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Site Description
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Morowali Nature Reserve extends from the coast to the peaks of Mt. Morowali (2,280 m), Mt. Tambusisi (2,422 m), and Mt. Tokala (2,630 m).
The mountainous area in the northern part of the Reserve is characterized by asymetric broadly dissected sedimentary ridges of sandstone, siltstone, mudstone, and shale. The southern and central mountain areas consist of oriented rounded ridges over ultrabasic rocks and rugged karstic limstone ridges and mountains, particularly along the eastern boundary.
The southeastern part of the Reserve consists of the Morowali Plain. This coastal plain is a complex alluvial fan deposited by the Morowali, Tiworo, Ula and Solato rivers. The coastline is deliniated by beach ridges and swales of alluvium and recent riverine deposits as well as intertidal mudflats under mangroves made up of alluvium and recent estuarine-marine deposits. Inland, the gently sloping alluvial fans consist of ultrabasic alluvium and fan deposits, and are cut by river courses that have migrated back and forth across the fan (Schweithelm et al., 1992)
The Morowali Plain is is 45,000 ha large (plus 12,000 ha on the adjacent Ula-Salato Plain which is partially settled). This includes 5,400 ha very coarse riverbed alluvium, 25,000 ha seasonal swamps, 9,000 ha shallow peat swamp, 300ha mangrove swamp and 780 ha of (2; Ranu) lakes. Most of the area is covered in primary forest (Silvius et al. 1987).
The alluvial plains along the Solato river and alluvial valleys along Sumara river have been developed as transmigration settlements and agricultural fields (Schweithelm et al., 1992).
Principal vegetation:
Mangrove forest: Rhizophora apiculata. Other species are:
Rhizophora mucronata, Sonneratia alba, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, Lumnitzera racemosa, Ceriops tagal, Xylocarpus granatum, Acrostichum sp.
Mixed swamp forest: Manilkara sp., Mimusops elengi, Calophyllum soulattri, Parinari corymbosa, Haptolobus celebicus.
According to Schweithelm et al.(1992), peatswamps occur near the mouth of the Tiworo River, however no information is available on the vegetation in this area.
Most of big mammals known from Sulawesi occur in the Reserve and its surrounding areas. These include the endemic highland anoa (Bubalus quarlesii), babirusa (Babirousa babirussa), Tonkean macaque (Macaca tonkeana), wild pig (Sus celebensis), bear cuscus (Phalanger ursinus) Celebes cuscus (Phalanger celebensis). Smaller mammals includeeaster tarsier (Tarsius spectrum), flying fox, bats and squirrel.
The maleo bird occurs in the Reserve, as well as other endemic species such as king fisher, wood pecker and owls.
The people living in the Reserve and many of those on its eastern and norhtern boundaries are members of the Wana or Towana ethnic group. Coastal area of the reserve is populated by a mixture of Buginese, Bungku, Mori, Tololaki and Toraja people who grow rice in sawah and other food crops in dryland fields. Some are involved in fishing and trading forest products (Schweithelm et al., 1992) |
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Site Location |
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Morowali Reserve is entirely within the Poso District and is divided by the Morowali River between Petasia and Bungku Utara sub-districts. The capital town of these sub districts are Kolonodale and Baturube. Kolonedale is the nearest town to the area. Kolonedale can be reach by land fom Palu, which in dry season may take 2 days long or more in rainy seasons. From Kolonedale the journey to the Nature Reserve area can be continued with motor boat for approx. 2 hours to the guard post on the Morowali river.
Morowali Nature Reserve is located several hundred kilometers to the southeast of Palu, on the north side of Tomori Bay. |
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Special Memmo |
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Many endemic species in an area which is currently (1987) not seriously disturbed. Consists of 7 mammals and 52 birds endemic to Sulawesi (1212)
Morowali Nature Reserve has a complex tropical forest ecosystem with the occurence of many types ecosystems |
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| List of Birds (106 species) | |
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Species |
Red Data Book |
Cites |
Actenoides monachus | | | Actenoides princeps | | | Actitis hypoleucos | | | Alcedo atthis | | | Alcedo meninting | | | Amaurornis isabellina | | | Amaurornis phoenicurus | | | Anas gibberifrons | | | Anas querquedula | | | Anas superciliosa | | | Anhinga melanogaster | Lower Risk | | Anous stolidus | | | Ardea purpurea | | | Ardea sumatrana | Lower Risk | | Ardeola speciosa | | | Aythya australis | | | Aythya fuligula | | | Bubulcus ibis | | | Butorides striatus | | | Cacatua sulphurea | Critically Endengered | App I | Calidris ruficollis | | | Calidris subminuta | | | Calidris tenuirostris | | | Calonectris leucomelas | | | Charadrius alexandrinus | | | Charadrius asiaticus | | | Charadrius dubius | | | Charadrius leschenaultii | | | Charadrius mongolus | | | Charadrius peronii | Lower Risk | | Chlidonias hybridus | | | Chlidonias leucopterus | | | Ciconia episcopus | | | Circus assimilis | | App II | Cisticola juncidis | | | Dendrocygna arcuata | | | Ducula luctuosa | | | Ducula radiata | | | Dupetor flavicollis | | | Egretta garzetta | | | Egretta intermedia | | | Egretta sacra | | | Esacus magnirostris | | | Fregata ariel | | | Fregata minor | | | Gallicrex cinerea | | | Gallinago megala | | | Gallinago stenura | | | Gallinula tenebrosa | | | Gallus gallus | | | Gorsachius goisagi | Vulnerable | | Halcyon chloris | | | Haliaeetus leucogaster | | App II | Heteroscelus brevipes | | | Himantopus himantopus | | | Irediparra gallinacea | | | Ixobrychus cinnamomeus | | | Ixobrychus eurhythmus | Lower Risk | | Ixobrychus sinensis | | | Limicola falcinellus | | | Limosa lapponica | | | Limosa limosa | | | Macrocephalon maleo | Vulnerable | App I | Megapodius freycinet | | | Nectarinia sericea | | | Nettapus coromandelianus | | | Numenius madagascariensis | Lower Risk | | Numenius minutus | | | Numenius phaeopus | | | Oriolus chinensis | | | Otus manadensis | | App II | Pandion haliaetus | | App II | Pelargopsis melanorhyncha | | | Pelecanus conspicillatus | | | Penelopides exarhatus | | | Phalacrocorax melanoleucos | | | Phalacrocorax sulcirostris | | | Phalaropus lobatus | | | Plegadis falcinellus | | | Pluvialis dominica | | | Pluvialis squatarola | | | Podiceps ruficollis | | | Porphyrio porphyrio | | | Porzana cinerea | | | Prioniturus platurus | | App II | Ptilinopus fischeri | | | Rallina eurizonoides | | | Rallus philippensis | | | Rallus striatus | | | Scolopax celebensis | Lower Risk | | Sterna albifrons | | | Sterna bergii | | | Sterna sumatrana | | | Streptopelia chinensis | | | Sula dactylatra | | | Sula leucogaster | | | Tanygnathus sumatranus | | App II | Trichastoma celebense | | | Trichoglossus flavoviridis | | App II | Trichoglossus ornatus | | App II | Tringa hypoleucos | | | Tringa nebularia | | | Tringa stagnatilis | | | Tringa totanus | | | Turnix suscitator | | | Xenus cinereus | | |
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| List of Mamal (21 species) | |
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Species |
Red Data Book |
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Ailurops ursinus | Deficient Data | | Babyrousa babyrussa | Vulnerable | App I | Bubalus quarlesi | Endengered | App I | Bunomys chrysocomus | | | Cervus timorensis | | | Cynopterus brachyotis | Lower Risk | | Lenomys meyeri | | | Macaca tonkeana | Lower Risk | App II | Macrogalidia musschenbroeki | Vulnerable | | Macroglossus minimus | | | Maxomys wattsi | Endengered | | Mus musculus | | | Nyctimene cephalotes | | | Rattus exulans | | | Rattus rattus | | | Rousettus celebensis | | | Stigocuscus celebensis | Deficient Data | | Sus celebensis | | | Sus verrucosus | Endengered | | Tarsius spectrum | Deficient Data | App II | Viverra tangalunga | | |
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| List of Fish (13 species) | |
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Species |
Red Data Book |
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Ambassis buruensis | | | Belobranchus belobranchus | | | Channa striata | | | Glossogobius celebius | | | Odonteleotris macrodon | | | Oligolepis acutipennis | | | Ophieleotris aporos | | | Oryzias orthognathus | Endengered | | Oxyeleotris gyrinoides | | | Pseudomugil reticulatus | | | Sicyopterus cynocephalus | | | Stiphodon semoni | | | Toxotes jaculator | | |
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| List of Crustaseans (11 species) | |
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Red Data Book |
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Caridina brevicarpalis | | | Caridina laevis | | | Caridina modigliani | | | Caridina wyckii | | | Macrobrachium gracilirostre | | | Macrobrachium horstii | | | Macrobrachium lar | | | Macrobrachium latidactylus | | | Macrobrachium latimanus | | | Macrobrachium lepidactyloides | | | Macrobrachium mammillodactylus | | |
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| List of Mollusk (15 species) | |
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Red Data Book |
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Bellamya crassibucca | | | Bellamya javanica | | | Bellamya persculpta | | | Brotia centaurus | | | Brotia scalariopsis | | | Brotia teradjarum | | | Corbicula celebensis | | | Melanoides granifera | | | Melanoides tuberculata | | | Miratesta celebensis | Extinct | | Pila ampullacea | | | Protancylus pileolus | | | Thiara scabra | | | Tylomelania neritiformis | | | Tylomelania porcellanica | | |
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| List of Fish (6 species) | |
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Red Data Book |
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Bufo celebensis | | | Hylarana celebensis | | | Hylarana chalconota | | | Limnonectes fennemai | | | Limnonectes kuhlii | | | Rana sp. | | |
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| List of Reptile (16 species) | |
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Red Data Book |
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Crocodylus porosus | Vulnerable | App II | Dendrelaphis pictus | | | Dryophis sp. | | | Emoia cyanura | | | Emoia sp. | | | Geochelone forsteni | Rare | App II | Hydrosaurus amboinensis | | | Mabuya multifasciata | | | Natrix sp. | | | Psammodynastes sp. | | | Python reticulatus | | App II | Python sp. | | | Sphenomorphus variegatus | | | Testudo sp. | | | Trimeresurus wagleri | | | Varanus sp. | | |
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| List of Vegetation (19 species) | |
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Red Data Book |
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Acrostichum sp. | | | Alstonia scholaris | | | Bruguiera gymnorhiza | | | Calophyllum soulattri | | | Casuarina sp. | | | Ceriops sp. | | | Ceriops tagal | | | Eugenia sp. | | | Ficus sp. | | | Lumnitzera littorea | | | Lumnitzera racemosa | | | Palaquium sp. | | | Pandanus sp. | | | Parinari corymbosa | | | Rhizophora apiculata | | | Rhizophora mucronata | | | Santiria sp. | | | Sonneratia alba | | | Xylocarpus granatum | | |
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