Authors:
Phat Quoi, Nguyen Tan Truyen and Tran Van Thang
Book:
Proceedings of the 15th International Peat Congress
Venue:
Kuching
Keywords:
biodiversity, carbon-dioxide, ecosystems, melaleuca, peatland
Documentfile:
ipc16p445-450a325quoi.truyen.etal_.pdf
Summary:
SUMMARY
Remaining petlands distributed mainly in U Minh region of Lower Mekong Delta and they have protected asnational parks: U Minh Ha and U Minh Thuong National Parks. Since 2010, an appropriate management of firesand water has applied resulted in no forest fires and ecosystems restored significantly. Some previously species offauna and flora, which disappeared due to forest fires and inappropriate management from 2002 to 2009, wererecorded their back presence in 2014. The inventory showed total 14 species of animal and 17 species of plants,which are in IUCN and Vietnam Red Books, were restored in peatland habitats. Some waterfowls (Leptoptilosjavanicus, Pelecaniformes, Plegadis falcinellus) have begun choosing peatland forest and…