Rehabilitation of Degraded Peat Swamp Forest in Raja Musa Forest Reserve, Selangor, Malaysia
Data from the Third National Forest Inventory shows there are about 0.23 million ha of logged-over peat swamp forests (PSF) in Peninsular Malaysia. It is important to improve the productivity of these areas by planting commercial tree species in order to sustain its role as an important source o...
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2001
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10043/1/FH_2001_6_IR.pdf |
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| Summary: | Data from the Third National Forest Inventory shows there are about
0.23 million ha of logged-over peat swamp forests (PSF) in Peninsular
Malaysia. It is important to improve the productivity of these areas by
planting commercial tree species in order to sustain its role as an important
source of high quality timber species. The main objectives of this study are to
determine appropriate planting technique and identify suitable timber species
to rehabilitate highly degraded PSF. Field planting that represents the core
of the study was conducted in Compartment 101, Raja Musa Forest
Reserve, Selangor, Malaysia. The area was classified as highly degraded
PSF and occupied mostly by weeds especially Imperata cylindrica. Four
different planting techniques were tested, namely open planting, open
planting with mulching, open planting with topsoil and open planting with
nurse tree. Six indigenous PSF species were used, namely Anisoptera
marginata, Calophyllum ferrugineum, Durio carinatus, Ganua motleyana, Gonysty/us bancanus and Shorea p/atycarpa. Light intensity and foliar
analysis were also measured. Light intensity was measured in the nursery to
examine the response of the same species used in the field planting to
different light intensities. Meanwhile, foliar analysis was conducted to
compare the nutrient status of the seedlings among the four different planting
techniques. |
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