Ecological study on congregating fireflies (coleoptera: lampyridae) in sulaman lake forest reserve, Sabah, east Malaysia
The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between firefly population and abiotic factors in Sulaman Lake Forest Reserve (SLFR), Sabah, East Malaysia. Sampling was conducted at four sampling stations of SLFR using a sweep net. Water sampling has also been conducted. The study was condu...
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| author | Charmaine Lovey Bernard Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim Awangku Hassanal Bahar Pengiran Bagul Mahadimenakbar Mohamed Dawood |
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| description | The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between firefly population and abiotic factors in Sulaman Lake Forest Reserve (SLFR), Sabah, East Malaysia. Sampling was conducted at four sampling stations of SLFR using a sweep net. Water sampling has also been conducted. The study was conducted in July, October, and December 2021. The SLFR is dominated by one mangrove species tree, Rhizophora apiculata. A total of 97 individual fireflies were collected, with Pteropytx bearni (67) being the most abundant firefly species compared to P. gelasina (30). The average water quality of the SLFR was found to be in an acceptable standard value as determined by the Interim National Water Quality Standard (INWQS) Malaysia. Apart from other abiotic influences, water temperature (WT) and wind speed (WS) were found to be significantly different between stations (P<0.05) and months of sampling (P<0.05) between stations. Pearson correlation and stepwise regression analysis showed that there was a positive correlation (P<0.001) between relative humidity (RH) and the firefly population. Because of their sensitivity to the environment, fireflies are considered strong indicators of the health of ecosystems. An unfavourable atmosphere would eventually reduce the number of fireflies. |
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| spelling | ums.eprints-375892023-11-03T07:13:40Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37589/ Ecological study on congregating fireflies (coleoptera: lampyridae) in sulaman lake forest reserve, Sabah, east Malaysia Charmaine Lovey Bernard Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim Awangku Hassanal Bahar Pengiran Bagul Mahadimenakbar Mohamed Dawood QL360-599.82 Invertebrates SF1-1100 Animal culture The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between firefly population and abiotic factors in Sulaman Lake Forest Reserve (SLFR), Sabah, East Malaysia. Sampling was conducted at four sampling stations of SLFR using a sweep net. Water sampling has also been conducted. The study was conducted in July, October, and December 2021. The SLFR is dominated by one mangrove species tree, Rhizophora apiculata. A total of 97 individual fireflies were collected, with Pteropytx bearni (67) being the most abundant firefly species compared to P. gelasina (30). The average water quality of the SLFR was found to be in an acceptable standard value as determined by the Interim National Water Quality Standard (INWQS) Malaysia. Apart from other abiotic influences, water temperature (WT) and wind speed (WS) were found to be significantly different between stations (P<0.05) and months of sampling (P<0.05) between stations. Pearson correlation and stepwise regression analysis showed that there was a positive correlation (P<0.001) between relative humidity (RH) and the firefly population. Because of their sensitivity to the environment, fireflies are considered strong indicators of the health of ecosystems. An unfavourable atmosphere would eventually reduce the number of fireflies. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) 2023 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37589/1/ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37589/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf Charmaine Lovey Bernard and Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim and Awangku Hassanal Bahar Pengiran Bagul and Mahadimenakbar Mohamed Dawood (2023) Ecological study on congregating fireflies (coleoptera: lampyridae) in sulaman lake forest reserve, Sabah, east Malaysia. Serangga, 28 (2). pp. 57-77. ISSN 1394-5130 |
| spellingShingle | QL360-599.82 Invertebrates SF1-1100 Animal culture Charmaine Lovey Bernard Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim Awangku Hassanal Bahar Pengiran Bagul Mahadimenakbar Mohamed Dawood Ecological study on congregating fireflies (coleoptera: lampyridae) in sulaman lake forest reserve, Sabah, east Malaysia |
| title | Ecological study on congregating fireflies (coleoptera: lampyridae) in sulaman lake forest reserve, Sabah, east Malaysia |
| title_full | Ecological study on congregating fireflies (coleoptera: lampyridae) in sulaman lake forest reserve, Sabah, east Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Ecological study on congregating fireflies (coleoptera: lampyridae) in sulaman lake forest reserve, Sabah, east Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ecological study on congregating fireflies (coleoptera: lampyridae) in sulaman lake forest reserve, Sabah, east Malaysia |
| title_short | Ecological study on congregating fireflies (coleoptera: lampyridae) in sulaman lake forest reserve, Sabah, east Malaysia |
| title_sort | ecological study on congregating fireflies coleoptera lampyridae in sulaman lake forest reserve sabah east malaysia |
| topic | QL360-599.82 Invertebrates SF1-1100 Animal culture |
| url | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37589/1/ABSTRACT.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37589/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf |
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