from a news story [15 March 2005]:
"first scientific expedition in a peat swamp forest in the peninsula but with the peat water giving a pH4 reading, many scientists in the recently concluded Sungai Bebar biodiversity expedition were not expecting "good finds." The acidic wetland is generally believed to sustain a low diversity of organisms.
However, some scientists did uncover interesting specimens and did not dismiss the possibility of new species as further analyses continue in their laboratories.
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Orchid scientist Dr Rusea Go of Universiti Putra Malaysia was surprised by the high orchid diversity in the peat swamp. Her team recorded 41 species, mostly of the genera Bulbophyllum and Dendrobium.
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The scientists' findings will be presented at a seminar in June and published in a scientific report."
source :
http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2005/3/15/features/10378451&sec=features
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