Kerapah. Forest Types related to edaphic factors Heath (or Kerangas/Kerapah) forest Forest in limestone areas Forest over ultramafic outcrops Beach vegetation Mangrove forest Brackish-water forest Peat swamp. Permanently waterlogged heath forests are known as kerapah forests.
The sandy soil of the heath forest are often lacking in nutrients; it is generally considered that nitrogen is the nutrient which is.
They form when the climate is everwet and rainfall exceeds runoff.
The sandy soil of the heath forest are often lacking in nutrients; it is generally considered that nitrogen is the nutrient which is. This was especially true for the habitats: Alan Batu peat swamp forest, Kerangas, and Kerapah, whilst also being endangered ecosystems on their own. Permanently waterlogged heath forests are known as kerapah forests.