Brief Documentation on Selected Timber-related Plant Species with Commercial Value in Kubah National Park, Sarawak

Authors

  • MOHAMAD FHAIZAL BIN MOHAMAD BUKHORI
  • MOHD RIDWAN BIN ABD RAHMAN
  • MUHAMAD IKHWAN BIN IDRIS
  • MOHD AMINUDIN BIN MUSTAPHA
  • MOHAMAD RAZIF BIN OTHMAN
  • NOORAZMAN BIN SAMSUDIN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33736/tur.1846.2019

Abstract

A comprehensive learning experience in biodiversity-related discipline is the only practical way to introduce students into the world of flora. Thus, this study was carried out at Kubah National Park as the park is known for its flora and fauna diversity to investigate plant species which are of timber-related importance. The study identified and documented seven different plant families with 12 species of timber-related usage at Kubah National Park.

References

Abang Bohari, D. N. A. (2015). Structural Characteristics of a Regrowth Forest Stand. (Undergraduate thesis). University Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia.

Abu Bakar, N. A., Radam, A., Samdin, Z., & Yacob, M. R. (2016). Willingness to pay in Kubah National Park and Matang Wildlife Centre: A contingent valuation method. International Journal of Business and Society, 17(1), 131-144.

https://doi.org/10.33736/ijbs.517.2016

Appanah, S., & Turnbull, J. W. (Eds). (1998). A Review of Dipterocarps: Taxonomy, ecology and silviculture. Bogor, Indonesia: Center for International Forestry Research and Forest Research Institute Malaysia.

https://doi.org/10.17528/cifor/000463

Ashton, P. S. (2004). Dipterocarpaceae. In E. Soepadmo, L. G. Saw & R. C. K. Chung (Eds.), Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak (pp. 63-388). Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Sabah Forestry Department, Sandakan and Sarawak Forestry Department, Kuching.

Boyce, P. C., & Wong, S. Y. (2008). The Aroids of the Matang Massif, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo II: Kubah National Park. Miami, USA: International Aroid Society.

Brahim, N. (2005). The Diversity of Zingiberaceae in Kubah National Park (Matang Range), Sarawak. (Undergraduate thesis). University Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia.

Cedergren, J., Falck, J., Garcia, A., Goh, F., & Hagner, M. (2002). Structure, Composition and Commercial Characteristics of a Primary Dipterocarp Forest in Sabah, Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Forest Science, 14(3), 304-321.

Corlett, R., & Primack, R. (2005). Dipterocarps: Trees That Dominate the Asian Rain Forest. Arnoldia, 63(3), 3-7.

Das, I., & Charles, J. K. (1993). A Contribution to the Herpetology of Bako National Park, Sarawak, East Malaysia. Hamadryad, 18, 24-27.

Demies, M., Lading, E., & Silang, S. (2008). Biodiversity Conservation in Sarawak. In R. Manurung, Z. C. Abdullah, F. B. Ahmad & C. Kuek (Eds.), Biodiversity-Biotechnology: Gateway to Discoveries, Sustainable Utilization and Wealth Creation (pp. 23-32). Kuching, Malaysia: Sarawak Biodiversity Centre.

Dow, R. A., & Reels, G. T. (2010). The Odonata of three National Parks in Sarawak. Agrion, 14(1), 14-19.

Eyssartier, G., Stubbe, D., Walleyn, R., & Verbeken, A. (2009). New records of Cantharellus species (Basidiomycota, Cantharellaceae) from Malaysian dipterocarp rainforest. Fungal Diversity, 36, 57-67.

Hanan, H. (2014). Risk Management Awareness at Bako National Park. Journal of Tourism, Hospitality & Culinary Arts, 6(1), 45-53.

Ismaili, G., Openg, I., Abdul Rahim, K. K., & Duju, A. (2016). Strength group of Aras as fast growing indigenous species timber in Sarawak. Journal of Scientific Research and Development, 3(2), 28-32.

