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Maeto K ., . and Fukuyama K ., . and Kirton L . G ., . Edge effects on amborsia beetle assemblages in a lowland rain forest bordering oil palm plantations in Peninsular Malaysia. pp. 537-547. ISSN 0128-1283
Abstract
Edge effects on ambrosia beetle assemblages in a lowland rain forest bordering oil palm plantations in Peninsular Malaysia. Investigations were made on the edge effects on ambrosia beetle assemblages in Pasoh Forest Reserve a lowland rain forest in Peninsular Malaysia which largely borders oil palm plantations (Elaeis guineensis) established in the 1970s. Species richness and composition of the ambrosia beetles (Scolytidae: Xyleborini) sampled with ethanol traps were not considerably changed along a gradient from the core area to the boundary of the forest. However a polyphagous species Xylosandrus crassiusculus consistently increased in number from the core to the forest edge being super-dominant at the boundary. It was as abundant at the surrounding oil palm plantation as in the forest boudnary consistent with the hypothesis that there is a large influx of X. crassiusculus from oil plam plantation to forest reserve. The population may also to a lesser extent be enhanced by forest disturbance at the margin of the reserve.
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Abstract
Edge effects on ambrosia beetle assemblages in a lowland rain forest bordering oil palm plantations in Peninsular Malaysia. Investigations were made on the edge effects on ambrosia beetle assemblages in Pasoh Forest Reserve a lowland rain forest in Peninsular Malaysia which largely borders oil palm plantations (Elaeis guineensis) established in the 1970s. Species richness and composition of the ambrosia beetles (Scolytidae: Xyleborini) sampled with ethanol traps were not considerably changed along a gradient from the core area to the boundary of the forest. However a polyphagous species Xylosandrus crassiusculus consistently increased in number from the core to the forest edge being super-dominant at the boundary. It was as abundant at the surrounding oil palm plantation as in the forest boudnary consistent with the hypothesis that there is a large influx of X. crassiusculus from oil plam plantation to forest reserve. The population may also to a lesser extent be enhanced by forest disturbance at the margin of the reserve.
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| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | Summaries (En Ms) |
| AGROVOC Term: | TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS |
| AGROVOC Term: | LOWLAND |
| AGROVOC Term: | PLANTATIONS |
| AGROVOC Term: | ELAEIS GUINEENSIS |
| AGROVOC Term: | OIL PALMS |
| AGROVOC Term: | INSECTA |
| AGROVOC Term: | AMBROSIA |
| AGROVOC Term: | COLEOPTERA |
| AGROVOC Term: | POPULATION DISTRIBUTION |
| AGROVOC Term: | HABITATS |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan |
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2025 05:52 |
| URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17980 |
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