome Sequence of Klebsiella sp. Strain C31 Isolated from a Malaysian Tropical Peat Swamp Forest

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (25) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chin Chin Too ◽  
Kuan Shion Ong ◽  
Markus J. Ankenbrand ◽  
Sui Mae Lee ◽  
Catherine M. Yule ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Isolate ◽  
Draft Genome ◽  
Biogeochemical Processes ◽  
Swamp Forest ◽  
Peat Swamp Forest ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tropical Peat ◽  
The North ◽  
Peat Swamp ◽  
Tropical Peat Swamp Forest

ABSTRACT We report here the draft genome of Klebsiella sp. strain C31, a bacterial isolate from the North Selangor peat swamp forest in Malaysia. The putative genes for the biogeochemical processes of the genome were annotated and investigated.

Analysis of importance value index of unlogged and logged peat swamp forest in Nenasi Forest Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-78
Author(s):  
MOHD HASMADI ISMAIL ◽  
PAKHRIAZAD HASSAN ZAKI ◽  
MOHD FADLI AHMAD FUAD ◽  
NOOR JANATUN NAIM JEMALI
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Importance Value Index ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
Swamp Forest ◽  
Forest Reserve ◽  
Peat Swamp Forest ◽  
Peat Swamp

Ismail MH, Fuad MFA, Zaki PH, Jemali NJN. 2017. Analysis of importance value index of unlogged and logged peat swamp forest in Nenasi Forest Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia. Bonorowo Wetlands 1: 74-78. Peat swamp forests are highly significant globally, both for their diverse and threatened species and as a representative of unique wetland ecosystems. Apart from its critical role in providing habitat for wildlife, the tropical peat swamp forest also acts as a gene bank that harbors potentially useful varieties of plant species. The composition of trees of the peat swamp forest in Nenasi Pahang State, Peninsular Malaysia were investigated especially in un-logged and logged over forests. The objectives of this study are two folds; (i) to identify and compare the dominant tree species in the two types of forests and (ii) to calculate the importance value index (IVI) of the vegetation in the study areas. Two plots of 50 m by 20 m were established in different forest type. At each site this quadrate was in turned subdivided using a 25 m by 20 m, and 5 m by 5 m, respectively. The results showed that the unlogged peat swamp forest is higher in tree species compared to logged peat swamp forest. There were 10 species distributed among 9 families in the unlogged forest and 7 species in 7 families in the logged forest. The most dominant species identified in unlogged peat swamp forest were Litsea sp., Syzygium sp. and Santiria laevigata. The IVI for these species were 71.21, 51.13 and 42.49. In logged peat swamp forest the dominant species are Shorea platycarpa, followed by Pometia pinnata, and Xylopia fusca. The IVI of these species were 87.38, 52.66 and 47.55, respectively. The study concludes that in the logged peat swamp forests about 40 percent of the tree composition has declined compared to unlogged peat swamp forest.

scholarly journals Hanguana thailandica (Hanguanaceae): a new peat swamp forest species from Thailand

Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 280 (2) ◽  
pp. 195 ◽  
Author(s):  
LAHIRU S. WIJEDASA ◽  
MATTI A. NIISSALO ◽  
VORADOL CHAMCHUMROOM ◽  
PACHOK PUUDJAA ◽  
THAVEECHOCK JUMRUSCHAY ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Red List ◽  
Forest Species ◽  
Swamp Forest ◽  
Peat Swamp Forest ◽  
Peat Swamp ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Hanguana (Hanguanaceae), H. thailandica, is described and illustrated from Trang province, Peninsular Thailand. This is the second Hanguana species recorded in Thailand, along with the widespread helophytic H. malayana. The species is morphologically similar to Hanguana exultans and H. nitens found in swamp forests habitats in southern Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. The conservation status of this species is accessed as Endangered according to the IUCN Red List Category and Criteria.

scholarly journals Peat swamp forest and the false gharial Tomistoma schlegelii (Crocodilia, Reptilia) in the Merang River, eastern Sumatra, Indonesia

Oryx ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 301-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark R. Bezuijen ◽  
Grahame J. W. Webb ◽  
Pandu Hartoyo ◽  
Samedi
Keyword(s):  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Management Programme ◽  
Swamp Forest ◽  
Peat Swamp Forest ◽  
Current Range ◽  
Peat Swamp ◽  
Innovative Management ◽  
High Conservation ◽  
Conservation Threats

AbstractTomistoma schlegelii is a threatened crocodilian whose current range is restricted to Sumatra, Borneo (Kalimantan and Sarawak) and Peninsular Malaysia. During surveys undertaken in eastern Sumatra in 1995–1996, 15 T. schlegelii nests were located in peat swamp forest along a single tributary, the Merang River. No other areas with equivalent nest densities have yet been described. Although much peat swamp forest has been lost to logging and fire, it remains the dominant habitat in most of the current range of T. schlegelii. In the Merang River the peat swamp and T. schlegelii are threatened by a series of ongoing activities and both may be lost unless some form of innovative management programme is introduced. Peat swamp forest supports a range of other rare and threatened species, and would appear to have high conservation value. This paper reviews current information on the role of peat swamp forest in the ecology of T. schlegelii and describes the conservation threats to T. schlegelii in the Merang River.

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