Authors:
Satomi Shiodera, Kazuo Yabe, Masayuki Itoh, Osamu Kozan, Tika Dewi Atikah and Joeni Setijo Rahajoe
Book:
Proceedings of the 15th International Peat Congress
Venue:
Kuching
Keywords:
anthropogenic-disturbance, environmental-impact-assessment, forest-degradation, forest-management, recovery
Documentfile:
ipc16p230-232a330shioderayabe.etal_.pdf
Summary:
SUMMARY
In Sumatra, peat fire is a serious problem for the last two decades. It is a major cause of degradation that leads to loss of biodiversity and carbon stocks in peat swamp forests. After peat fire, grasslands will develop in the early successional stage there. To understand the relationship between grassland vegetation and environmental factors, field observations were conducted in Riau province, Sumatra, Indonesia. Fifty-one 2 × 2 m plots in the various grassland communities were set-up which spent several years after peat fire disturbance. Species compositions andcoverage rates of all species in each plot were checked. The ground water levels were measured on…