Bird Species Abundance and Their Correlationship with Microclimate and Habitat Variables at Natural Wetland Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia

Table 2

List of microclimate and microhabitat variables of marsh swamp, lotus swamp, and open water body at the Paya Indah Wetland Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia.

S. no	Variables	Mean value (range)
		Marsh swamp	Lotus swamp	Open water body
1	Microclimate variables
	(a)  Mean temperature (°C)	28.1°C (25–31°C)	27.50°C (26–30°C)	28.5°C (26.5–30°C)
	(b)  Mean relative humidity (%)	95.3% (89–97%)	96.45% (94–97%)	95.5% (94–97%)
	(c)  Mean light intensity (LUX)	233.65 (16–520 Lux)	260.60 (150–362 Lux)	438.16 (351–517 Lux)
2	Microhabitat variables
	(A)  Vegetation cover percentage	81.3%	77.0%	76.7%
	(a)   Emergent vegetation (EMR)	59.1%	55.4%	30.8%
	(b) Submerged vegetation (SUB)	13.6%	15.4%	61.5%
	(c) Grasses (GRS)	4.8%	5.0%	4.5%
	(d) Shrubs (SHU)	3.7%	1.2%	3.2%
	(B) Number of trees	67	17	6
	(i)  Diameter (cm)
	(a)  Diameter (<15 cm) (DA)	51	0	5
	(b) Diameter (16–30 cm) (DB)	12	15	1
	(c) Diameter (31–45 cm) (DC)	4	2	0
	(ii) Height (meter)
	(a) Height (<10 m) (HA)	50	13	3
	(b) Height (11–20 m) (HB)	16	4	1
	(c) Height (21–30 m) (HC)	1	0	2