Complexity within an oil palm monoculture : the effects of habitat variability and rainfall on adult dragonfly (Odonata) communities

• Main Authors: Luke, Sarah H., Andreas Dwi Advento, Dow, Roy A., Anak Agung Ketut Aryawan, Barclay, Holly, Eycott, Amy E., Hinsch, Julie K., Candra Kurniawan, Mohammad Naim, Mann, Darren J., Pujianto, Dedi Purnomo, Tuani Dzulfikar Siguga Rambe, Slade, Eleanor M., Soeprapto, Sudharto Ps, Suhardi, Ribka Sionita Tarigan, Resti Wahyuningsih, Rudy Harto Widodo, Caliman, Jean-Pierre, Snaddon, Jake L., Foster, William A., Turner, Edgar C.
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences::Ecology; Dragonflies; Elaeis Guineensis
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145925
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Recent expansion of oil palm agriculture has resulted in loss of forest habitat and forest-dependent species. However, large numbers of species—particularly insects—can persist within plantations. This study focuses on Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies): a charismatic indicator taxon and a potent...