scholarly journals The insect fauna of Tenompok Forest Reserve in Sabah, Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 15443-15459
Author(s):  
Arthur Y.C. Chung ◽  
Viviannye Paul ◽  
Steven Bosuang
Keyword(s):  
Light Trapping ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Insect Diversity ◽  
Insect Fauna ◽  
Forest Reserve ◽  
Forest Reserves ◽  
Mount Kinabalu ◽  
High Conservation ◽  
Kinabalu Park ◽  
Diversity Enhancement

The insect fauna in Tenompok Forest Reserve, adjacent to Mount Kinabalu in Sabah was surveyed.  Nocturnal insect diversity was moderately high, compared to other forest reserves surveyed earlier.  Species richness, however, was moderate, with an average of 73 species from 84 individuals recorded from a 1m2 area of the light-trapping cloth.  At least 20 Bornean endemic insect species were recorded from this rapid biodiversity assessment, which include 19 moth species and one beetle species.  The endemics and other insects of conservation interest recorded during the survey provide salient information to enhance the conservation effort of this forest which connects Kinabalu Park and the Crocker Range Park.  Such information provides inputs towards recommendations on high conservation value (HCV) of the area that would be incorporated in the formulation of the forest management plan.  Issues affecting the insect fauna and recommendations on insect diversity enhancement and conservation are highlighted in this paper.

scholarly journals Coleoptera associated with pig carcass exposed in a forest reserve, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 321-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kleber Makoto Mise ◽  
Alex Sandro Barros de Souza ◽  
Claudimir de Menezes Campos ◽  
Ruth Leila Ferreira Keppler ◽  
Lúcia Massutti de Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Insect Fauna ◽  
Forest Reserve ◽  
Criminal Investigations ◽  
First Time

The Coleoptera fauna of forensic importance associated with Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 carcass decomposition in Ducke Reserve, Manaus, Brazil, was determined. A total of 41 species, belonging to six families and 11 subfamilies were collected. Staphylinidae presented the higher richness with 17 species sampled, followed by Histeridae, with 11 and Scarabaeidae with nine species. Euspilotus azureus (Sahlberg, 1823) (Histeridae), Aleochara sp. (Staphylinidae) and Oxelytrum cayennense (Stürm, 1826) (Silphidae) occurred in all stages of decomposition. Omalodes lucidus Erichson, 1824 and Scapomegas auritus Marseul, 1855 (Histeridae) are recorded for the first time in the Amazon, being also reported for the first time associated with a decomposing carcass. The fauna differs from those of other Brazilian regions, emphasizing the importance of studies to determine the regional insect fauna of forensic importance that can be used in criminal investigations.

scholarly journals Spatiotemporal Response of Vegetation to Rainfall and Temperature fluctuations in the Sahel. Case study in the Forest Reserve of Fina, Mali

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karamoko Sanogo ◽  
Birhanu B. Zemadim ◽  
Souleymane Sanogo ◽  
Ashatu Abdulkadiri ◽  
Abdramane BA
Keyword(s):  
Air Temperature ◽  
Arid Zone ◽  
Time Lag ◽  
Temperature Fluctuations ◽  
Vegetation Response ◽  
Forest Reserve ◽  
Forest Reserves ◽  
Climate Fluctuation ◽  
Spatiotemporal Response

Forests constitute a key component of the Earth system but the sustainability of the forest reserves in the semi-arid zone is a real concern since its vegetation is very sensitive to the climate fluctuation. The understanding of the mechanisms for the interaction vegetation-climate is poorly studied in the context of African Sahel. In this study, the characteristics of the vegetation response to the fluctuations of precipitation and temperature is determined for the forest reserve of Fina. Rainfall estimates, air temperature and NDVI are used to establish the lag correlations between fluctuations of vegetation and climate variables at both seasonal and interannual bases. Results shows increasing tendency of NDVI started from the 1990s coinciding the recovery of the rainfall from the 1980s drought and the obtained correlation(r=0.66) is statistically significant (pvalue<0.01). The strongest responses of vegetation to rainfall and temperature fluctuations were found after 30 and 15 days, respectively. Moreover, at shorter time lag (e.g. 15 days) more pronounced vegetation responses to both rainfall and temperature were found in agricultural dominated land while at longer time lag (e.g. 30 days) stronger response was observed in Bare dominated land. The vegetation response to the climate fluctuation is modulated by the land use/cover dynamics. Keywords: NDVI, Rainfall, Air temperature, vegetation response, Fina Forest Reserve, Mali.

scholarly journals Insect diversity of Bukit Hampuan Forest Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 4461-4473 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.Y.C. Chung ◽  
S.K.F. Chew ◽  
R. Majapun ◽  
R. Nilus
Keyword(s):  
Insect Diversity ◽  
Forest Reserve

scholarly journals Calorific Value of Leaves of Selected Dipterocarp Trees Species in Piah Forest Reserve, Perak

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-134
Author(s):  
Dayang Nur Sakinah Musa ◽  
Ahmad Ainuddin Nuruddin
Keyword(s):  
Forest Fire ◽  
Fire Management ◽  
Calorific Value ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Forest Species ◽  
Forest Reserve ◽  
Forest Fire Management ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Shorea Leprosula

