Distribution, abundance, and habitat characteristics of the congregating firefly, Pteroptyx Olivier (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) in Thailand

Jaikla, Soraya; Lewis, Sara M.; Thancharoen, Anchana; Pinkaew, Nantasak

doi:10.1016/j.japb.2020.06.002

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“…Depending on the location, tourists gain access to firefly display sites using various types of trails (Table 2). Because Pteroptyx and other congregating mangrove fireflies display on visually prominent trees located along tidal rivers (Jaikla, Lewis, Thancharoen, & Pinkaew, 2020), these sites are mainly accessed by boat. At some of these sites (e.g., Amphawa, Thailand) tour guides use motorboats, while at others (e.g., Kampung Kuantan, Selangor, Malaysia) tourists are rowed along the river in traditional sampans (Figure 2a).…”

Section: Results: Firefly Tourism Around the Worldmentioning

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“…P . malaccae remains widely distributed in other parts of Thailand (Jaikla et al, 2020), and the lessons learned from Amphawa's failure will be useful in developing other firefly tourism sites. To encourage more sustainable tourism at Amphawa and other sites, researchers at Kasetsart University have designed and installed interpretive displays and brochures describing firefly life cycles, behavior, and species conservation.…”

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Firefly tourism: Advancing a global phenomenon toward a brighter future

Lewis

Thancharoen

Wong

et al. 2021

Conservat Sci and Prac

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Fireflies are charismatic beetles with attractive bioluminescent courtship displays that have recently been swept onto the global stage of nature tourism.Here, we provide the first comprehensive review of the geographic scope, magnitude, focal species, and other attributes of the major firefly tourism sites worldwide. Through targeted interviews and surveys, we estimate that in recent years over one million tourists travelled annually to sites located in at least 12 countries for firefly-watching. Rapid proliferation of firefly tourism provides a timely opportunity to examine how such activities may impact local firefly populations, and to highlight the biological factors that make certain

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Section: Case Study Of Amphawa Thailandmentioning

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Firefly tourism: Advancing a global phenomenon toward a brighter future

Lewis

Thancharoen

Wong

et al. 2021

Conservat Sci and Prac

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“…and Papua New Guinea (Ballantyne and Lambkin, 2013;Jusoh et al, 2018;Jaikla et al, 2020a). Such fireflies include several Pteroptyx species, in which thousands of males gather in visually prominent display trees along tidal rivers and flash synchronously to create a collective courtship signal that attracts flying females from surrounding areas (Wong and Yeap, 2012;Jusoh et al, 2018;Jaikla et al, 2020a). These congregating fireflies are star attractions in a booming ecotourism sector throughout this region (Lewis et al, 2021), yet surprisingly little is known about how ALAN impacts their behavior or population persistence.…”

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Behavioral responses of bioluminescent fireflies to artificial light at night

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Broeck²,

Cock³

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Front. Ecol. Evol.

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Bioluminescent insects have been the subject of scientific interest and popular wonder for millennia. But in the 21st century, the fireflies, click beetles, and cave glow-worms that brighten our nights are threatened by an unprecedented competitor: anthropogenic light pollution. Artificial lights can obscure the light-based signals on which these and other bioluminescent organisms rely to court mates, deter predators, and attract prey. In the following review we summarize a recent influx of research into the behavioral consequences of artificial light at night for firefly beetles (Coleoptera: Lampyridae), which we organize into four distinct courtship signaling systems. We conclude by highlighting several opportunities for further research to advance this emerging field and by offering a set of up-to-date lighting recommendations that can help land managers and other stakeholders balance public safety and ecological sustainability.

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“…Various techniques have been used to monitor changes in the abundance of Pteroptyx species in particular locations, such as the use of land-use spatial analysis of satellite images (Jusoh et al, 2009;Jusoh et al, 2012); non-destructive estimation methods (i.e., a percentage cover chart based on firefly flashing; visual method) (Jusoh et al, 2010a;Shahara et al, 2017); visual counting methods (Prasertkul, 2018); and digital night photography and image analysis digital night photography of the vegetation (non-destructive method) (Khoo et al, 2012). Meanwhile, several studies examining the habitat requirements of fireflies and the factors affecting their abundance have been conducted using a variety of techniques, including photo visual analysis using a highresolution camera (720 pixels HD) (Faudzi et al, 2021); sweep-netting sampling (Abdullah et al, 2019;Hazmi & Sagaff, 2017); combination between visual counting and sweep net (Jaikla et al, 2020) and visual assessment and aerial net sampling (Foo & Mahadimenakbar, 2015). However, these studies have limitations and should be improved to understand better how specific factors affect the population abundance of these fireflies and their ecological requirements.…”

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Some Abiotic and Biotic Factors Influencing Firefly Population Abundance in Southeast Asia: A Review

Seri¹,

Rahman²,

Kassim³

2022

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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 <i>Cyclotropis carinata</i> 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, <i>Sonneratia caseolaris</i> (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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Distribution, abundance, and habitat characteristics of the congregating firefly, Pteroptyx Olivier (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) in Thailand

Cited by 13 publications

References 14 publications

Firefly tourism: Advancing a global phenomenon toward a brighter future

Firefly tourism: Advancing a global phenomenon toward a brighter future

Behavioral responses of bioluminescent fireflies to artificial light at night

Some Abiotic and Biotic Factors Influencing Firefly Population Abundance in Southeast Asia: A Review

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