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Field Investigation on Anthropogenic Impacted Lowland Riparian Zones

A functioning riparian zone is very beneficial to the environment. However, most of the riparian zones have been dis- turbed by man-made implications these days. Public awareness about the issues of environmental conservation includ- ing riparian zones is needed by providing information on critical...

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Main Authors: Yau Seng, Mah, Kelvin, K.K Kuok
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Language:English
Published: Scientific Research 2013
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G Geography (General)
GE Environmental Sciences
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spelling my.unimas.ir.682016-12-28T01:54:38Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/68/ Field Investigation on Anthropogenic Impacted Lowland Riparian Zones Yau Seng, Mah Kelvin, K.K Kuok G Geography (General) GE Environmental Sciences A functioning riparian zone is very beneficial to the environment. However, most of the riparian zones have been dis- turbed by man-made implications these days. Public awareness about the issues of environmental conservation includ- ing riparian zones is needed by providing information on critical areas. Therefore, a novel framework is presented here to reveal how well a riparian zone adopts to changes. This paper highlights the field investigation of an altered riparian system along Maong River in Kuching, Sarawak. Investigation of the general riparian health is followed by the studies of its contributing attributes—vegetation cover, human activities and groundwater level, have been carried out. The methods are practicable in harnessing understanding and knowledge of riparian conditions. For a disturbed riparian zone, the findings indicate that 50% - 60% of the study areas are categorized as healthy or functioning riparian systems, at the same time, correlate the influences of the three afore-mentioned attributes. Scientific Research 2013 E-Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/68/1/field%20investigation%20on%20anthropogeninc%20%28abstract%29.pdf Yau Seng, Mah and Kelvin, K.K Kuok (2013) Field Investigation on Anthropogenic Impacted Lowland Riparian Zones. Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 5. pp. 259-265.
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topic G Geography (General)
GE Environmental Sciences
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GE Environmental Sciences
Yau Seng, Mah
Kelvin, K.K Kuok
Field Investigation on Anthropogenic Impacted Lowland Riparian Zones
description A functioning riparian zone is very beneficial to the environment. However, most of the riparian zones have been dis- turbed by man-made implications these days. Public awareness about the issues of environmental conservation includ- ing riparian zones is needed by providing information on critical areas. Therefore, a novel framework is presented here to reveal how well a riparian zone adopts to changes. This paper highlights the field investigation of an altered riparian system along Maong River in Kuching, Sarawak. Investigation of the general riparian health is followed by the studies of its contributing attributes—vegetation cover, human activities and groundwater level, have been carried out. The methods are practicable in harnessing understanding and knowledge of riparian conditions. For a disturbed riparian zone, the findings indicate that 50% - 60% of the study areas are categorized as healthy or functioning riparian systems, at the same time, correlate the influences of the three afore-mentioned attributes.
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author Yau Seng, Mah
Kelvin, K.K Kuok
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Kelvin, K.K Kuok
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title Field Investigation on Anthropogenic Impacted Lowland Riparian Zones
title_short Field Investigation on Anthropogenic Impacted Lowland Riparian Zones
title_full Field Investigation on Anthropogenic Impacted Lowland Riparian Zones
title_fullStr Field Investigation on Anthropogenic Impacted Lowland Riparian Zones
title_full_unstemmed Field Investigation on Anthropogenic Impacted Lowland Riparian Zones
title_sort field investigation on anthropogenic impacted lowland riparian zones
publisher Scientific Research
publishDate 2013
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/68/1/field%20investigation%20on%20anthropogeninc%20%28abstract%29.pdf
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