Diversity of small mammals (non-volant) at Gunung Jerai

Shahrul Anuar M. S. and Nurul Ain E. and Nor Zalipah M. and D. Mark Rayan and Shukor M. N. and M. Ganesan and S. Kalimuthu (2006) Diversity of small mammals (non-volant) at Gunung Jerai. In: Hutan simpan Gunung Jerai, Kedah: pengurusan, persekitaran fizikal dan kepelbagaian biologi. Siri kepelbagaian biologi hutan (6). Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 451-463. ISBN 9839269402

Study on the species diversity of small mammals (non-volant) in Gunung Jerai Permanent Forest Reserve (GJPFR) was conducted from October 2002 until May 2003. Five plots were selected according to different elevation - Plot A (70m a.s. 1.), Plot B (340m a.s.l.), Plot C (500m a.s.l.), Plot D (730m a.s.l.) and Plot E (1000m a.s.1.). A total of 100 live cage traps were set in 100m x 100m grid in each plot. Trappings were conducted for three sessions for each plot (four consecutive nights per session). Eight months of sampling recorded a total of 359 individuals from 18 species of small mammals (both trapped and observed). Plot C recorded the highest number of captured individuals (99 individual; 27.6% of total individuals). Plot A recorded the highest number of species (14 species) and therefore, this plot was also found as the richest (Rarefaction Method) and most diverse of species among the five study plots (Shannon-Weiner Index = 1.917). The distribution of individuals within species was near maximum at Plot B compared to other plots (Evenness Index = 0.857).

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Study on the species diversity of small mammals (non-volant) in Gunung Jerai Permanent Forest Reserve (GJPFR) was conducted from October 2002 until May 2003. Five plots were selected according to different elevation - Plot A (70m a.s. 1.), Plot B (340m a.s.l.), Plot C (500m a.s.l.), Plot D (730m a.s.l.) and Plot E (1000m a.s.1.). A total of 100 live cage traps were set in 100m x 100m grid in each plot. Trappings were conducted for three sessions for each plot (four consecutive nights per session). Eight months of sampling recorded a total of 359 individuals from 18 species of small mammals (both trapped and observed). Plot C recorded the highest number of captured individuals (99 individual; 27.6% of total individuals). Plot A recorded the highest number of species (14 species) and therefore, this plot was also found as the richest (Rarefaction Method) and most diverse of species among the five study plots (Shannon-Weiner Index = 1.917). The distribution of individuals within species was near maximum at Plot B compared to other plots (Evenness Index = 0.857).

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Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43000 UPM Serdang, Malaysia. QH77 M3K4973 Call Number
AGROVOC Term:	mammals
AGROVOC Term:	tropical forests
AGROVOC Term:	forest ecosystems
AGROVOC Term:	sampling
AGROVOC Term:	data analysis
AGROVOC Term:	mammalogists
AGROVOC Term:	ecologists
AGROVOC Term:	species diversity
AGROVOC Term:	biodiversity conservation
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Ms. Azariah Hashim
Date Deposited:	21 Nov 2024 08:57
Last Modified:	21 Nov 2024 08:57
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/986

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