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Danau Sentarum National Park (Indonesia)

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Abstract

Danau Sentarum National Park (DSNP) extends over 132,000 ha and is located in the floodplain of the upper Kapuas River in West Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. The Park lies between the Kapuas River and the border with Sarawak and is located between 0°40’–0°55’ N and 112°00’–112°25’ E at an average elevation of 35 m ASL. The area consists of a series of interconnected seasonal lakes (danau in Bahasa Indonesia), interspersed with swamp forest, inland ombrogenous (receiving water and nutrients only through precipitation) peat swamp forest, and dry lowland forest on isolated hills. It is a hot spot for endemism of wetland flora and fauna and is highly important for productive fisheries that form the main livelihood for local communities.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Euroconsult Mott MacDonald, Amsterdamseweg 15, 6814 CM, Arnhem, The Netherlands

    Wim Giesen

  2. Center for Wetlands People & Biodiversity, University Tanjungpura, Pontianak, W. Kalimantan, Indonesia

    Gusti Z. Anshari

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  1. Dept. of Ecology and Biodiversity, Charles Sturt University Inst. for Land, Water and Society, Albury, New South Wales, Australia

    C. Max Finlayson

  2. Dept. of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada

    G. Randy Milton

  3. Nature Management Services, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

    R. Crawford Prentice

  4. Charles Sturt University, Albury, New South Wales, Australia

    Nick C. Davidson

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Giesen, W., Anshari, G.Z. (2016). Danau Sentarum National Park (Indonesia). In: Finlayson, C., Milton, G., Prentice, R., Davidson, N. (eds) The Wetland Book. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6173-5_44-2

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