Fauna diversity in pitcher plants at Setiam hill, Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia

Marina Mohd. Top, . and John Keen Chubo, . and Caroline, B.R. (2018) Fauna diversity in pitcher plants at Setiam hill, Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana. pp. 19-25.

A study was carried out to determine the diversity and enumerate the fauna species related to ve pitcher plant species at a selected area in Bukit Setiam Forest, Tatau, Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia. At the end of the study, six insect orders together with nematodes and Araneae were detected with different existence abundances and diversity. From the 901 total fauna trapped, 58.82% belonged to the order Hymenoptera, mainly of the ant species, followed by nematodes (21.64%), Diptera (15.87%), Coleoptera (1.66%), Hemiptera (0.89%), Blattaria (0.44%) and nally, Lepidoptera (0.33%) and Araneae (0.33%). Signicant differences (p<0.05) in the composition of insect trapped in pitcher plants were observed for the order Hymenoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera, Hemiptera and even nematodes. Meanwhile, no signicant difference was observed for Coleoptera, Blattaria and Araneae. There is a strong relationship between fauna and Nepenthes pitcher either as a prey, predator, a mutualistic relationship or parasites or also for a habitat to live or to reproduce.

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Abstract

A study was carried out to determine the diversity and enumerate the fauna species related to ve pitcher plant species at a selected area in Bukit Setiam Forest, Tatau, Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia. At the end of the study, six insect orders together with nematodes and Araneae were detected with different existence abundances and diversity. From the 901 total fauna trapped, 58.82% belonged to the order Hymenoptera, mainly of the ant species, followed by nematodes (21.64%), Diptera (15.87%), Coleoptera (1.66%), Hemiptera (0.89%), Blattaria (0.44%) and nally, Lepidoptera (0.33%) and Araneae (0.33%). Signicant differences (p<0.05) in the composition of insect trapped in pitcher plants were observed for the order Hymenoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera, Hemiptera and even nematodes. Meanwhile, no signicant difference was observed for Coleoptera, Blattaria and Araneae. There is a strong relationship between fauna and Nepenthes pitcher either as a prey, predator, a mutualistic relationship or parasites or also for a habitat to live or to reproduce.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	fauna
AGROVOC Term:	biodiversity conservation
AGROVOC Term:	nutrient balance (plants)
AGROVOC Term:	rural areas
AGROVOC Term:	botanical composition
AGROVOC Term:	botanical description > botanical description Prefer using plant anatomyplant anatomy
AGROVOC Term:	conservation agriculture
AGROVOC Term:	sustainable agriculture
AGROVOC Term:	farming produce > farming produce Prefer using agricultural productsagricultural products
AGROVOC Term:	soil fauna
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Ms. Siti Sunarti Waini Osman
Date Deposited:	06 Dec 2024 06:48
Last Modified:	06 Dec 2024 06:48
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3022

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