Community structure of trees in Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve, Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia

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Saari, Nurul Shida and Ibrahim, Faridah Hanum and Wan Mohd, Wan Razali and Abd. Kudus, Kamziah (2014) Community structure of trees in Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve, Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia. The Malaysian Forester, 77 (1). pp. 73-86. ISSN 0302-2935

Abstract

A study on community structure of trees >1cm Dbh was conducted in Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve (AHFR), Puchong Selangor, Malaysia. AHFR is one of the three remaining forests left in the Klang Valley and it is the only logged-over lowland Dipterocarp forest in urban settings. The aim of this study was to describe the tree community structure through structural attributes which are stem density, basal area (BA), aboveground biomass (AGB) and height distribution. A total of 7359 stem ha-130.57 m2 ha-1 (BA) and 232.7 t ha-1 (AGB) were estimated for 1-ha. The most abundant species for Dipterocarpaceae and Non-Dipterocarpaceae were Hopea sulcata Symington and Agrostistachys longifolia (Wight) Benth. (Euphorbiaceae), respectively. This study shows that AHFR is recovering but slowly and has good regeneration potential.

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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Forestry
Publisher:	Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia
Keywords:	Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve (AHFR); Community structure; Lowland Dipterocarp forest
Depositing User:	Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited:	17 May 2016 06:47
Last Modified:	17 May 2016 06:47
URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36822
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