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of
BIRDS of
WETLANDS
in Peninsular Malaysia
DR MOHAMED ZAKARIA HUSSIN is a Professor at the Faculty of Forestry, BIRDS of WETLANDS in Peninsular Malaysia in Peninsular
Universiti Putra Malaysia. Recognized as one of the leading wildlife experts in
the country, he has been appointed as a Regional Fellow in the International
Ornithologist Union. He has extensive academic and research experience in the
field of wildlife ecology, particularly forest and wetland birds and has published Malaysia
many research articles in scientific journals, proceedings and books.
DR MUHAMMAD NAWAZ RAJPAR is a Post Doctorate Fellow Researcher at
the Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia. He has received his in Ph.D
degree in the field of Wildlife Management from the Faculty of Forestry, UPM, VETERINAR/Veterinar
Malaysia, in 2010 and Post Doctorate in the field of Biodiversity Assessment
and Economic Valuation of Mangrove Forest. He has extensive academic and
research expertise in the field of avian ecology, particularly wetland birds and
has published many research articles in scientific journals, proceedings and
books.
A wetland is a “land area that is saturated with water permanently or
seasonally and characterized by shallow water overlying waterlogged
soil and interspersed submerged or emergent vegetation”. It is one of
the world’s third most important ecosystems in addition to forest and oceans,
due to habitat diversity and productivity. Wetland ecosystem is a heaven of
biological diversity and countless fauna such as birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles,
mammals and aquatic invertebrates. It provides diverse tangible and intangible
benefits on a sustainable basis i.e. supplying water, trapping of raw materials Muhammad Nawaz Rajpar Mohamed Zakaria Hussin
and nutrients, controlling flood and providing food and recreation to humans.
Despite its crucial roles, wetland is among the most heavily impacted and
degraded habitats of all ecosystems. More than 50% wetland areas of the world
had been lost due to human intervention and their degradation is still occurring.
The gradual loss and degradation of wetland areas have adversely affected the
waterbirds that fully dependent on wetland habitats for their survival.
This book would provide a brief introduction about wetland areas, their
importance and threats. In addition, the book envisages the morphology,
behaviour, habitat preference and foraging behaviour of waterbirds as well
as terrestrial birds that may utilize the wetland habitats in search of food
and shelter. This book is divided into three sections: the first section discuss Mohamed Zakaria Hussin
wetland habitats and their status in Malaysia. The second section elaborates
the morphology and ecology of waterbird species in different wetland habitats.
Finally the third section describes the morphology and ecology of terrestrial Muhammad Nawaz Rajpar
bird species that also utilizes wetland areas in search for food and shelter.
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RM25.00 | 2009 | 77 halaman
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