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| 1 | 2006 Book Section | Identification, distribution of flora and its relation to edaphic factors at U forest reserve-tools for the development of Biology teaching module Othman Saberi, Ibrahim Husni, Malaysian tropical rainforest has been reported to home for more than 15,000 species of flora and fauna. The plants represent diversed lifeform of trees, shrubs, herbs, climbers, creepers, ferns, palms, liana, parasite and saprophyte. These plants diversity give substantial contribution to richness of plants for foods, beverages, medicinal and ornamentals. The number does not include species which have not been documented due to limited distributions or restricted to only a certain microclimate. Most lowland tropical rainforest has been logged and replanted with agriculture crops such as rubber, palm oil, coconuts and cocoa, whilst others being developed into new township, settlement and infrastructures such as highways and dam. Slim Forest Reserve is a reserve that composed small acerage of lowland tropical rainforest. The proposed study is important and necessary to be pursued for identification of plants and animals diversity (biodiversity), because majority of tropical rainforest b..... 1279 hits |