Ecological Impacts of Oil-Palm Plantation on Butterfly and Bird Species Diversity

Kwatrina, Rozza Tri; Santosa, Yanto; Bismark, M.; Santoso, Nyoto

doi:10.7226/jtfm.24.1.23

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“…Undergrowth will be easier to grow in areas that are not inundated by water. The increase in the number of plant species is not different from the research results of Kwatrina et al (2018) in several large oil palm plantations in Central Kalimantan, where the value of increasing plant species ranged from 23-100% due to changes from scrub to oil palm plantations.…”

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Does the Change in Land Cover Alters Birds and Butterflies Diversity?

Putri¹,

Santosa

Masy’ud

2021

Int. J. Oil Palm

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Currently the expansion of oil palm is increasing, which at the same time creates a lot of negative responses related to environmental impacts, biodiversity loss, including birds and butterflies species diversity. Nowadays our understanding of the impacts of oil palm plantations is still based on the claim that oil palm plantations are established on primary forest land. The study aimed to estimate the impact of land cover changes, loss of biodiversity, and possible cohabitation between birds and butterflies based on baseline land type before oil palm plantation. The research was conducted at PT Tempirai Palm Resources, to be precise, in the baseline area (shrubs) and plantation areas planted with oil palm using direct and indirect observation methods. Based on research, it was known that land conversion to oil palm plantations caused changes in the number of species, and the diversity of birds and butterflies. The number of bird species in the baseline area was higher (S = 22 species, H ‘= 2.51) than in the plantation area. The number of butterfly species in the baseline area was less (0 species) than in the oil palm plantation area (5 species, H ‘= 1.56, Dmg = 2.23). In general, the increase in bird species’ biodiversity was higher (59.09%) compared to the loss. In contrast, the butterfly species was not lost. A cohabitation also occurred between birds and butterflies at the site. The study concluded that oil palm plantation not only have a negative impact but also a positive impact for biodiversity especially for bird and butterfly.

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Does the Change in Land Cover Alters Birds and Butterflies Diversity?

Putri¹,

Santosa

Masy’ud

2021

Int. J. Oil Palm

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“…While reductions in Lepidoptera have been recorded after conversion from forest to oil palm (Koh and Wilcove, 2008, Kwatrina et al 2018), and communities in oil palm have been compared to other crops (Panjaitan et al 2020), less research attention has been given to the influence of environmental conditions and management practices within existing plantations on Lepidopteran communities. The taxonomic diversity of Indonesia is highly understudied (Hughes, 2017); however, recent surveys have shown that Indonesia is home to more than 2,500 species of butterfly (Murwitaningsih and Dharma, 2015), nearly 900 of which are found in Sumatra (Panjaitan et al 2020).…”

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Habitat heterogeneity supports day-flying Lepidoptera in oil palm plantations

Reiss-Woolever

Advento²,

Aryawan³

et al. 2023

J. Trop. Ecol.

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Oil palm is one of Southeast Asia’s most common crops, and its expansion has caused substantial modification of natural habitats and put increasing pressure on biodiversity. Rising global demand for vegetable oil, coupled with oil palm’s high yield per unit area and the versatility of the palm oil product, has driven the expansion of oil palm agriculture in the region. Therefore, it is critical to identify management practices that can support biodiversity in plantations without exacerbating negative impacts on the environment. This study focuses on day-flying Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), which contribute to the ecosystem functioning as pollinators, prey, and herbivore species. We assessed whether density and behaviours of day-flying Lepidoptera varied between different habitats within oil palm plantations and across seasons. We surveyed the density and behaviours of Lepidoptera communities in mature industrial oil palm plantations within the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function in Tropical Agriculture (BEFTA) Programme sites, in Riau, Indonesia. We surveyed two distinct habitats within the plantations in March and September 2013: Edge habitats, which were bordered by plantation roads on one side, and Core habitats in the centre of oil palm planting blocks. We conducted analyses on the effect of habitat type and season on both the overall density and behaviour of Lepidoptera communities and, independently, on the most common species. In our surveys, we observed 1464 individuals across 41 species, with a significantly higher density in Edge than in Core habitats. While there was no significant difference between overall density in March and September surveys, there was an interaction between season and habitat, with density increasing more markedly in Edge than Core areas in September. There was also a significant effect of habitat and season on behavioural time budget for the community as a whole, with more active behaviours, such as foraging and mating, being recorded more frequently in Edge than Core habitats, and more commonly in September than March. The effect of habitat type, season, and their interaction differed between the six most common species. Our findings indicate that Lepidoptera abundance is affected by habitat characteristics in a plantation and can therefore be influenced by plantation management practices. In particular, our study highlights the value of road edges and paths in plantations for day-flying Lepidoptera. We suggest that increased non-crop vegetation in these areas, achieved through reduced clearing practices or planting of flowering plants, could foster abundant and active butterfly communities in plantations. These practices could form part of sustainability management recommendations for oil palm, such as those of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil.

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“…The high number of Lepidoptera was caused by the presence of butterflies that were found on plantations such as oil palm. The presence of butterflies on plantations could be caused by the attraction of several plant species in plantations that have the potential as a food source [11]. The natural habitats around plantations also could provide key resources to butterflies, such as perennial forage areas, nesting substrates, or breeding sites [12].…”

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A Systematic review of flower-visiting insect community research on agricultural crops in Indonesia

Ferdian

Istiaji

Buchori

2023

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Evolutionary forces have developed many types of insect-plant interactions over millennia, ranging from herbivory, which causes damage, to mutualism between plant pollinators. Pollinators are a very important part of the natural history of plant evolution. Plants have evolved distinguished characteristics of flowers that attract many types of insects. Other than pollinators, flower-visiting insects also consist of various insect groups. The aim of this research was to assess the breadth and depths of research on flower-visiting insects. The research was conducted using secondary data derived from various databases for the past 20 years that were accessed and searched with keywords related to flower-visiting insects. Overall, 135 articles were screened from various databases. Over 42% of research was done by focusing on the diversity of flower-visiting insects, while 19% focused on effectiveness toward productivity, 14% on the landscape, and the rest focused on behavior, pesticide, etc. Fifty-two percent of the research was mostly done on horticultural crops such as tomatoes and cucumbers, while 44% was done on plantation plants-mostly dominated by oil palm research. From the biodiversity aspect, there were 8 orders of flower-visiting insects consisting of 54 families, 186 genera, and 186 species of insects. The flower-visiting insects that were found mostly belong to Hymenoptera and Lepidoptera. Over 50% of flower-visiting insects are pollinators, while the rest are herbivores, predators, and parasitoids. Forty-eight percent of the pollinators studied are hymenopterans. Our results also found that 35 genera of pollinators are identified as generalist pollinators, while 3 genera are specialist pollinators, such as Elaeidobius (oil palm), Forcipomyia (cocoa), and Nodocnemis (snake fruit). Data analysis showed that pollinators are positively correlated with productivity and quality of crops. Increase in productivity due to pollinators range from 27% in coffee to 1900% in zucchini.

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Ecological Impacts of Oil-Palm Plantation on Butterfly and Bird Species Diversity

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Does the Change in Land Cover Alters Birds and Butterflies Diversity?

Does the Change in Land Cover Alters Birds and Butterflies Diversity?

Habitat heterogeneity supports day-flying Lepidoptera in oil palm plantations

A Systematic review of flower-visiting insect community research on agricultural crops in Indonesia

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