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The Vertical Movement of Carbon (C) and Nitrogen (N) Under
Vegetated and Un-Vegetated Land along Sungai Anak Telipot
Nurfatehah binti Azhar
Supervisor: Dr. Nik Mohd Shibli bin Nik Jaafar
Bachelor of Applied Science
(Biodiversity Conservation and Management)
School of Marine and Environmental Sciences
Carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) are the main component of organic content and
important in indicating nutrient content in soil. The vertical movement of carbon
and nitrogen are still remains poorly understood especially along the river
ecosystem. Therefore, Sungai Anak Telipot which is narrow and near to urban
area was chosen as a sampling site. This study was conducted to determine
the vertical movement of carbon and nitrogen in different depth of soil layer
and to investigate the relationship of soil carbon and nitrogen ratio under
vegetated and un-vegetated land. Two sites were conducted included
vegetated and un-vegetated land. The soil depths in each site were divided into
0-30 cm, 30-60 cm and 60-90 cm. The samples were analyzed for moisture,
pH, texture, organic and inorganic matter, carbon and nitrogen content. Result
shows that the carbon and nitrogen content were higher in vegetated land
compared with un-vegetated land due to the distribution of vegetation.
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