Sains Malaysiana 47(5)(2018): 861–868
http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2018-4705-01
Structural and Floristic
Pattern in a Disturbed Mangrove Tropical Swamp Forest: A Case Study
from the Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark
Forest, Peninsular Malaysia
(Struktur
dan Corak
Flora di Hutan Paya Bakau
Tropika: Suatu Kajian
Kes dari Global Geopark Forest UNESCO Langkawi, Semenanjung Malaysia)
WAN
NORILANI WAN ISMAIL*1, WAN JULIANA WAN AHMAD1,
MUHAMMAD RAZALI SALAM2 & A. LATIFF1
1School of Environmental
and Natural Resource Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology,
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi,
Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
2Faculty of Science and
Technology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu,
21000 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia
Diserahkan: 15 September 2017/Diterima: 14 Disember 2017
ABSTRACT
Forest structure, diversity
and above-ground biomass assessment are important to understand
the structural and floristic dynamics of a mangrove forest ecosystem.
Our study provides valuable comparative analysis between two areas
of disturbed mangroves at Kisap Forest
Reserve, Langkawi Island. The two study sites were swamp forest
at C5 which was disrupted by harvesting activities for charcoal
production and C7 was disturbed by lightning strikes. A total of
1,217 and 390 trees measuring 1 cm diameter and above were enumerated
in 0.25 ha plots at both sites. Seven mangrove plant species in
C5 and eight in C7 were recorded. Ceriops tagal and Rhizophora
apiculata were the most prominent
species in the C5 and C7, respectively, whereby the Rhizophoraceae
was the densest family at both sites. The major contributor of total
basal area at C5 and C7 were C. tagal
(5.02 m2/ha)
and R. apiculata (11.14 m2/ha).
Similarly, C. tagal (22.41 t/ha)
and R. apiculata (111.75 t/ha) also contributed the highest
biomass in C5 and C7, respectively. Diversity and species richness
were higher at C7 H'=1.22; R'=1.17 compared to C5 H'= 0.76; R'=0.85
and low evenness at both sites. High similarity was indicated between
the two sites by 93%. The distribution of individuals in C7 was
homogenous than that of C5, which had more saplings. In conclusion,
anthropogenic activities resulted in lower productivity of forest
compared to natural disturbances.
Keywords: Biomass;
disturbance; diversity; forest structure; mangrove plants
ABSTRAK
Penilaian struktur hutan,
kepelbagaian dan
biojisim atas tanah
adalah penting
dalam memahami struktur dan kedinamikan
flora sesuatu ekosistem
hutan paya bakau. Kajian ini menyediakan
analisis perbandingan
antara dua kawasan
terganggu di Hutan
Simpan Kisap, Pulau
Langkawi. Dua kawasan kajian
tersebut adalah
hutan paya bakau
di C5 yang terganggu oleh
aktiviti penghasilan kayu arang, manakala,
C7 terganggu oleh
panahan petir. Sejumlah 1,217 dan 390 pokok berdiameter 1 cm dan ke atas
telah diukur
di dalam plot bersaiz 0.25 ha di
kedua-dua kawasan. Tujuh spesies pokok bakau
dalam C5 dan
lapan spesies dalam
C7 telah direkod.Ceriops tagal
dan Rhizophora
apiculata merupakan
spesies yang paling menonjol
masing-masing dalam
C5 dan C7 dengan Rhizophoraceae
adalah famili
yang paling padat di kedua-dua kawasan. Penyumbang luas pangkal
terbesar di C5 dan C7 adalah C. tagal(5.02 m2/ha)
dan R.
apiculata(11.14 m2/ha).
C. tagal (22.41
t/ha) danR. apiculata (111.75
t/ha) juga menyumbang biojisim
terbanyak masing-masing
di C5 dan C7. Kepelbagaian
dan kekayaan
spesies adalah lebih tinggi di C7 H'=1.22;
R'=1.17 berbanding di C5 H'= 0.76; R'=0.85
dan keseragaman yang rendah di kedua-dua kawasan. Indeks kesamaan komuniti
antara dua
kawasan kajian ini adalah tinggi
iaitu 93%. Taburan individu
di C7 adalah lebih
homogen berbanding di C5 yang
mempunyai lebih banyak anak pokok.
Kesimpulannya, gangguan antropogenik
menyebabkan produktiviti
hutan yang lebih rendah berbanding kesan daripada gangguan semula jadi.
Kata kunci: Biojisim; gangguan; kepelbagaian; struktur hutan; tumbuhan bakau
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