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A preliminary investigation on water birds and their relation with flood-control drain water quality in oil palm smallholdings

Human modified landscapes such as oil palm planted areas can sustain water bird communities. This study aimed at quantifying the diversity of water birds at aquatic habitats in oil palm smallholdings in Tanjung Karang, Selangor. Seven water quality characteristics were measured, namely, pH, dissolve...

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Main Authors: Sulai, Petra, Md Sharif, Badrul Azhar, Abu Bakar, Siti Nurhidayu, Abd. Rahman, Mohd Afendy, Shamsuddin, Siti Aisah, Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58009/1/31-7.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.580092018-01-03T05:09:23Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58009/ A preliminary investigation on water birds and their relation with flood-control drain water quality in oil palm smallholdings Sulai, Petra Md Sharif, Badrul Azhar Abu Bakar, Siti Nurhidayu Abd. Rahman, Mohd Afendy Shamsuddin, Siti Aisah Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria Human modified landscapes such as oil palm planted areas can sustain water bird communities. This study aimed at quantifying the diversity of water birds at aquatic habitats in oil palm smallholdings in Tanjung Karang, Selangor. Seven water quality characteristics were measured, namely, pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), total dissolved substance (TDS), water temperature, salinity, conductivity and turbidity. Ground vegetation cover, stream width, water level and stream velocity were also measured. Twenty five line transects were established within the peat swamp forest-converted (PF) and mangrove forest–converted (MF) oil palm smallholdings. Between March and April 2013, a total of 315 water birds (seven species - six residents and one migratory species) were recorded. The species diversity of water birds was higher in MF than PF. At PF, species richness increased with water level and TDS, but decreased with salinity. At MF, species richness decreased with water level and turbidity. Flood-control drains and water quality are important for water bird conservation in oil palm planted areas. Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2013 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58009/1/31-7.pdf Sulai, Petra and Md Sharif, Badrul Azhar and Abu Bakar, Siti Nurhidayu and Abd. Rahman, Mohd Afendy and Shamsuddin, Siti Aisah and Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria (2013) A preliminary investigation on water birds and their relation with flood-control drain water quality in oil palm smallholdings. In: International Forestry Graduate Students' Conference 2013 (FORGRAD 2013), 2-4 July 2013, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor. (pp. 36-40).
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description Human modified landscapes such as oil palm planted areas can sustain water bird communities. This study aimed at quantifying the diversity of water birds at aquatic habitats in oil palm smallholdings in Tanjung Karang, Selangor. Seven water quality characteristics were measured, namely, pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), total dissolved substance (TDS), water temperature, salinity, conductivity and turbidity. Ground vegetation cover, stream width, water level and stream velocity were also measured. Twenty five line transects were established within the peat swamp forest-converted (PF) and mangrove forest–converted (MF) oil palm smallholdings. Between March and April 2013, a total of 315 water birds (seven species - six residents and one migratory species) were recorded. The species diversity of water birds was higher in MF than PF. At PF, species richness increased with water level and TDS, but decreased with salinity. At MF, species richness decreased with water level and turbidity. Flood-control drains and water quality are important for water bird conservation in oil palm planted areas.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Sulai, Petra
Md Sharif, Badrul Azhar
Abu Bakar, Siti Nurhidayu
Abd. Rahman, Mohd Afendy
Shamsuddin, Siti Aisah
Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria
spellingShingle Sulai, Petra
Md Sharif, Badrul Azhar
Abu Bakar, Siti Nurhidayu
Abd. Rahman, Mohd Afendy
Shamsuddin, Siti Aisah
Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria
A preliminary investigation on water birds and their relation with flood-control drain water quality in oil palm smallholdings
author_facet Sulai, Petra
Md Sharif, Badrul Azhar
Abu Bakar, Siti Nurhidayu
Abd. Rahman, Mohd Afendy
Shamsuddin, Siti Aisah
Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria
author_sort Sulai, Petra
title A preliminary investigation on water birds and their relation with flood-control drain water quality in oil palm smallholdings
title_short A preliminary investigation on water birds and their relation with flood-control drain water quality in oil palm smallholdings
title_full A preliminary investigation on water birds and their relation with flood-control drain water quality in oil palm smallholdings
title_fullStr A preliminary investigation on water birds and their relation with flood-control drain water quality in oil palm smallholdings
title_full_unstemmed A preliminary investigation on water birds and their relation with flood-control drain water quality in oil palm smallholdings
title_sort preliminary investigation on water birds and their relation with flood-control drain water quality in oil palm smallholdings
publisher Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate 2013
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