Bakau Muara Kapuas
Location:
00°30'N, 102°50'E; north of the Sungai Kampar, Kabupaten Bengkalis and Kainpar, Riau Province, Sumatra.
Area:
c.70,000 ha.
Altitude:
Sea level.
Biogeographical Province:
4.21.12.
Wetland type:
07 & 21.
Description of site:
An excellent complex of mangrove formations backed by peat swamp forests, still in a relatively undisturbed condition.
Climatic conditions:
Humid tropical climate.
Principal vegetation:
20,000 ha of mangrove forest and 50,000 ha of peat swamp forest.
Land tenure:
State owned (Government of Indonesia).
Conservation measures taken:
None
Conservation measures proposed:
The area has been proposed as a Wildlife Reserve (Suaka Margasatwa).
Land use:
No information.
Disturbances and threats:
There are plans to log the area.
Economic and social values:
No information.
Fauna:
The wetland is an important breeding area for the Estuarine Crocodile Crocodylus
porosus. The forests support a rich bird life and some primates.
Special floral values:
No information.
References:
MacKinnon & Artha (l982a).
Criteria for Inclusion:
1b, 2a.
Source:
Marcel J. Silvius.