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j[::l ;1 " 1:,1 [ 1 " r':1 ! WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS ON DIGIT~~ AERIAL IMAGERY IN NO~THERN PART OF MFMA ',,' .4 : ' 1' "I I ~ , . \. , " , , ' \ t ~ri~f Introduction into \ ' Imagery D~, Q,,",I A~rial ~ystem . "" and Results Achieved " ~' : I,] : l j MODEL FOREST MANAGEMENT AREA SARAWAK, MALAYSIA lit I MFMA, PHASE 11 111 I : I" INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION I FORESTRY DEPARTMENT :': LJ SARAWAK : t· J KUCHING : •. l: I JUNE 2000 III 'i lj: '1. l." i ' DETAILED SOIL SURVEY OF SUNGAI LlANG MERAU AREA, MODEL FOREST MANAGEMENT AREA (MUKAH HILL F.R.) (ITTO Project PD 14/95 REV, 2 (F) - Model Forest Management Area (Phase 11)) i • I I I I : ,.' I , : ! JOHN SABANG (SOIL SURVEYOR) i ' . I '. ri i . 1I .1,] .• li I International Tropical Timber Organisation Unit (ITTO), Forest Department Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia OCTOBER - DECEMBER 1996 " CONTENTS Page 1. Introduction 1 2. Survey Method 1 3. Vegetation and Landuse 3 t'· : 4. Geology and Landform 3 ! 5. Soil Classification and Mapping Unit 3 6. Soils 4 7. Soil Suitability 6 8. Suitability Classes for Landuse Options in Forestry Application 8 9. Landuse in Forestry Application 9 , , , I I :1 ' I' I 10. Correlation Between Soil and Terrain and the Landuse Options 10 11. Conclusion 12 12. References 13 Appendix: Soil Profiles Description Maps attached: Map 1 Soil Examination Plan Map 2 Soils and Terrain Map 3 Site Suitability " 1. Introduction ',I ,. , , An area located at Sungai Liang Merau a tributary of the Sungai Balingian, within the Model Forest Management Area, Mukah Hill F. R. was identified for a I detail soil survey with the objective of setting up 10 hectares of shifting agriculture area and logged over forest as an experimental forest plantation plot.
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