Vegetation diversity around porcupine burrow at Bintulu-Miri area

Mohamad, Mohd Fadli (2008) Vegetation diversity around porcupine burrow at Bintulu-Miri area. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

In this study, vegetation diversity around porcupine burrows at Bintulu-Miri area was identified. Plants species, canopy cover, understory cover and slope were determined within plot 15x15 meters, 10x10 meters, 5x5 meters and 2x2 meters around each burrow. There were 71 families of plants at all location including Leguminosae, Arecaceae, Dillenaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Loganiaceae, Melastomaceae, Moraceae, Rhizophoraceae, Sterculiaceae and Vebrnaceae which mostly found at each study site. Plants species identified as food source for porcupine at study sites were fruit of Artocarpus elasticus (Terap), Canarium odontophyllum (Dabai), Baccaurea motleyana (Rambai), Ficus aurata (Ficus) and Archidendron jiringa (Jering), bulb of Bambusa sp. (Buluh) and Elaeis guineensis (Oil palm). Bekenu and Sepaduk areas have dense or close canopy cover but lower percentage of understory canopy. Meanwhile, Simpang Bakun area was found mostly covered with shrubs and has lower canopy cover. Porcupine burrows mostly occurred within the range of 30° to 40° slope of ground's angle. This study shows that porcupine preferred to build burrows in areas moderately in tree density and covered with shrubs.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Subjects:	S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) S Agriculture > SB Plant culture S Agriculture > SD Forestry
Faculty:	Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences
Depositing User:	Ms. Hairoon Juhaili
Date Deposited:	11 May 2026 02:56
Last Modified:	11 May 2026 02:56
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2769

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