Information on calorific value is very important factor in fuel evaluation. The objective of the study was to investigate the calorific values of the leaves of five (5) selected trees species of dipterocarp in Piah Forest Reserve, Perak, Malaysia. The species are Hopea sp., Shorea parvifolia, Shorea leprosula, Shorea macroptera and Dipterocarpus sp. The calorific values were determined using the Adiabatic Bomb Calorimeter. The difference of calorific value between the five species were also examined. It was found that, the mean calorific value for the dipterocarp species were within the range of 4041.28 Cal g-1 to 4820.78 Cal g-1. The leaves of the Shorea macroptera contain higher calorific value compared to other four species. The findings will be useful in the preparation of forest fire management plan, and also in the development of bioenergy project of wood-based biomass from forest species.

scholarly journals Mangroves are an overlooked hotspot of insect diversity despite low plant diversity

BMC Biology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Darren Yeo ◽  
Amrita Srivathsan ◽  
Jayanthi Puniamoorthy ◽  
Foo Maosheng ◽  
Patrick Grootaert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Species Turnover ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Insect Diversity ◽  
Mangrove Forests ◽  
Insect Communities ◽  
Insect Fauna ◽  
Insect Biodiversity ◽  
Freshwater Swamp ◽  
Threatened Habitat

Abstract Background The world’s fast disappearing mangrove forests have low plant diversity and are often assumed to also have a species-poor insect fauna. We here compare the tropical arthropod fauna across a freshwater swamp and six different forest types (rain-, swamp, dry-coastal, urban, freshwater swamp, mangroves) based on 140,000 barcoded specimens belonging to ca. 8500 species. Results We find that the globally imperiled habitat “mangroves” is an overlooked hotspot for insect diversity. Our study reveals a species-rich mangrove insect fauna (>3000 species in Singapore alone) that is distinct (>50% of species are mangrove-specific) and has high species turnover across Southeast and East Asia. For most habitats, plant diversity is a good predictor of insect diversity, but mangroves are an exception and compensate for a comparatively low number of phytophagous and fungivorous insect species by supporting an unusually rich community of predators whose larvae feed in the productive mudflats. For the remaining tropical habitats, the insect communities have diversity patterns that are largely congruent across guilds. Conclusions The discovery of such a sizeable and distinct insect fauna in a globally threatened habitat underlines how little is known about global insect biodiversity. We here show how such knowledge gaps can be closed quickly with new cost-effective NGS barcoding techniques.

scholarly journals MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF Kalophrynus palmatissimus AT TWO FOREST RESERVES: AYER HITAM FOREST RESERVE, SELANGOR vs. PASOH FOREST RESERVE, NEGERI SEMBILAN

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Abdul Aziz ◽  
Marina Mohd Top Mohd Tah ◽  
Shamarina Shohaimi ◽  
Izza Ab Ghani ◽  
Christine Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Morphometric Study ◽  
Forest Reserve ◽  
Forest Reserves ◽  
Pasoh Forest Reserve

scholarly journals CONTRIBUTION OF THE HEART OF BORNEO (HoB) INITIATIVE TOWARDS BOTANICAL EXPLORATION IN SABAH, MALAYSIA

REINWARDTIA ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Suzana Sabran ◽  
Reuben Nilus ◽  
Joan T. Pereira ◽  
Joan Baptist Sugau ◽  
Frederick Kugan
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Status ◽  
Plant Conservation ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Forest Reserves ◽  
Botanical Exploration ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
Forested Areas ◽  
Conservation Plan ◽  
Forested Region

The Heart of Borneo (HoB) declaration is a conservation agreement initiated by WWF and signed by three countries, i.e., Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia and Malaysia in Bali, Indonesia on 12th February 2007 to protect more than 23 million hectares of forested region on Borneo Island. These forested areas could be well protected when conservation management plan is in place. One of the crucial activities to facilitate the planning and formulation of conservation plan is to conduct scientific expeditions that include botanical exploration. The primary objective of the expedition is to identify the key conservation targets within the forest reserves. For the past five years, several expeditions have been conducted by the Sabah Forestry Department under the auspices of the HoB project to explore various forest reserves with conservation issues within the Heart of Borneo area. This paper will present the findings which include plant richness, endemism and plant conservation status in each forest reserves that has been explored.

Diversity of insect fauna in Rajasthan, India: A Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramesh Prajapat ◽  
Shashi Meena
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Terrestrial Ecosystem ◽  
Insect Diversity ◽  
Functional Biodiversity ◽  
Insect Fauna ◽  
Climate Zones ◽  
Humid Region ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
Baseline Information ◽  
Arid Desert

Insect diversity is huge and immensely complex with making up an important component of the functional biodiversity of the terrestrial ecosystem. The study of diversity is a systematic approach to assess composition, abundance and comparison of inhabiting species in the various habitats. The Rajasthan state is divided into different climate zones from a western arid desert to a humid region of the south-eastern plateau that represents significant insect diversity. The present review aims to provide baseline information of insect diversity in four eco-geographical regions of the Rajasthan. The exact number of species is still not clear. Although, after perusal of the literature, the study revealed that there were 878 insect species and subspecies recorded belonging to 104 families and 14 orders. Among all, the order Lepidoptera is most diverse representing 234 species followed by Hymenoptera with 208 species and Coleoptera with 129 species. The maximum number of 398 species were recorded from the Aravalli range followed by 283 species in the Thar Desert, 225 species from the eastern plain while the Southeastern plateau is less diverse with 86 species of insects. This review will be helpful to assess the comparison and identify species data of the insect fauna for further study.

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