Perbandingan Tahap Kesamaan Spesies Lumut Jati antara Hutan Simpan Behrang dengan Hutan Tanah Rendah yang lain di Semenanjung Malaysia

Lumut jati merupakan tumbuhan kriptogam iaitu kumpulan tumbuhan yang mempunyai organ pembiakan yang tersembunyi. Perbandingan tahap kesamaan spesies lumut jati di Hutan Simpan Behrang, Tanjung Malim, Perak telah dibandingkan dengan beberapa hutan tanah rendah yang lain di Semenanjung Malaysia iaitu Hutan Simpan Bukit Belata (Selangor), Hutan Simpan Panti (Johor), Hutan Simpan Ulu Muda (Kedah) dan Rimba Bandar Bukit Bauk (Terengganu). Kaedah kajian melibatkan kerja lapangan (pengutipan sampel), kerja herbarium (pengurasian spesimen dan pengecaman sehingga ke peringkat infraspesies) dan analisis data menggunakan perisian MultiVariate Statistical Analysis (MVSP). Hutan Simpan Behrang merekodkan sejumlah 45 takson, Hutan Simpan Bukit Belata dengan 61 takson, Hutan Simpan Panti dengan 85 takson, Hutan Simpan Ulu Muda dengan 110 takson dan Rimba Bandar Bukit Bauk dengan 68 takson. Berdasarkan analisis Indeks Kesamaan Jaccard, Hutan Simpan Behrang mempunyai tahap kesamaan spesies tertinggi dengan Hutan Simpan Panti (19.4%), diikuti oleh Rimba Bandar Bukit Bauk (18.6%) dan Hutan Simpan Bukit Belata (18.2%), manakala kesamaan spesies terendah dengan Hutan Simpan Ulu Muda (15.9%). Moss is a cryptogamous plant that does not have vascular tissue and reproduces by dispersal of spores. A comparison of the level of species similarities in the study area has been made between several other forest areas in Peninsular Malaysia, namely Bukit Belata Forest Reserve (Selangor), Panti Forest Reserve (Johor), Ulu Muda Forest Reserve (Kedah) and Rimba Bandar Bukit Bauk (Terengganu). The research method involves collecting samples in the field, curating and making herbarium specimens, identifying up to the infraspecies level, and data analysis using MultiVariate Statistical Analysis (MVSP). Behrang Forest Reserve consists of 45 taxa, Bukit Belata Forest Reserve with 61 taxa, Panti Forest Reserve with 85 taxa, Ulu Muda Forest Reserve with 110 taxa and Rimba Bandar Bukit Bauk with 68 taxa. Based on the Jaccard Similarity Index analysis, Behrang Forest Reserve has the highest similarity with Panti Forest Reserve (19.4%), followed by Rimba Bandar Bukit Bauk (18.6%), while the lowest species similarity is with Ulu Muda Forest Reserve (15.9%)