Checklist of spiders in Tasek Bera Ramsar Site, Pahang, Malaysia

Established since 1995, Tasek Bera is a wetland of international importance. It comprises an area of 31,120 hectares. It is the largest natural freshwater lake in Malaysia. The natural freshwater lake is rich in local flora and fauna. A study of the biodiversity of spider was carried out during the...

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Main Authors: Chooi, Y. S., Tan, P. E., Lau, Wei Hong
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Language:English
Published: Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) Peninsular Malaysia 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36768/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36768/1/Checklist%20of%20spiders%20in%20Tasek%20Bera%20Ramsar%20Site.pdf
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Tan, P. E.
Lau, Wei Hong
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Tan, P. E.
Lau, Wei Hong
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description Established since 1995, Tasek Bera is a wetland of international importance. It comprises an area of 31,120 hectares. It is the largest natural freshwater lake in Malaysia. The natural freshwater lake is rich in local flora and fauna. A study of the biodiversity of spider was carried out during the Biodiversity Inventory Program at Tasek Bera Ramsar Site, Pahang from 20th to 26th May 2009. Throughout the program a total of 216 spiders were collected. Among them, 13 families of spider, namely the Agelenidae, Araneidae, Lycosidae, Nephilidae, Oxyopidae, Pholcidae, Pisauridae, Psechridae, Salticidae, Sparassidae, Tetragnathidae, Theridiidae, and Thomisidae were recorded. Most spiders found on web built between branches are the members of Araneidae, Nephilidae, Psechridae, Tetragnathidae, and Theridiidae while others were either foraging on trees (Oxyopidae, Pholcidae, Pisauridae, and Salticidae) or on the ground (Agelenidae, Lycosidae, and Sparassidae). A high variety of spider species were recorded.
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spelling upm-367682015-09-07T07:53:50Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36768/ Checklist of spiders in Tasek Bera Ramsar Site, Pahang, Malaysia Chooi, Y. S. Tan, P. E. Lau, Wei Hong Established since 1995, Tasek Bera is a wetland of international importance. It comprises an area of 31,120 hectares. It is the largest natural freshwater lake in Malaysia. The natural freshwater lake is rich in local flora and fauna. A study of the biodiversity of spider was carried out during the Biodiversity Inventory Program at Tasek Bera Ramsar Site, Pahang from 20th to 26th May 2009. Throughout the program a total of 216 spiders were collected. Among them, 13 families of spider, namely the Agelenidae, Araneidae, Lycosidae, Nephilidae, Oxyopidae, Pholcidae, Pisauridae, Psechridae, Salticidae, Sparassidae, Tetragnathidae, Theridiidae, and Thomisidae were recorded. Most spiders found on web built between branches are the members of Araneidae, Nephilidae, Psechridae, Tetragnathidae, and Theridiidae while others were either foraging on trees (Oxyopidae, Pholcidae, Pisauridae, and Salticidae) or on the ground (Agelenidae, Lycosidae, and Sparassidae). A high variety of spider species were recorded. Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) Peninsular Malaysia 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36768/1/Checklist%20of%20spiders%20in%20Tasek%20Bera%20Ramsar%20Site.pdf Chooi, Y. S. and Tan, P. E. and Lau, Wei Hong (2014) Checklist of spiders in Tasek Bera Ramsar Site, Pahang, Malaysia. Journal of Wildlife and National Parks, 27. pp. 11-16. ISSN 0121-8126 http://www.wildlife.gov.my/images/stories/penerbitan/jurnal/Journal%20wildlife%2015%20January%20Final/Volume27%20papers/2%20CHECKLIST%20OF%20SPIDERS%20IN%20TASEK%20BERA%20RAMSAR%20SITE,%20PAHANG.pdf
spellingShingle Chooi, Y. S.
Tan, P. E.
Lau, Wei Hong
Checklist of spiders in Tasek Bera Ramsar Site, Pahang, Malaysia
title Checklist of spiders in Tasek Bera Ramsar Site, Pahang, Malaysia
title_full Checklist of spiders in Tasek Bera Ramsar Site, Pahang, Malaysia
title_fullStr Checklist of spiders in Tasek Bera Ramsar Site, Pahang, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Checklist of spiders in Tasek Bera Ramsar Site, Pahang, Malaysia
title_short Checklist of spiders in Tasek Bera Ramsar Site, Pahang, Malaysia
title_sort checklist of spiders in tasek bera ramsar site, pahang, malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36768/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36768/1/Checklist%20of%20spiders%20in%20Tasek%20Bera%20Ramsar%20Site.pdf