Impacts of Forest Conversion on Biodiversity as Indicated by Moths

@article{citeulike:2291228, abstract = {Impacts on the biodiversity of converting natural forest to oil palm plantation in Sabah (northern Borneo) were investigated by using light-trapped moths as indicators. Moth sampling was conducted at three separate oil palm plantations and their adjacent disturbed natural forest, as, well as the primary rain forest of Danum. Oil palm sites, devoid of a diverse understorey of native plants, exhibited significantly lower diversity values (Williams Alpha). Two out of three of the oil palm sites showed lowest dissimilarity in moth taxa (Preston's coefficient) with their adjacent forest. Certain species which favour open disturbed habitat had high abundance in the oil palm plantations. Natural forest sites had a more even distribution of species. Small forest fragments and heavily disturbed forest produced lower diversity compared to more pristine, bigger forest areas. About 67\% of species sampled at the primary forest of Danum were not sampled at the oil palm sites and their adjacent disturbed forest. At least one new record for Borneo (Cozola hapala Collenette, family: Lymantriidae) was obtained at Danum. The results showed that loss in biodiversity as indicated by moths was most significant in oil palm plantations, the most common form of forest conversion in Sabah.}, author = {Chey, Vun K. }, citeulike-article-id = {2291228}, journal = {Malayan Nature Journal}, keywords = {deforestation, insects, invertebrates, lepidoptera, oil\_palm, south-east\_asia}, number = {4}, pages = {383--418}, posted-at = {2008-01-25 19:44:04}, priority = {2}, title = {Impacts of Forest Conversion on Biodiversity as Indicated by Moths}, volume = {57}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2291228 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2291228 TI - Impacts of Forest Conversion on Biodiversity as Indicated by Moths JF - Malayan Nature Journal VL - 57 IS - 4 SP - 383 EP - 418 N2 - Impacts on the biodiversity of converting natural forest to oil palm plantation in Sabah (northern Borneo) were investigated by using light-trapped moths as indicators. Moth sampling was conducted at three separate oil palm plantations and their adjacent disturbed natural forest, as, well as the primary rain forest of Danum. Oil palm sites, devoid of a diverse understorey of native plants, exhibited significantly lower diversity values (Williams Alpha). Two out of three of the oil palm sites showed lowest dissimilarity in moth taxa (Preston's coefficient) with their adjacent forest. Certain species which favour open disturbed habitat had high abundance in the oil palm plantations. Natural forest sites had a more even distribution of species. Small forest fragments and heavily disturbed forest produced lower diversity compared to more pristine, bigger forest areas. About 67% of species sampled at the primary forest of Danum were not sampled at the oil palm sites and their adjacent disturbed forest. At least one new record for Borneo (Cozola hapala Collenette, family: Lymantriidae) was obtained at Danum. The results showed that loss in biodiversity as indicated by moths was most significant in oil palm plantations, the most common form of forest conversion in Sabah. KW - deforestation KW - insects KW - invertebrates KW - lepidoptera KW - oil_palm KW - south-east_asia AU - Chey, Vun PY - 2006/// ER -