Insect diversity and conservation of nurod urod forest reserve in Sabah, Malaysia. In: XXIV IUFRO World Congress. (2014)
Abstract
An insect diversity survey was carried out in June, 2012 in Nurod Urod Forest Reserve. Located at the southern part of the Malaysian Sabah in Borneo, the upland mixed dipterocarp forest covers an area of 1,705 hectares. Nocturnal insect diversity was moderately high when compared to other forest reserves surveyed in the past. The Bornean endemics recorded during the survey were four moth species and two damselfly species, namely Adites hosei, Amata egenaria, Auriculoceryx pterodactyliformis and Lygniodes schoenbergi (moths); Rhinocypha aurofulgens and Rhinagrion elopurae (damselflies). As no other insect survey has been conducted in this forest reserve in the past, this pioneer data serves as baseline information for other research work in future. The endemic, rare and interesting insect species recorded during the survey provide salient information to enhance the conservation of this forest reserve as well as to provide input for the preparation of a forest management plan. Threats and recommendations to enhance the biodiversity are also discussed.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Poster) |
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| Keywords: | Insects diversity, Biodiversity |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Applied Sciences > Biology By Subject > Applied Sciences > Environmental Technology |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Applied Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Haryati Ramlee |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Jun 2021 19:42 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2021 19:42 |
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