P.KHIOMAT MAKLUMAT AKAOEMIK UNIMAS 1111111111111111111111111111 Abstracts 1000168248 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM AND WORKSHOP ON TROPICAL PEATLAND (KU CHING 2008) Peatland Development: Wise Use and Impact Management 19-22 August 2008 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia ABSTRACTS Organised by Un iversiti Malaysia Sarawak Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute In collaboration with CARBOPEAT International Peat Society Under the auspices 01 Ministry of Planning and Resource Management, Sarawak Supported by Sarawak Convention Bureau SA ~K _M'-t ·... CONVENTION BU REAU International Symposium and Workshop on Tropical PeatJand (Kuching 2008), 19-22 August Editors: Fatimah Abang Ismail Jusoh Edmund Sim Ui Hang Andrew Wong Han Hoy Hairul Azman Roslan Faculty of Resource Science and Technology Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 94300 Kota Samarahan Sarawak, Malaysia Printed by Lee Miing Press Sdn Bhd Kuching, Sarawak ii Abstracts CONTENTS PLENARY PAPERS More than Thirty Years of Research on Tropical Peatland: Are We Now Wise Enough to Ensure Their Future? lack Rieley 1 Meeting the Challenges of Integrated Planning and Sustainahle Development in Tropical Lowland Peatlands Edward Maltby 2 Restoration Ecology of Tropical Peatlands: Opportunities and Challenges Susan Page and Laura Graham 2 Sustainable Development of Peatland for Oil Palm Gurmit Singh 3 ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY Keynote Address: Flora And Fauna Of Tropical Peatland Andrew Alek Tuen, Fatimah Abang and Cheksum Supiah Tawan 4 Diversity of Methane-Related Microorganisms in Peatlands Abdul Hadi and Kuzuyuki Inubushi 5 An Enumeration Of One Hectare Of Peat Swamp Forest At Bukit Lima Nature Reserve, Sibu, Sarawak 6 Meekiong, K. *, I.B. Ipor, CS. Tawan, Hidir, M. & Sekudan, T. Flora Diversity, Changes and Succession from Agriculture Development on Peatland Salma, I., A Azuan and H. Masrom 7 Distribution of Microorganisms in Peat Soil under Agriculture Suhaimi, M., AK.R. Emmyra/edziawati and AB. Ismail 8 Effects of Peatland Development on Spatio-temporal Patterns of Selected Arthropod Families Mohd Norowi, H., l. lamaluddin and AB. Ismail 8 Assessment of Avifauna Composition at Paya Indah Wetland Peat Swamp Forest, Peninsular Malaysia Muhammad Nawaz Rajpar and Mohamed Zakaria Husin 9 Fragmentation and Biodiversity Loss of Peat Swamp Forest in Northern Borneo During Recent EI-Nifio Events Mui-How Phua, Mohd Abdullah Abdul Ghani, Kamlisa Uni Kamlun, Satoshi Tsuyuki and Ola/Conrad 10 Developing Genomic Resources for the Conservation and Management of Tropical Peatland Biodiversity Charles H. Canon 11 Potential Commercial Application of Microbes Isolated from Tropical Peatland M .S. Umi Kalsom, AB. Ismail and AK.R. Emmyra/edziawati 11 Searching for Meaningful DNA Markers of Endangered Species Using Next-gen Sequencing: A Case Study of Ramin (Gonystylus bancanus) Chai-Shian Kua and Charles H. Cannon 12 Fertilizer Requirements for Physiological and Qualitative Traits of Brassica Species U.A Buriro, F.C Oad and AU. Salarzai 13 Ethnobotanical Resources in Peatland Forests in Roban District, Betong Division, Sarawak, Malaysia Gabriel Tonga Noweg and Peter Songan 14 iii International Symposium and Workshop on Tropical Peatland (Kuching 2008), 19-22 August LAND USE (CONSERVATION, FORESTRY, AGRICULTURE, MINING AND SETTLEMENT) Keynote Address: Towards Wise Use of Tropical Peatland: From Agriculture Perspective AB. Ismail 15 Integrated Approach in Managing Peat Swamp Forest for Conservation and Sustainable Use Abdul Rahim Nik, Shamsudin Ibrahim and Khali Aziz Hamzah 16 Land Use Change in Tropical Peatlands and Current Uncertainties in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Harri Vasander and Jyrki Jauhiainen 17 Effect of Drainage and landuse on Soil CO 2 Flux in Deep Tropical Peat Swamps of Borneo Lulie Melling, Fumiaki Takakai, Yo Toma, Tomoaki Morishita, Untung Darung, Kah Joo Goh and Ryusuke Atano 18 Development of Agriculture and Industrial Forestry on Tropical Peatland: Minimizing the Impacts and Maximizing Sustainability Bostang Radjagukguk and Nyahu Rumbang 19 Developing a REDD Scheme for Post 2012: The Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership Grahame Applegate 20 Response of Maize Fodder to Soil and Foliar Applied Zinc Gandahi, AW., M.R. Wagan, I. Rajper and N.B. Sial 21 Evaluation of a New Promising Line of Rice Variety MR 253 to Control Brown Spot Disease and Bronzing in Organic Clay Muck (OCM) Soil Muhd Naim, F.A.R., Muhamad, H., Othman, o. and Saad, A. 22 Nematode Infestation on Commercial Pineapple Cultivation on Tropical Peatland H. Nik Masdek, AB. Ismail and M. Zulkef/i 23 AWARENESS, POLICIES, LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAIMEWORK Framework for Risk Assessment of Local Loss of Biodiversity and General Risk of Species Extinction Due to Forest