Stand structure and productivity of the firefly riverine mangrove habitat at three rivers in Peninsular Malaysia

Norela Sulaiman, . and Nur-Shafikah I., . and Nur-Fatehah S. R., . and Nurul-Darsani A. D., . and Shamsul K., . and Wan-Juliana W. A., . and Shahril M. H., . Stand structure and productivity of the firefly riverine mangrove habitat at three rivers in Peninsular Malaysia. pp. 114-126. ISSN 0128-1283

Studies on floristic composition forest structure and tree diversity are important to determine the pattern of stand structure current status and floristic variation of firefly riverine mangrove habitats in Peninsular Malaysia. Thus this study was conducted in three rivers namely Sungai Chukai Terengganu Sungai Rembau-Linggi Negeri Sembilan and Sungai Sepetang Taiping Perak. A total of 647 362 and 514 tree stands measuring 1 cm diameter and above were enumerated in 0.5 ha plots at the three sites respectively. A total of 40 species were recorded in Sungai Chukai 17 species in Sungai Rembau-Linggi and 14 species in Sungai Sepetang. The 0.5 0.35 and 0.40 ha of each study site respectively were capable of capturing all the species in the mangrove forest. Rhizophoraceae family was found to have the highest density and basal area in all the study sites. The highest species density for Sungai Chukai Sungai Rembau-Linggi and Sungai Sepetang was R. apiculata with a density of 262 ind ha- 120 ind ha- and 516 ind ha- respectively. The major contributor of total basal area at Sungai Chukai Sungai Rembau-Linggi and Sungai Sepetang were X. granatum (5.5583 m ha-) and R. apiculata with 10.6833 m ha- and 11.7491 m ha- respectively. Diversity and species richness were higher at Sungai Chukai (H 2.82 R 6.03) compared to Sungai Rembau-Linggi (H2.09 R 2.72) and Sungai Sepetang (H1.43 R 2.08). The highest total biomass of mangrove forest was at Sungai Rembau-Linggi with 321.21 t ha- followed by Sungai Sepetang (247.41 t ha-) and Sungai Chukai (210.36 t ha-). These results indicated that the current status of community structure and vegetation varied among the rivers. The study can act as a guideline in the management plan of firefly habitats which also affect firefly distribution along the three rivers in Peninsular Malaysia.

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Abstract

Studies on floristic composition forest structure and tree diversity are important to determine the pattern of stand structure current status and floristic variation of firefly riverine mangrove habitats in Peninsular Malaysia. Thus this study was conducted in three rivers namely Sungai Chukai Terengganu Sungai Rembau-Linggi Negeri Sembilan and Sungai Sepetang Taiping Perak. A total of 647 362 and 514 tree stands measuring 1 cm diameter and above were enumerated in 0.5 ha plots at the three sites respectively. A total of 40 species were recorded in Sungai Chukai 17 species in Sungai Rembau-Linggi and 14 species in Sungai Sepetang. The 0.5 0.35 and 0.40 ha of each study site respectively were capable of capturing all the species in the mangrove forest. Rhizophoraceae family was found to have the highest density and basal area in all the study sites. The highest species density for Sungai Chukai Sungai Rembau-Linggi and Sungai Sepetang was R. apiculata with a density of 262 ind ha- 120 ind ha- and 516 ind ha- respectively. The major contributor of total basal area at Sungai Chukai Sungai Rembau-Linggi and Sungai Sepetang were X. granatum (5.5583 m ha-) and R. apiculata with 10.6833 m ha- and 11.7491 m ha- respectively. Diversity and species richness were higher at Sungai Chukai (H 2.82 R 6.03) compared to Sungai Rembau-Linggi (H2.09 R 2.72) and Sungai Sepetang (H1.43 R 2.08). The highest total biomass of mangrove forest was at Sungai Rembau-Linggi with 321.21 t ha- followed by Sungai Sepetang (247.41 t ha-) and Sungai Chukai (210.36 t ha-). These results indicated that the current status of community structure and vegetation varied among the rivers. The study can act as a guideline in the management plan of firefly habitats which also affect firefly distribution along the three rivers in Peninsular Malaysia.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Floristic composition
AGROVOC Term:	Forest ecology
AGROVOC Term:	Mangrove forests
AGROVOC Term:	Mangroves
AGROVOC Term:	Rivers
AGROVOC Term:	Trees
AGROVOC Term:	Species diversity
AGROVOC Term:	Rhizophoraceae
AGROVOC Term:	Biomass
AGROVOC Term:	Stand structure
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10444

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