The Scarce Family Composition of Seedlings and Saplings in Different-Aged Secondary Forests

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10.2991/978-94-6463-825-7_2How to use a DOI?

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Plant composition; scarce family; secondary forest; seedling

Abstract

The composition and distribution of seedlings and sapling families play critical roles in forest succession. The aim of this study was to analyze families of seedlings and saplings that are scarce in secondary forests of different ages. A vegetation survey was conducted for all seedlings and saplings with a diameter at breast height (DBH) of less than 5 cm in each one ha plot of 3-, 5-, 10-, and 20-year-old secondary forests in Sarawak, Malaysia. The family scarcity categories were assessed based on the number of individuals, species, and genera. The scarce category of seedling and sapling families was 22 of 38 families in three- and five-year-old secondary forests. While 27 of the 55 families and 28 of the 46 families were in 10 and 20-years-old secondary forests, respectively. In the years secondary forest, there were 3-, 16, and three families were categorized as scarce, very scarce, and extremely scarce families, respectively. The scarce, very scarce, and extremely scarce families of the five-year secondary forests were 4-, 16-, and 2 families, respectively. Of the 27 families categorized, seven were scarce families, 12 were very scarce families, and eight were extremely scarce families in 10 years of secondary forest. In the 20-year-old secondary forest, 3, 3, and 22 families were categorized as scarce, extremely scarce, and very scarce, respectively. Information about scarce plant families in secondary forests of different ages can be considered when selecting plant species for forest management and rehabilitation programs.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Karyati Karyati
AU  - Isa B. Ipor
AU  - Karmini Karmini
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/08/22
TI  - The Scarce Family Composition of Seedlings and Saplings in Different-Aged Secondary Forests
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference of Tropical Agrifood Feed and Fuel 2024 (ICTAFF 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 5
EP  - 16
SN  - 2468-5747
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-825-7_2
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-825-7_2
ID  - Karyati2025
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