Conversion and Climate Change in Borneo's Aquatic Peat Swamp Ecosystems Volker C. Hammen, Glenn Marion and Josef Settele 24 SOILS AND HYDROLOGY Keynote Address: Coastal Development in Tropical Peatlands: A Challenge or a Curse - Are Experiences in the Netherlands Useful in the Tropics? H.P. Ritzema 25 Requirements for and Operational Aspects of Water Management in Tropicall Peatlands J.H.M. W6sten, H.P. Ritzema and1.0. Rieley 26 Profiling the Oxidation and Humic Substances of Tropical Peat Murtedza Mohamed 27 iv Abstracts Impact of M icrovariability on Classification and Management of Peatlands in Asia 28 E. PadmanabhanJ H. Eswaran and P. Reich Drainages Have Caused the Early Damage of Peat SoH in Tropical Zone (Case Study at the Oil Palm Plantation in Jambi-lndonesia) Aswandi Idris and Mohd Zuhdi 29 Differential Effect of Water Table Drop in the Manipulation Experiment on CH and CO 4 2 Fluxes in t he Alaskan Arctic at the Barrow Environmental Observatory Zona D. & Oechel w.e. 30 Canal Blocking Strategies To Restore Hydrology In Degraded Tropical Peatlands In The Former Mega Rice Project In Central Kalimantan, Indonesia Henk Ritzema, Suwido Limin, Kitso KSN and Jyrki Jauhiainen 31 Laboratory Evaluation on the Compressibility Characteristics of Tropical Peat Soils Wong Leong Sing, Roslan Hashim and Faisal Haji Ali 32 Zinc Status in Ten Soil Series under Rice Tract of Malaysia Hafeez B., Khanif Y.M, Samsuri A W, Radziah o. and Saleem M 33 Soil and Water Characteristics of Burned Peat Swamp Forest Underlain by Acid Sulfate Soils at Vo Doi National Park in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam Nguyen My Hoa, Tran Ba Linh, Phon Thanh Bang and Vo Thi Guong 34 A Model Study of Stabilization of Peat Soil Using Cement, Bentonte and Sand by Soil­ Column Technique in Laboratory and Its Effect in Strength Md. Shahidullslam and Roslan Hashim 35 Pontian Peat: Road Embarkment Fa ilure Simulations Chee-Ming Chan and Zaihasra Abu Talib 36 Decomposition of Different Crop Residues in Peat Hafsah, H.N., Husni, M H. A, Radziah, o. and Wan Sulaiman, WHo 37 Decomposition of Woody Biomass in Tropical Peatland A Mohammad, MS. Umi Kalsom, AB. Ismail and M.J. Mohamad Hanif 38 UVELIHOOD: SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES Keynote Address: Alternative Income-earning Strategies for Local Communities that Support the Wise Use of Tropical Peatland Sarah Jewitt 39 Sustainable Livelihoods on Peatland with Particular Reference to Smallholder Sago Farming in the Mukah Watershed Tie Yiu Liong, Wan Sulaiman Wan Harun and Murtedza Mohamed 40 Land Use and Community Perceptions Toward Planned Development of Peatland Areas in Kabong and Roban Districts of Betong Division, Sarawak, Malaysia Gabriel Tonga Noweg and Peter Songan 41 v International Symposium and Workshop on Tropical Peatland (Kuching 2008), 19-22 August REHABILITATION AND RESTORATION OF DEGRADED PEATLAND Effect of VAM Fungus Inoculation on Hence Growth Combretocarpus rotundatus (Miq) Burhanudin 42 Post-Fire Peat Forest Regeneration and Recovery Du/ima Ja/i 43 Mycorrhizae Inoculations for Seedlings of Tropical Peat Swamp Forest Trees: A Necessary Restoration Tool? Laura L. B. Graham, Maman Turjaman, Sampang Gaman, Sue Page and Suwido Limin 44 Indigenous Mycorrhizal Fungi Promoted Early Growth of Tropical Tree Seedlings in Degraded Tropical Peat Swamp Forests Maman Turjaman, Irnayuli R. Sitepu, Erdy Santoso and Keitaro Tawaraya 45 Monitoring Rehabilitation Area Along Krueng Aceh (Aceh River) by Using Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) Nasri Ibrahim 46 An In-situ Remediation Technological Approach for Contaminated Site Zainal Zakaria 47 CARBON STORAGE, CLIMATE CHANGE AND AIR QUALITY Keynote Address: Spatial Policy and the Issue of Carbon Emission in Peatlands Herbert Diemont, Henk Ritzema, Raymond Schrijver, Jan Verhagen, Caspar Verwer and Henk Wosten 48 Periodic Trend of Live Fuel Moisture in Peat Swamp Forest: Preliminary Results Ahmad Ainuddin Nuruddin and Mohd. Khairul Abdullah 49 Carbon Markets and Avoided Deforestation: Opportunities and Challenges in Indonesia Christopher Theriot 50 Carbon Contents in Freshwater Peatland Forest of Danau Sentarum National Park Gusti Z. Anshari 51 Soil Carbon Loss under Different Land Clearing Techniques and Agriculture Systems on Tropical Peatland M. Zulkef/i, L.K.C. Liza Nuriati, A.B. Ismail and J. Jamaluddin 52 POSTER PRESENTATIONS ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY Wild Flowering Plants in Some Regions of Shabiat Misurata 53 Salah M. Eldanna Abundance of Medicinal Plants Species Found at Burned and Unburned Areas of Klias Peat Swamp Forest, Beaufort, Sabah Andy Russel Mojiol, Audrey Adelia Eliseus, Anna Merlyn Aloysius, Gloria Muring Ganang, Walter Lintangah and Narbert Nasly 54 Growth Performance ofThree Indigenous Tree Species (Cratoxy/um arborescens (Vahl) Blume, Alstonia spathulata Blume and Stemonurus scorpioides