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Seasonal variations of soil moisture regime at dry region of lowland dipterocarp forest in Pasoh forest reserve, Peninsular Malaysia

Soil moisture is an essential component in the terrestrial hydrological process and greatly influences nutrient cycle and energy flow. Tropical rainforest sometimes experiences a severe dry period for several months. Soil moisture is responsible for regulating transpiration during this time. This st...

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Main Authors: Badaluddin, Noor Atiqah, Lion, Marryanna, Mohd Razali, Sheriza, Khalit, Saiful Iskandar
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Published: Innovative Scientific Information and Services Network 2021
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95021/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.950212023-02-16T06:59:39Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95021/ Seasonal variations of soil moisture regime at dry region of lowland dipterocarp forest in Pasoh forest reserve, Peninsular Malaysia Badaluddin, Noor Atiqah Lion, Marryanna Mohd Razali, Sheriza Khalit, Saiful Iskandar Soil moisture is an essential component in the terrestrial hydrological process and greatly influences nutrient cycle and energy flow. Tropical rainforest sometimes experiences a severe dry period for several months. Soil moisture is responsible for regulating transpiration during this time. This study focuses on the soil moisture in the tropical rainforest by determining soil water content at 6 ha Pasoh Reserve Forest, Negeri Sembilan, Peninsular Malaysia. The study area is located within the drier area in Peninsular Malaysia and therefore is suitable for assessing soil moisture fluctuation during the dry and wet seasons. We measure soil moisture from 39 grid points using Amplitude Domain Reflectometry (ADR-type) soil moisture profile probe from a different soil depth at 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.6 and 1.0 meter monthly. This study aims to determine the seasonal soil moisture fluctuation in the Pasoh Forest Reserve as the effect of monsoon season. During the Northeast monsoon season between October 2019 to March 2020, soil water content was higher than the other months of the year. October shows the most rainfall, amounting 364.77 mm month-1. Expectedly, at all soil depth, the moisture revealed the higher as the rain is at most. The soil moisture also increased significantly with a deeper soil depth at 1m, compared to shallower soil depth. This study could be used as a model for developing forests associated with soil moisture and the ecological character of the tropical forest. Innovative Scientific Information and Services Network 2021 Article PeerReviewed Badaluddin, Noor Atiqah and Lion, Marryanna and Mohd Razali, Sheriza and Khalit, Saiful Iskandar (2021) Seasonal variations of soil moisture regime at dry region of lowland dipterocarp forest in Pasoh forest reserve, Peninsular Malaysia. Bioscience Research, 18 (spec.2). 26 - 33. ISSN 1811-9506; ESSN: 2218-3973 https://www.isisn.org/BR-18-SI-2-2021.htm
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description Soil moisture is an essential component in the terrestrial hydrological process and greatly influences nutrient cycle and energy flow. Tropical rainforest sometimes experiences a severe dry period for several months. Soil moisture is responsible for regulating transpiration during this time. This study focuses on the soil moisture in the tropical rainforest by determining soil water content at 6 ha Pasoh Reserve Forest, Negeri Sembilan, Peninsular Malaysia. The study area is located within the drier area in Peninsular Malaysia and therefore is suitable for assessing soil moisture fluctuation during the dry and wet seasons. We measure soil moisture from 39 grid points using Amplitude Domain Reflectometry (ADR-type) soil moisture profile probe from a different soil depth at 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.6 and 1.0 meter monthly. This study aims to determine the seasonal soil moisture fluctuation in the Pasoh Forest Reserve as the effect of monsoon season. During the Northeast monsoon season between October 2019 to March 2020, soil water content was higher than the other months of the year. October shows the most rainfall, amounting 364.77 mm month-1. Expectedly, at all soil depth, the moisture revealed the higher as the rain is at most. The soil moisture also increased significantly with a deeper soil depth at 1m, compared to shallower soil depth. This study could be used as a model for developing forests associated with soil moisture and the ecological character of the tropical forest.
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author Badaluddin, Noor Atiqah
Lion, Marryanna
Mohd Razali, Sheriza
Khalit, Saiful Iskandar
spellingShingle Badaluddin, Noor Atiqah
Lion, Marryanna
Mohd Razali, Sheriza
Khalit, Saiful Iskandar
Seasonal variations of soil moisture regime at dry region of lowland dipterocarp forest in Pasoh forest reserve, Peninsular Malaysia
author_facet Badaluddin, Noor Atiqah
Lion, Marryanna
Mohd Razali, Sheriza
Khalit, Saiful Iskandar
author_sort Badaluddin, Noor Atiqah
title Seasonal variations of soil moisture regime at dry region of lowland dipterocarp forest in Pasoh forest reserve, Peninsular Malaysia
title_short Seasonal variations of soil moisture regime at dry region of lowland dipterocarp forest in Pasoh forest reserve, Peninsular Malaysia
title_full Seasonal variations of soil moisture regime at dry region of lowland dipterocarp forest in Pasoh forest reserve, Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr Seasonal variations of soil moisture regime at dry region of lowland dipterocarp forest in Pasoh forest reserve, Peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Seasonal variations of soil moisture regime at dry region of lowland dipterocarp forest in Pasoh forest reserve, Peninsular Malaysia
title_sort seasonal variations of soil moisture regime at dry region of lowland dipterocarp forest in pasoh forest reserve, peninsular malaysia
publisher Innovative Scientific Information and Services Network
publishDate 2021
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95021/
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