IUCN. (2017). Malaysian Threatened and Rare Tree Identification and Landscape Guideline. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

Kamri, T. (2013). Willingness to Pay for Conservation of Natural Resources in the Gunung Gading National Park, Sarawak. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 101, 506-515.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.07.224

Kanzaki, M., Yap, S. K., Okauchi, Y., Katsuhiko, K., & Yamakura, T. (2003). Eco-Morphological Grouping of Non-Dipterocarp Tree Species in a Tropical Rain Forest Based on Seed and Fruit Attributes. In M. Kanzaki (Ed.), Pasoh: Ecology of a Lowland Rain Forest in Southeast Asia (pp. 123-135). Tokyo, Japan: Springer.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-67008-7_9

Kerfahi, D., Tripathi, B. M., Lee, J., Edwards, D. P., & Adams, J. M. (2014). The Impact of Selective-Logging and Forest Clearance for Oil Palm on Fungal Communities in Borneo. PLoS ONE, 9(11), 1-8.

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111525

Lateef, A. A., Sepiah, M., & Bolhassan, M. H. (2015). Description of Pseudopestalotiopsis kubahensis sp. nov., a new species of microfungi from Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. Current Research in Environmental & Applied Mycology, 5(4), 376-381.

https://doi.org/10.5943/cream/5/4/8

Lateef, A. A., Sepiah, M., & Bolhassan, M. H. (2016). Diversity and Distribution of Microfungi from Dipterocarp Forests in Sarawak, Borneo Island (Malaysia). Malaysian Journal of Science, 35(2), 290-303.

https://doi.org/10.22452/mjs.vol35no2.14

Lee, S. S, & Watling, R. (2005). Macrofungal Diversity in Malaysia. In L. S. L. Chua, L. G. Kirton & L. G. Saw (Eds.), Status of Biological Diversity in Malaysia and Threat Assessment of Plant Species in Malaysia (pp. 169-180). Kuala Lumpur: Forest Research Institute Malaysia.

Lesley, M. B., Velnetti, L., Fazira, A. A., Kasing, A., Samuel, L., Micky, V., & Awang, A. S. A. H. (2016). Detection and antibiotic susceptibility profiles of Listeria monocytogenes in wildlife and water samples in Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. International Food Research Journal, 23(1), 360-365.

Lin, C. W., Chung, S. W., & Peng, C. I. (2017). Eleven new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Sarawak, Borneo. Taiwania, 62(3), 219-251.

Mahidin, H., & Sofwan, N. (2012). Tourist's Perception on Conservation of Natural Resources At Bako National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. In M. E. Wasli, H. Sani, F. Badruddin Ahmad, S. Mohamad, L. Po Teen, L. Kui Soon & M. Sidi (Eds.), 4th Regional Conference on Natural Resources in the Tropics (NTrop4) (pp. 231-241). Kuching: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.

Meekiong, K., Latiff, A., Tawan, C. S., & Miraadila, M. I. (2012). Leaf micro-morphological characteristics of selected Vatica species (Dipterocarpaceae) from Kubah National Park, Sarawak. Malaysian Applied Biology, 41(2), 41-44.

MNRE. (2006). Biodiversity in Malaysia. Ministery of Natural Resources and Envirnment. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

MNRE. (2015). National Policy on Biological Diversity. Putrajaya, Malaysia: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Mohd Isa, M. (2013). Leaf Micromorphological Characteristics of Selected Vatica spp. and Comparison with Other Genera in Tribe Dipterocarpeae (Dipterocarpaceae). (Undergraduate thesis). University Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia.

MRPE. (2012). Legality Verification of Logs in Sarawak. Kuching, Malaysia: Ministry of Resource Planning and Environment.

MTII. Malaysian Timber Industry Board (Incorporation) Act 1973, Pub. L. No. Act 105, 1 (2011). Malaysia: Laws of Malaysia.

