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 co...
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| author | Bernard, Charmaine Lovey Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim, Mahadimenakbar Mohamed Dawood, Awangku Hassanal Bahar Pengiran Bagul, |
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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 | oai:generic.eprints.org:224332023-10-26T03:58:43Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22433/ Ecological study on CONGREGATING FIREFLIES (COLEOPTERA: LAMPYRIDAE) in sulaman lake forest reserve, Sabah, east Malaysia Bernard, Charmaine Lovey Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim, Mahadimenakbar Mohamed Dawood, Awangku Hassanal Bahar Pengiran Bagul, 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. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22433/1/serangga_5.pdf Bernard, Charmaine Lovey and Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim, and Mahadimenakbar Mohamed Dawood, and Awangku Hassanal Bahar Pengiran Bagul, (2023) Ecological study on CONGREGATING FIREFLIES (COLEOPTERA: LAMPYRIDAE) in sulaman lake forest reserve, Sabah, east Malaysia. Serangga, 28 (2). pp. 58-77. ISSN 1394-5130 https://ejournals.ukm.my/serangga/issue/view/1612/showToc |
| spellingShingle | Bernard, Charmaine Lovey Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim, Mahadimenakbar Mohamed Dawood, Awangku Hassanal Bahar Pengiran Bagul, 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 |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22433/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22433/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22433/1/serangga_5.pdf |