Description of riparian vegetation at Nyatoh River, Setiu, Terengganu

Abstract

Riparian areas have unique plant and soil attributes, often much different from the land and water environments that they connect. Well-vegetated riparian zones are important for sustainable ecosystems and its community livelihood. This study was conducted in riparian vegetation of Nyatoh River, Setiu Terengganu to describe its vegetation. The plots of 10 x 10 m2 were established along Nyatoh River, where plants were sampled for herbarium specimens, identified and described. The vegetation consist of various life forms such as tree, shrubs, fems, palmae, climbers, grasses. In total, 101 plant species belong to 56 families were found at the study site. Leguminosae being the most frequent family of woody plants occurred represented by 10 species. Glutta velutina was dominated lower downstream that indicate the adaptation to brackish water.