Floristic variation of tree communities and their association with soil properties in Pulau Jerejak, Penang, Peninsular Malaysia / Natasha Hamdan, Nur ‘Aqilah Mustafa Bakray and Faezah Pardi

Hamdan, Natasha and Mustafa Bakray, Nur ‘Aqilah and Pardi, Faezah (2020) Floristic variation of tree communities and their association with soil properties in Pulau Jerejak, Penang, Peninsular Malaysia / Natasha Hamdan, Nur ‘Aqilah Mustafa Bakray and Faezah Pardi. Science Letters (ScL), 14 (1). pp. 34-48. ISSN 2682-8626

Abstract

This study was conducted at Pulau Jerejak, Penang to determine the floristic variation of its tree communities. A 0.5-hectare study plot was established and divided into 11 subplots. A total of 587 trees with diameter at breast height (DBH) of 5 cm and above were measured, identified and recorded. The tree communities comprised of 84 species, 63 genera and 32 families. The Myrtaceae was the most speciose family with 10 recorded species while Syzgium glaucum (Myrtaceae) was the most frequent species. The Myrtaceae recorded the highest density of 306 individuals while Syzgium glaucum (Myrtaceae) had the highest species density of 182 individuals. Total tree basal area (BA) was 21.47 m2 /ha and family with the highest BA was Myrtaceae with 5.81 m2 /ha while at species level, Syzgium glaucum (Myrtaceae) was the species with the highest total BA in the plot with value of 4.95 m2 /ha. The Shannon˗Weiner Diversity Index of tree communities showed a value of 3.60 (H'max = 4.43) and Evenness Index of 0.81 which indicates high uniformity of tree species. The Margalef Richness Index (R') revealed that the tree species richness was 13.02. Myrtaceae had the highest Importance Value of 20.4%. The Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) showed that Diospyros buxifolia (Ebenaceae) and Pouteria malaccensis (Sapotaceae) were strongly correlated to low pH. Dysoxylum cauliflorum (Meliaceae) and Eriobotrya bengalensis (Rosaceae) were correlated to phosphorus (P) and calcium ion (Ca2+), respectively. Therefore, the trees species composition at Pulau Jerejak showed that the biodiversity is high and conservation action should be implemented to protect endangered tree species.

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Hamdan, Natasha
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Mustafa Bakray, Nur ‘Aqilah
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Pardi, Faezah
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Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences > Environmentalism. Green movement
Q Science > QE Geology > Dynamic and structural geology
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Faculty of Applied Sciences
Journal or Publication Title: Science Letters (ScL)
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Science Letters (ScL)
ISSN: 2682-8626
Volume: 14
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 34-48
Keywords: Floristic variation; Tree communities; Trees composition; Pulau Jerejak; Species diversity
Date: 2020
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/47057
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