Species diversity, species similarity and shared species of understorey birds at mount Jagoi and mount Singai, Bau, Sarawak

Birds are useful in indicating the forest’s vegetation and they are important for environmental monitoring. This study focuses on the understory bird community at Mount Jagoi and Mount Singai in Bau, Sarawak in terms of species diversity, species similarity and shared species. Birds at Mount Jagoi...

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Main Author: Cheng, Poh Leng
Format: Final Year Project Report / IMRAD
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS 2012
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6259/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6259/11/Cheng%20Poh%20Leng%20%20ft.pdf
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description Birds are useful in indicating the forest’s vegetation and they are important for environmental monitoring. This study focuses on the understory bird community at Mount Jagoi and Mount Singai in Bau, Sarawak in terms of species diversity, species similarity and shared species. Birds at Mount Jagoi were captured by mist-netting from 8th to 12th August, 2011, 8th to 12th November, 2011, and 2nd to 6th February, 2012. A total of 298 individuals comprising 53 species from 22 families were recorded at Mount Jagoi; while there were 127 individuals comprising 26 species from 12 families were documented at Mount Singai. The most dominant species in both areas was Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra); while the dominant families recorded were Pycnonotidae and Timaliidae. The results showed that bird community at Mount Jagoi was richer and significantly more diverse than Mount Singai, but they were having high similarity of bird’s composition. Mount Jagoi and Mount Singai shared 19 bird species based on available data, where more than 70% of bird species at Mount Singai are present at Mount Jagoi. This may be resulted from similar habitat and food sources at both areas. The prediction analyses showed that 32 species should be shared between the two mountains; and for further survey of 300 individuals, 10 new species should be discovered at both mountains.
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spelling unimas-62592023-01-31T09:08:20Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6259/ Species diversity, species similarity and shared species of understorey birds at mount Jagoi and mount Singai, Bau, Sarawak Cheng, Poh Leng Q Science (General) QL Zoology Birds are useful in indicating the forest’s vegetation and they are important for environmental monitoring. This study focuses on the understory bird community at Mount Jagoi and Mount Singai in Bau, Sarawak in terms of species diversity, species similarity and shared species. Birds at Mount Jagoi were captured by mist-netting from 8th to 12th August, 2011, 8th to 12th November, 2011, and 2nd to 6th February, 2012. A total of 298 individuals comprising 53 species from 22 families were recorded at Mount Jagoi; while there were 127 individuals comprising 26 species from 12 families were documented at Mount Singai. The most dominant species in both areas was Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra); while the dominant families recorded were Pycnonotidae and Timaliidae. The results showed that bird community at Mount Jagoi was richer and significantly more diverse than Mount Singai, but they were having high similarity of bird’s composition. Mount Jagoi and Mount Singai shared 19 bird species based on available data, where more than 70% of bird species at Mount Singai are present at Mount Jagoi. This may be resulted from similar habitat and food sources at both areas. The prediction analyses showed that 32 species should be shared between the two mountains; and for further survey of 300 individuals, 10 new species should be discovered at both mountains. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS 2012 Final Year Project Report / IMRAD NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6259/11/Cheng%20Poh%20Leng%20%20ft.pdf Cheng, Poh Leng (2012) Species diversity, species similarity and shared species of understorey birds at mount Jagoi and mount Singai, Bau, Sarawak. [Final Year Project Report / IMRAD] (Unpublished)
spellingShingle Q Science (General)
QL Zoology
Cheng, Poh Leng
Species diversity, species similarity and shared species of understorey birds at mount Jagoi and mount Singai, Bau, Sarawak
title Species diversity, species similarity and shared species of understorey birds at mount Jagoi and mount Singai, Bau, Sarawak
title_full Species diversity, species similarity and shared species of understorey birds at mount Jagoi and mount Singai, Bau, Sarawak
title_fullStr Species diversity, species similarity and shared species of understorey birds at mount Jagoi and mount Singai, Bau, Sarawak
title_full_unstemmed Species diversity, species similarity and shared species of understorey birds at mount Jagoi and mount Singai, Bau, Sarawak
title_short Species diversity, species similarity and shared species of understorey birds at mount Jagoi and mount Singai, Bau, Sarawak
title_sort species diversity, species similarity and shared species of understorey birds at mount jagoi and mount singai, bau, sarawak
topic Q Science (General)
QL Zoology
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6259/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6259/11/Cheng%20Poh%20Leng%20%20ft.pdf