Abstract:
Bukit Bauk Forest Reserves known to harbour tremendous biodiversity of plants and
other forms of organisms including fungus. Basidiomycetes play an important role in
forest decomposition. This study was conducted in Bukit Bauk Forest Reserves,
Terengganu aimed to investigate the diversity and abundance of Basidiomycetes and to
relate the diversity and abundance of Basidiomycetes with elevations. Diversity and
abundance of Basidiomycetes was compared between four elevations (45, 145, 245 and
345m above sea level). In total, 159 individuals and 42 clumps of Basidiomycetes
representing 46 genera were collected. The most dominant genus of Basidiomycetes
found individually was Ganoderma with 32 individuals. The highest abundance of
Basidiomycetes found in clumps was Schizophora with total collection of 10 clumps. The
diversity and abundance of Basidiomycetes at Bukit Bauk were not related with physical
parameters and elevations. Other factors such as rate of decomposition, light, forest
turnover rate, soil organic contents and degree of human interventions were identified
affecting the diversity and abundance of Basidiomycetes in Bukit Bauk Forest Reserves,
Terengganu.
