Cluster analysis of submontane forest along western slope of Frasers' Hill Research Centre in Raub District, Malaysia

Adam, Jumaat; Ming, Liow Kah; Juhari, Mohd Afiq Aizat; Jalaludin, Masdahila Ahmad; Idris, Wan Mohd Radzi; Othman, Abd Rahim; Tarmidzi, Siti Norhafizah Ahmad

doi:10.3329/bjb.v40i2.9767

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“…Strange (2004) reported 247 bird species and 61 migrating bird species, while Latiff (2009) mentioned 36 Peninsular Malaysian endemic species of flora and Norhayati et al (2011) reported the presence of 67 amphibian species, some endangered. Although there are studies on forest plant species (Adam et al 2011), herpetofauna (Norhayati et al 2011), geckos (Grismer et al 2013) and Orthoptera (Tan & Kamaruddin 2014), the highly diverse beetle fauna of Fraser's Hill has been relatively unexplored. Highly diverse beetle fauna of Fraser's Hill is poorly addressed by the scientific society until today but there have been a number of studies conducted on beetle diversity and distribution and the list can be found in Table 1.…”

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Beetles Species Richness along Environmental Gradients at Montane Ecosystem in Fraser's Hill, Peninsular Malaysia

Musthafa¹,

Abdullah²

2019

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This study measures beetle diversity and distribution pattern along elevations at Fraser's Hill, a pristine tropical forest in Malaysia. Sites were sampled at 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m and 1800 m a.s.l. using two light traps, two Malaise traps and 25 pitfall traps at each elevation. Sampling was carried out at three months' intervals in 2015. Altogether, 1981 beetles representing 32 families and 116 species were collected, with proportion of obtained species above 70% at all elevations. Species richness was not significant among elevations, thus forming no discernible pattern of species distribution. Higher Shannon diversity increased steadily with elevation and dominance was lowest at the two highest elevations, while beetle abundance decreases significantly with elevation. There was no significant difference between the diversity values at 500 m and 1000 m, and 1500 m and 1800 m, whereas there was significant difference between 500 m and 1500 m, and 1000 m and 1800 m. The results highlight the importance of different microhabitats for different beetle species and their own responses to environmental parameters that differ with altitudinal clines. These findings also highlight the importance of Fraser's Hill as a key location for biological conservation and as protected area.

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