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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Main Author:	Parlan, Ismail
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	2001
Subjects:	Peatland forestry - Selangor - Raja Musa Forest Reserve
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10043/1/FH_2001_6_IR.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.100432020-10-07T00:33:35Z Rehabilitation of Degraded Peat Swamp Forest in Raja Musa Forest Reserve, Selangor, Malaysia 2001-10 Parlan, Ismail 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. Peatland forestry - Selangor - Raja Musa Forest Reserve 2001-10 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10043/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10043/1/FH_2001_6_IR.pdf text en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Peatland forestry - Selangor - Raja Musa Forest Reserve Faculty of Forestry Ab. Majid, Nik Muhammad English
institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
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language	English English
advisor	Ab. Majid, Nik Muhammad
topic	Peatland forestry - Selangor - Raja Musa Forest Reserve
spellingShingle	Peatland forestry - Selangor - Raja Musa Forest Reserve Parlan, Ismail Rehabilitation of Degraded Peat Swamp Forest in Raja Musa Forest Reserve, Selangor, Malaysia
description	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.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Parlan, Ismail
author_facet	Parlan, Ismail
author_sort	Parlan, Ismail
title	Rehabilitation of Degraded Peat Swamp Forest in Raja Musa Forest Reserve, Selangor, Malaysia
title_short	Rehabilitation of Degraded Peat Swamp Forest in Raja Musa Forest Reserve, Selangor, Malaysia
title_full	Rehabilitation of Degraded Peat Swamp Forest in Raja Musa Forest Reserve, Selangor, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Rehabilitation of Degraded Peat Swamp Forest in Raja Musa Forest Reserve, Selangor, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Rehabilitation of Degraded Peat Swamp Forest in Raja Musa Forest Reserve, Selangor, Malaysia
title_sort	rehabilitation of degraded peat swamp forest in raja musa forest reserve, selangor, malaysia
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
granting_department	Faculty of Forestry
publishDate	2001
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10043/1/FH_2001_6_IR.pdf
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Rehabilitation of Degraded Peat Swamp Forest in Raja Musa Forest Reserve, Selangor, Malaysia

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