Muara Bulian
Location:
1°45'S, 103°15'E; 40 km WSW of Jambi, close to the Batang Han River, Jambi Province, Sumatra.
Area:
c.50 ha.
Altitude:
c.25m.
Biogeographical Province:
4.21.12.
Wetland type:
15, 18 & 21.
Description of site:
A swamp used for the cultivation of low quality rice each year if water levels permit. The swamp supports a variety of marsh grasses and sedges, and some floating vegetation. There are small areas of open water and some exposed mud. Scattered trees remain, some of them dead. A grove of open woodland and secondary growth covers one part of the swamp.
Climatic conditions:
Humid tropical climate.
Principal vegetation:
No details available.
Land tenure:
No information.
Conservation measures taken:
None.
Land use:
Rice cultivation, fishing, and grazing by domestic buffalo.
Disturbances and threats:
Agricultural encroachment.
Economic and social values:
No information.
Fauna:
A pair of the endangered White-winged Wood-Duck Cairina scutulala was observed at the site in 1976. No more recent information is available.
Special floral values:
No information.
References:
Holmes (1976).
Criteria for Inclusion:
1b, 2a.
Source:
Marcel J. Silvius.