Vegetation and habitat data for fragmented and continuous forest sites in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, 2017
Cite this dataset as:
Waddell, E.H.; Fleiss, S.; Bala Ola, B.; Bin Sailim, A.; Jelling, A.; Yeong, K.L.; Tangah, J.; Benedick, S.; King, H.; Hughes, M.; McClean, C.J.; Chapman, D.S.; Hill, J.K.; Banin, L.F. (2020). Vegetation and habitat data for fragmented and continuous forest sites in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, 2017. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/c67b06b7-c3f6-49a3-baf2-9fc3a72cb98a
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https://doi.org/10.5285/c67b06b7-c3f6-49a3-baf2-9fc3a72cb98a
This dataset contains records for vegetation in 49 plots across 14 fragmented forest sites and 4 continuous forest sites in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Living vegetation and deadwood were surveyed in two or three 0.28-ha plots in each of the eighteen sites. In addition to vegetation data, the dataset contains topsoil parameters, measurements of forest structure, and metrics of the degree of forest fragmentation in the landscape surrounding the plots.
These data were collected in order to conduct studies examining (1) the factors supporting invasion of exotic plant species into fragmented forest areas; and (2) the value of conservation set-asides for carbon storage and associated plant diversity in oil palm plantations.
These data were collected in order to conduct studies examining (1) the factors supporting invasion of exotic plant species into fragmented forest areas; and (2) the value of conservation set-asides for carbon storage and associated plant diversity in oil palm plantations.
Publication date: 2020-06-15
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Format
Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84
Temporal information
Temporal extent
2017-07-21 to 2017-10-28
Provenance & quality
Field surveys were conducted in July - October 2017. The 14 fragmented sites were all in Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil-certified oil palm plantations; and they varied from isolated forest fragments to sites connected to forest reserves outside the oil palm plantation. The four continuous forest sites were located in Danum Valley and Malua Forest Reserves, and include both primary and logged forest sites.
At each site, vegetation was surveyed in 2-3 circular plots spaced 100 m apart along a transect (the smallest fragmented sites had only 2 plots and all other sites had 3). In each plot, living trees and palms, saplings, seedlings, other ground vegetation (herbs, shrubs, climbers, ferns and graminoids), deadwood, and lianas on trees were surveyed in a nested plot design. All living trees, saplings, seedlings and ground vegetation were identified to genus, and to species where possible; and all ground vegetation was identified as either exotic or native to Sabah. Field data were collected in collaboration with experienced local botanists.
The data include measurements of forest cover and leaf litter depth, as measures of forest structure which are likely to covary with vegetation. In addition, eight soil parameters were measured from topsoil samples in each plot. The dataset also includes metrics relating to the degree of forest fragmentation in the landscape surrounding the plots, which were calculated using drone (UAV) imagery from an oil palm company.
At each site, vegetation was surveyed in 2-3 circular plots spaced 100 m apart along a transect (the smallest fragmented sites had only 2 plots and all other sites had 3). In each plot, living trees and palms, saplings, seedlings, other ground vegetation (herbs, shrubs, climbers, ferns and graminoids), deadwood, and lianas on trees were surveyed in a nested plot design. All living trees, saplings, seedlings and ground vegetation were identified to genus, and to species where possible; and all ground vegetation was identified as either exotic or native to Sabah. Field data were collected in collaboration with experienced local botanists.
The data include measurements of forest cover and leaf litter depth, as measures of forest structure which are likely to covary with vegetation. In addition, eight soil parameters were measured from topsoil samples in each plot. The dataset also includes metrics relating to the degree of forest fragmentation in the landscape surrounding the plots, which were calculated using drone (UAV) imagery from an oil palm company.
Licensing and constraints
This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
Cite this dataset as:
Waddell, E.H.; Fleiss, S.; Bala Ola, B.; Bin Sailim, A.; Jelling, A.; Yeong, K.L.; Tangah, J.; Benedick, S.; King, H.; Hughes, M.; McClean, C.J.; Chapman, D.S.; Hill, J.K.; Banin, L.F. (2020). Vegetation and habitat data for fragmented and continuous forest sites in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, 2017. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/c67b06b7-c3f6-49a3-baf2-9fc3a72cb98a
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Citations
Fleiss, S., Waddell, E. H., Bala Ola, B., Banin, L. F., Benedick, S., Bin Sailim, A., Chapman, D. S., Jelling, A., King, H., McClean, C. J., Yeong, K. L., & Hill, J. K. (2020). Conservation set-asides improve carbon storage and support associated plant diversity in certified sustainable oil palm plantations. Biological Conservation, 248, 108631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108631
Correspondence/contact details
Emily Waddell
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Bush Estate
Penicuik
Midlothian
EH26 0QB
UNITED KINGDOM
enquiries@ceh.ac.uk
Penicuik
Midlothian
EH26 0QB
UNITED KINGDOM
Authors
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2555-6390
Bala Ola, B.
South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership
Bin Sailim, A.
South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership
Jelling, A.
South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership
Tangah, J.
Sabah Forestry Department
Benedick, S.
Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Other contacts
Rights holders
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, University of York
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
info@eidc.ac.uk
Additional metadata
Keywords
agricultural landscape , agriculture , Agriculture , biodiversity , Biodiversity , Borneo , Carbon storage , Conservation set-aside , degradation , Ecosystem services , environmental impact of agriculture , Flora , flora (biology) , Forest degradation , Forest fragmentation , Invasive species , Land use , Non-native species , Oil palm , Plant biodiversity , Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil , Soil , Sustainable agriculture , tropical forest , Tropical rainforest
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/L002450/1
Last updated
01 March 2024 11:28