Mohd Nazip Suratman

Universiti Teknologi MARA

Mohd Nazip Suratman is a professor of Forestry and the head of the Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia. He holds a BSc (Forestry) degree from the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and an MS degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), USA. He obtained his PhD degree from the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada, and specialized in Forest Resources Management. Currently, much of his research work is focused on forest modeling, applied remote sensing, and biodiversity. Throughout his academic career, he has attained many national and international research grants and carried out a number of research projects that led to publications in leading journals, books, and chapters in books. He is currently the rector of UiTM Pahang campus, Malaysia.

1books edited

4chapters authored

Latest work with IntechOpen by Mohd Nazip Suratman

The rapid fragmentation and habitat change in natural environments have created a need for management and conservation, which will ensure areas are protected from anthropogenic interference. These protected areas are necessary to provide adequate location for biodiversity conservation, environmental monitoring, and scientific research where a complete understanding of the natural process and full protection of ecosystems can be attained. This book highlights various approaches for managing and conserving protected areas in temperate and tropical regions to respond to some pressing global challenges today. It is divided into five main sections, viz., protected area management, fish and wildlife conservation, biodiversity conservation, ecotourism and recreation, and local community participation. The book enhances the understanding of the important roles national parks play in the environment and society.

Go to the book

National ParksManagement and ConservationEdited by Mohd Nazip Suratman

National Parks

Edited by Mohd Nazip Suratman

Chapters authored

Tree Species Diversity and Forest Stand Structure of Pahang National Park, Malaysia

By Mohd Nazip Suratman

Part of the book: Biodiversity Enrichment in a Diverse World

Introductory Chapter: Conserving Biodiversity in Protected Areas

By Mohd Nazip Suratman

Part of the book: National Parks

Light Intensity and Soil Compaction as Influenced by Ecotourism Activities in Pahang National Park, Malaysia

By Mohamad Danial Md Sabri, Mohd Nazip Suratman, Abd Rahman Kassim, Nur Hajar Zamah Shari, Shamsul Khamis and Mohd Salleh Daim

Pahang National Park provides a diversity of flora and fauna, which is popular for ecotourism activities within Malaysia. The ecotourism activities such as trekking and camping may result in some degree of changes to the forest condition in the protected areas. Therefore, a study was conducted to investigate the influences of ecotourism activities on the light intensity and soil compaction in Pahang National Park. A total of 40 plots measuring at 20 × 25 m were established in camping area, trekking trail and natural area of the park. The light intensity and soil compaction were measured using hemispherical photography at nine points and a hand penetrometer at five points, respectively, randomly selected in each plot. The Analysis of Variance shows there was a significant difference in the means of light intensity and soil compaction in three study sites (p < 0.05). The light intensity in the trekking trail is significantly greater than in natural area (18.87% vs. 13.13%). The soil compaction in the trekking trail is significantly greater than in natural area and camping area (p < 0.05). This may suggest that ecotourism activities especially trekking activity has significantly influenced the trend of forest light intensity and soil compaction in Pahang National Park.

Part of the book: National Parks

Biomass and Carbon Stocks Estimation of Lowland Dipterocarp, Riparian and Hill Dipterocarp Forests in Pahang National Park, Malaysia

By Nor Farika Zani, Mohd Nazip Suratman, Adzmi Yaacob and Nazlin Asari

Forest biomass estimation at local or global scale is very crucial and served as an important indicator for monitoring and estimating the forest carbon ecosystem especially in the context of climate change. Pahang National Park (PNP) is considered as a primary forest, and therefore, it is expected that more carbon can be absorbed and stored by forest biomass. Despite the multifunctional roles of forest biomass, lack of research had been done with regard to the extent of above-ground biomass (AGB) and below-ground biomass (BGB) in lowland dipterocarp (LDF), riparian (RF) and hill dipterocarp forests (HDF). Therefore, this study was conducted to provide an estimation of the AGB, BGB and carbon stocks with respect to different localities in PNP. A total of 60 plots were randomly set up and each forest type contains 20 plots measuring 20 × 20 m. The diameter at breast height (DBH) and height (H) were used to calculate the AGB and BGB, and the carbon conversion coefficient of 0.50 was used to calculate the carbon stocks. Based on the results, the estimation of biomass within LDF, RF and HDF not greatly varies between different species with the mean total tree biomass (TTB) values of 415.11, 323.33 and 579.05 t/ha, respectively. The estimation of carbon storage demonstrated that HDF attained the highest carbon stocks in TTB with the value of 289.52 t/ha. The information from this study is expected to provide baseline information and an understanding on the role of trees in the natural forest in sequestrating carbon.

Part of the book: National Parks

Mohd Nazip Suratman

Latest work with IntechOpen by Mohd Nazip Suratman

National Parks

Chapters authored

Related collaborators

Guilherme Fernando Gomes Destro

Suzane Fank-De-Carvalho

Heimo Mikkola

Jing Tan

Gabriella Buffa

Edy Fantinato

Leonardo Pizzo

Maria Salete Marchioretto

Sônia Nair Báo

Raquel Monti Sabaini