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The avifauna of the North Selangor peat-swamp forest, West Malaysia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2010

Kang Nee  and
Lee Pheng Guan
Kang Nee
Affiliation:
Department Of Zoology, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 0511
Lee Pheng Guan
Affiliation:
Department Of Zoology, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 0511
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The North Selangor peat-swamp forest occupies an area of about 75,000 ha and has been extensively logged for timber. Of the six sites surveyed, three were located in regenerating or selectively logged areas and contained a higher proportion of forest-dependent species of birds than the other three, which had been extensively cleared by logging and for agriculture. The presence of the nearby Kuala Selangor Nature Park should not diminish the conservation value of the peat-swamp forest, at least where the avifauna is concerned, as their avifauna complement one another.

Type
Research Article
Information
Bird Conservation International , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , June 1993 , pp. 169 - 179
Copyright
Copyright © Birdlife International 1993

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