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Butterfly Population in UPM, Serdang
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Butterfly is a good indicator species.
Butterflies are adequate indicators for many groups
of terrestrial insects (Thomas and Clarke, 2004).
Their association with various plant species makes
them vulnerable to habitat loss and fragmentation.
University Putra Malaysia is widely agriculture
place in their university.
It good to find out suitable habitat for butterfly by
estimate the population of butterfly between two
different area in UPM (open area and plantation).
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The main objective of this study to estimate the
butterflies population in University Putra Malaysia.
The specify objective is
to identify butterfly species abundance
between open area (faculty area) and plantation
area.
to estimate the density of butterfly in open area
and plantation
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Butterfly is a pollination agent.
The status of ecosystem health also can be indicated
by butterfly’s population. (Thomas 2005)
Richness of butterflies species can show the diversity
of biodiversity in the area cause of the feeding
behavior of butterflies (Astrid & Robert, 2002)
Butterflies as important element to food chain for
birds, bats and other insectivorous animals
(Butterflies Conservation Europe [BCE], 2008)
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Starting 1 nov-30 nov
Study conducted in University Putra
Malaysia
Location of area - 2o59’57.61oN and
101o42’13.50oE approximately 23
kilometers southwest of Kuala Lumpur
The around of area 1214 hectare - 121
hectare (administrative and faculty area),
1093 hectare (farming and agriculture area)
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7. using line transect method
12 point was established
standard-length (200m) ,500 meters
apart
taken 30-45 minutes-walk in length
spotted 20m to each side, 20m ahead
and 20m above
0900H and 1500H -active period 3
hours before sunset and after sunrise
(butterflyconservation.org).
identify the rest and shady butterfly
10. Open area Estimate %CV df 95%ConfidenceInterval
Density 41.269 50.95 7.94 13.611 125.13
Abundance 1032.0 50.95 7.94 340.00 3128.0
Plantation
Density 27.016 29.34 39.67 15.113 48.292
Abundance 675.00 29.34 39.67 378.00 1207.0
Open area density is highest than plantation
Species abundance in open area is highest.
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Open area density is highest than plantation
Spesies abundance in open area is highest.
When at site, the abundance of butterfly
species is high but the species diversity is
low.
The histogram shows the distribution of
observation of butterflies.
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The red curve is the fitted detection function
(normal function)
It is the right-hand half of normal curve.
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Based on the results, it can be concluded that the
abundance of butterflies is high in both plantation
and open area but it was estimated that the species
diversity is low.
This is due to the existing trees and plants of the
same species. In return, only certain species of
butterflies correspond to it and are present on site.
15.
Crozier L. (2004). Warmer winters drive butterfly range
expansion by increasing
survivorship. Ecology 85: 231-241.
Thomas, J.A., & Clarke, R.T. (2004). Extinction rates and
butterflies—response. Science 305, 1563–1564.
Thomas, J.A. (2005). Monitoring change in the abundance
and distribution of insects using butterflies and other
indicator groups. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal
Society B-Biological Sciences 360, 339–357.
Pyle, R.M. (2002). The Butterflies of Cascadia: A Field Guide
to All the Species of Washington, Oregon, and Surrounding
Territories. Seattle, WA: Seattle Audubon Society.
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