Table 1 Description and location of study sites
From: Recycling of phenolic compounds in Borneo’s tropical peat swamp forests
Location | Coordinates | Description |
|---|---|---|
Mulu National Park, Sarawak, East Malaysia | ||
Peat swamp forest | N04°02′50.2″ E114°48′56.1″ | Pristine TPSF. Peat substrate (1.5 m deep) overlying a substrate of river pebbles (formed on a cut-off river meander), blackwater, high water table (30 cm above forest floor). No streams flow in or out, but water table rises and falls seasonally |
Freshwater swamp forest | N04°02′11.62″ E114°48′06.95″ | Similar vegetation to TPSF. Clay and sand substrate. Water table clear, 30 cm above forest floor. Connected to main river by a small stream |
Dry limestone forest | N4°01′27.18″ E114°49′11.21″′ | Dipterocarp forest (Hopea andersonii and Shorea multiflora common) on limestone hill next to a river. Substrate of sand, clay and limestone |
Flooded limestone forest | N4°3′26.48″ E114°49′38.08″ | Dipterocarp forest in a depression next to a river. Substrate of sand, clay and limestone. Water table 25 cm above surface |
Secondary forest | N04°02′59.59″ E114°48′54.98 | Secondary forest on mineral soil. Dipterocarp forest which had been logged prior to gazettement of Mulu National Park |
Peat Swamp Forest, Peninsular Malaysia | ||
North Selangor | N3°39′30.8″ E101°19′18.4″ | Mixed TPSF. Selectively logged ~ 25 years previously in 1980s. Canopy height up to 30 m. Maximum peat depth 15 m |