Malaysian limestone orchids status : diversity, threat and conservation.
To date, a total of 288 species from 96 genera were identified from the limestone areas in Perlis and Padawan-Bau, Sarawak, of which many of these are restricted to limestone habitat and either endemic to Perlis or to Sarawak. Knowledge and data obtained from the field observation over the past 8 ye...
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| author | Rusea, Go Lim, M.Y.L. Phoon, S.N. Yong, W.S.Y. Tang, C.H. Khor, H.E. Abdullah, Janna Ong Abdullah, J. |
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| description | To date, a total of 288 species from 96 genera were identified from the limestone areas in Perlis and Padawan-Bau, Sarawak, of which many of these are restricted to limestone habitat and either endemic to Perlis or to Sarawak. Knowledge and data obtained from the field observation over the past 8 years leads us to report that at least 15 species endemic to limestone has become rare in the wild in Perlis, Bau and Padawan Sarawak. This was mainly attributed by: i) lack of emphasis by the government on understanding and protecting biodiversity in this kind of habitat; ii) lack of scientists willing to do research in dangerous and disaster prone limestone habitat; and iii) lack of knowledge and awareness among local communities on the importance of conserving and utilizing their natural resources in a sustainable manner. |
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| spelling | upm-155212015-10-30T02:18:51Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15521/ Malaysian limestone orchids status : diversity, threat and conservation. Rusea, Go Lim, M.Y.L. Phoon, S.N. Yong, W.S.Y. Tang, C.H. Khor, H.E. Abdullah, Janna Ong Abdullah, J. To date, a total of 288 species from 96 genera were identified from the limestone areas in Perlis and Padawan-Bau, Sarawak, of which many of these are restricted to limestone habitat and either endemic to Perlis or to Sarawak. Knowledge and data obtained from the field observation over the past 8 years leads us to report that at least 15 species endemic to limestone has become rare in the wild in Perlis, Bau and Padawan Sarawak. This was mainly attributed by: i) lack of emphasis by the government on understanding and protecting biodiversity in this kind of habitat; ii) lack of scientists willing to do research in dangerous and disaster prone limestone habitat; and iii) lack of knowledge and awareness among local communities on the importance of conserving and utilizing their natural resources in a sustainable manner. Nationaal Herbarium Nederland 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15521/1/Malaysian%20limestone%20orchids%20status.pdf Rusea, Go and Lim, M.Y.L. and Phoon, S.N. and Yong, W.S.Y. and Tang, C.H. and Khor, H.E. and Abdullah, Janna Ong and Abdullah, J. (2009) Malaysian limestone orchids status : diversity, threat and conservation. Blumea, 54 (1-3). pp. 109-116. ISSN 0006-5196 10.3767/000651909X474168 English |
| spellingShingle | Rusea, Go Lim, M.Y.L. Phoon, S.N. Yong, W.S.Y. Tang, C.H. Khor, H.E. Abdullah, Janna Ong Abdullah, J. Malaysian limestone orchids status : diversity, threat and conservation. |
| title | Malaysian limestone orchids status : diversity, threat and conservation. |
| title_full | Malaysian limestone orchids status : diversity, threat and conservation. |
| title_fullStr | Malaysian limestone orchids status : diversity, threat and conservation. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Malaysian limestone orchids status : diversity, threat and conservation. |
| title_short | Malaysian limestone orchids status : diversity, threat and conservation. |
| title_sort | malaysian limestone orchids status : diversity, threat and conservation. |
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