Pakhriazad, H. Z., & Mohd Hasmadi, I. (2010). A Study on Trend of Logs Production and Export in the State of Sarawak, Malaysia. International Journal of Marketing Studies, 2(1), 92-95.

https://doi.org/10.5539/ijms.v2n1p92

Pearce, K. G. (1992). The Palms of Kubah National Park, Matang, Kuching Division. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Poulsen, A. D., & Leong-Škorničková, J. (2017). Two new Orchidantha species (Lowiaceae) from Borneo. Blumea: Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Plant Geography, 62(2), 157-162.

https://doi.org/10.3767/blumea.2017.62.02.08

Roszaini, K., & Salmiah, U. (2015). Resistance of five timber species to marine borer attack. Journal of Tropical Forest Science, 27(3), 400-412.

Roszaini, K., Salmiah, U., Rahim, S., Shahlinney, L., Nor Azried, A. R., Baharudin, K., … Hamidah, A. (2017). Qualitative and Quantitative Determination of Resistance of Twenty Two Malaysian Commercial Timbers through Subterranean Termite Feeding Behavior. Forestry Research and Engineering: International Journal, 1(2), 1-10.

https://doi.org/10.15406/freij.2017.01.00008

Sarawak Government Gazette. Wild Life Protection Ordinance, 1998, Pub. L. No. Wild Life Protection Ordinance, 1998 (1998). Malaysia: Law of Sarawak.

Sarawak Tourism. (2018). Frog Tour at Kubah National Park. Retrieved April, 2016, from https://sarawaktourism.com/blog/frog-tour-at-kubah-national-park.html.

Sasaki, S. (2006). Ecology and Physiology of Dipterocarpaceae. In K. Suzuki, K. Ishii, S. Sakurai & S. Sasaki (Eds.), Plantation Technology in Tropical Forest Science. Tokyo: Springer-Verlag.

SCMP. (2017, December 22). Timber Land to Revolutionise Sarawak Retail. South China Morning Post, p. S10.

SFD. (2003). Innovative Tropical Rainforest Conservation. Kuching: Sarawak Forestry Department.

Soepadmo, E., & Wong, K. M. (Eds). (1995). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak (1st ed.). Kepong, Malaysia: Sabah Forestry Department, Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Sarawak Forestry Department, Malaysia.

Teo, S. P., Chai, P. P. K., & Phua, M. H. (2013). Conservation Gap Analysis of Dipterocarp Hotspots in Sarawak Using GIS, Remote Sensing and Herbarium Data. Sains Malaysiana, 42(9), 1237-1246.

Vermeulen, J. J., & Lamb, A. (2011). Endangered even before formally described: Bulbophyllum kubahense n.sp., a beautiful and assumedly narrowly endemic orchid from Borneo. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 292, 51-53.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-010-0414-y

Vincent, A. (2002). Studies of native and exotic tree plantations in Sarawak. (Master thesis). University Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia.

Wahab, M. P. (2012). Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes ampullaria) Choices by Frogs of the Microhyla nepenthicola and M. borneensis Complex for Breeding at Kunah National Park, Sarawak. (Undergraduate thesis). University Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia.

Wong, W. S. (1995). Timber Structures in Malaysian Architecture and Buildings. (Master thesis). University of Tasmania at Launceston, Australia.

Yee, S. O., & Chin, L. F. (1989). Bako National Park-A natural laboratory for teaching and learning about the environment. Teaching and Learning, 9(2), 82-101.

Downloads

Published

2019-12-11

How to Cite

MOHAMAD BUKHORI, M. F. B., ABD RAHMAN, M. R. B. ., IDRIS, M. I. B., MUSTAPHA, M. A. B., OTHMAN, M. R. B., & SAMSUDIN, N. B. (2019). Brief Documentation on Selected Timber-related Plant Species with Commercial Value in Kubah National Park, Sarawak. Trends in Undergraduate Research, 2(2), a1–12. https://doi.org/10.33736/tur.1846.2019

Issue

Section

Resource Science and Technology