Lecture 7.pdf
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This document summarizes the different forest formations in Malaysia's main forested areas based on altitude. It identifies that above 1700m are upper montane forests dominated by conifers, heathers, and myrtles. Between 1000-1700m are lower montane forests of oaks and laurels. Below 1000m are three types of dipterocarp forests dominated by different genera decreasing in altitude from the hills to the lowlands.
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- 2. Forest Formations Forest zonation of Malaysia’s main forested area Altitude Forest Type Upper Montane (Above 1700m) 1700m Montane Ericaceae Main plant group: coniferae, ericaceae, myrtaceae Lower Montane (1000– 1700m) 1200m Oak – Laurel fagaceae, lauraceae 750m Upper Dipeterocarp Dipterocarpus spp, Shorea ovata Lowland (0-1000m) 300m Hill Dipterocarp Shorea spp, Dipterocarpus spp, Shorea curtisii, Dryabalanops aromatica 0 m Lowland dipterocarp Dryabalanops aromatica, Shorea spp, Dipterocarpus spp Adapted from: Nik Mohd Izham Mohamed Nor, Rahmad Zakaria, Asyraf Mansor, Nazri Abdullah and Hazli Abdul Muid, 2019: Chapter 9 (Forest Ecosystem) BOI 117 textbook
- 3. Adapted from: Nik Mohd Izham Mohamed Nor, Rahmad Zakaria, Asyraf Mansor, Nazri Abdullah and Hazli Abdul Muid, 2019: Chapter ( (Forest Ecosystem) BOI 117 textbook