Faunistic Composition Of Frugivorous Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) In Lowland Dipterocarp Forest At Kubah National Park, Kuching, Sarawak
Butterflies are important in the work of conservation since they are the most appropriate model for habitat monitoring and rapid assessment on biodiversity. The exact information on the effect of habitat disturbance on the biodiversity within the tropical rainforest is still lacking and associated...
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| Format: | Final Year Project Report |
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS)
2014
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/32874/1/Liew%20Sze%20Tze%20ft.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/32874/ |
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| Institution: | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Butterflies are important in the work of conservation since they are the most appropriate model for habitat
monitoring and rapid assessment on biodiversity. The exact information on the effect of habitat disturbance
on the biodiversity within the tropical rainforest is still lacking and associated with difficulties in predicting
them. This study was coniucted to test the hypothesis that there was a presence of frugivorous nymphalids
that have specific niche. "The vertical stratification of frugivorous nymphalids in lowland dipterocarp forest
was also being examined in this study. The faunistic composition of frugivorous nymphalids was studied by
using ten baited traps in which five baited traps were set for canopy and another five baited traps were set for
understory, for 15 days. The baited traps for canopy and understory were set on a selected tree at 20m and
1 m above the ground respectively. Ripe pineapples and mashed bananas were used as the bait. The baited
traps were left to function from 0800 hours to 1700 hours. Forty one individuals of frugivorous nymphalids,
comprised of three subfamilies and eight species were captured in this study, including 3 rare species:
Mycalesis maianeas kadaan, Bassarona dunya monara and Neorina lowii lowii. The most abundant species
was Ragadia makuta umbrata, whereas the least abundant species was Amathxidia amythaon ottomana.
The faunistic composition of frugivorous nymphalids in lowland dipterocarp forest was different with other
forest types, indicating some of them are good indicators. Conservation should also be carried out to protect
those rare forest butterflie;. |
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