Fern of riparian vegetation at Nyatoh and Toman River, Merang, Setiu, Terengganu

Abstract

Plant communities along the river margins (riparian), characterized by hydrophilic plants including fems. In this study, population abundance and diversity of ferns species at Nyatoh River and Toman River, Merang, Setiu Terengganu were determined. In total of fern species in three plots at Nyatoh River has three species (42 individuals) are Lygodium microphyllum (ribu-ribu), Acrosticum aureum (piai raya), and Stenochlaena palustris (paku miding). Toman River has 4 species (32 individuals) which includes three species above and species of Pteris. At Nyatoh River, species of fern of Stenochlaena palustris was abundance at this study site and no value of fern species of Pteris. While. species of Pteris more abundance at Toman River compare to Stenochlaena pa/ustris is lowers value at this site. Based on this study, the significant value of comparing of both study sites with individual is not significant (0.58) in their abundance sites. While, the analysis of comparing the abundance of fern species with three plots in both study sites of Nyatoh and Toman River also not significant (0.255) with plot in study sites means abundance of fern species are similar by plots.