Effects of in situ habitat quality and landscape characteristics in the oil palm agricultural matrix on tropical under story birds, fruit bats and butterflies. Biodiversity and Conservation, 24 (12): 13. pp. 3125-3144. ISSN 1572-9710 (2015)
Abstract
The expansion of commercial oil palm crop has modified much of the natural landscape, subsequently leading to biodiversity loss in Southeast Asia. Aside from largescale oil palm monoculture plantations, self-managed oil palm smallholdings are also becoming common in palm oil producing countries, but less is known about how management of the smallholdings affects faunal biodiversity. We argue that it is critically important to understand the role of habitat complexity at the local and landscape scales for maintaining faunal biodiversity in oil palm smallholdings. We used passive sampling methods to survey understory birds, fruit bats, and butterflies in oil palm smallholdings on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. We quantified the diversity in each taxon and measured in situ habitat quality and landscape metrics. We found that oil palm smallholdings located near rice fields supported fewer bird species. Proximity to roads can give rise to bird and fruit bat richness. Bird and fruit bat richness declined at sites with high crop density. Fruit bat richness declined, but butterfly richness increased, with the height of oil palm stands. Butterfly richness declined with distance from riparian habitats. Decreased
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Agricultural matrix, Biodiversity, Conservation, Habitat complexity, Oil palm, Smallholdings |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Plantation & Agrotechnology > Plantation and Agribusiness Management By Subject > Plantation & Agrotechnology > Crop Protection |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Plantation & Agrotechnology |
| Depositing User: | Mohd Fadhli Samsudin |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Feb 2021 03:03 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Feb 2021 03:03 |
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