Edaphic influences on tree species composition and community structure in a tropical watershed forest in peninsular Malaysia

KHAIRIL M, WAN JULIANA WA & NIZAM MS. 2014. Edaphic influences on tree species composition and community structure in a tropical watershed forest in Peninsular Malaysia. A study was conducted to determine tree species composition and community structure, and their relationships with edaphic factors at a watershed forest in Tasik Chini, Peninsular Malaysia. Thirty plots of 0.1 ha were established with a total sampling area of 1.4 ha in inland forest, 0.9 ha in seasonal flood forest and 0.7 ha in riverine forest. A total of 3974 trees with diameter at breast height (dbh) ? 5.0 cm were recorded. The inland forest recorded 2061 individuals representing 393 species from 164 genera and 57 familiesthe seasonal flood forest had 1019 individuals representing 268 species from 137 genera and 57 familie