Some abiotic and biotic factors influencing firefly population abundance in Southeast Asia: a review

Nurhafizul Abu Seri and Azimah Abd Rahman and Nur Faeza Abu Kassim (2023) Some abiotic and biotic factors influencing firefly population abundance in Southeast Asia: a review. Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology (Malaysia), 31 (1). pp. 327-349. ISSN 2231-8526

This paper reviews biotic and abiotic factors that influence the life cycle of fireflies. This review paper has screened and chosen articles by using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) from two databases: Semantic Scholar (n = 1080) and Google Scholar (n = 2280). From this review, generally, abiotic factors, i.e., water level in soil, air temperature, air humidity, rainy season, altitude, water salinity (NaCl), wind direction, wind speed, dissolved oxygen (DO), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) and maximum air pollution index (API) were most likely influenced the population abundance and distribution of the fireflies in Southeast Asia. Biotic factors include the presence of Cyclotropis carinata snails, vegetation health, tree suitability (leaf size, density, arrangement of leaves, tree location), insecticides (Saponins) in some vegetation species, plant structural architecture, and food (nectar and sap) were the most likely to influence the presence of fireflies species even though synchronous firefly of Southeast Asia were found in other vegetation species, Sonneratia caseolaris (Berembang) still the most preferred display tree. From this review, we also found that Malaysia has the highest reported findings on firefly studies in this region. To conclude, numerous abiotic and biotic elements should be researched further to determine their relationship to firefly populations and other vertebrate - invertebrates in their natural environment.

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Abstract

This paper reviews biotic and abiotic factors that influence the life cycle of fireflies. This review paper has screened and chosen articles by using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) from two databases: Semantic Scholar (n = 1080) and Google Scholar (n = 2280). From this review, generally, abiotic factors, i.e., water level in soil, air temperature, air humidity, rainy season, altitude, water salinity (NaCl), wind direction, wind speed, dissolved oxygen (DO), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) and maximum air pollution index (API) were most likely influenced the population abundance and distribution of the fireflies in Southeast Asia. Biotic factors include the presence of Cyclotropis carinata snails, vegetation health, tree suitability (leaf size, density, arrangement of leaves, tree location), insecticides (Saponins) in some vegetation species, plant structural architecture, and food (nectar and sap) were the most likely to influence the presence of fireflies species even though synchronous firefly of Southeast Asia were found in other vegetation species, Sonneratia caseolaris (Berembang) still the most preferred display tree. From this review, we also found that Malaysia has the highest reported findings on firefly studies in this region. To conclude, numerous abiotic and biotic elements should be researched further to determine their relationship to firefly populations and other vertebrate - invertebrates in their natural environment.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Insecta
AGROVOC Term:	Coleoptera
AGROVOC Term:	life cycle analysis
AGROVOC Term:	biotic factors
AGROVOC Term:	abiotic factors
AGROVOC Term:	factor analysis
AGROVOC Term:	Lythraceae
AGROVOC Term:	systematic reviews
AGROVOC Term:	species richness
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Abiotic, biotic, fireflies, mangrove, Southeast Asia
Depositing User:	Ms. Azariah Hashim
Date Deposited:	27 Jan 2025 01:23
Last Modified:	27 Jan 2025 02:20
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1851

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