Sample name: Sungkai Reserve Forest (secondary forest)

Reference: A. M. M. Din, W. M. A. Halim, S. Z. S. Ahmad, and S. Yaakop. 2019. Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) composition to three different ecosystem functions: a study case in Malaysia. Tropical Life Sciences Research 30(3):69-82 [ER 3295]

Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest

Altered habitat: secondary forest

Protection: forest reserve

Substrate: ground surface

Habitat comments: "Both of these forests had experience series of logging activities or for the surrounding developments. Shahabuddin et al. (2005) classified secondary forests as it has the highest trees are not more than 15 m, shrubs with 2 m height, and the age is around 10 years. Both of the selected forests are applicable with the characteristics listed... it covers an area of 2468 ha... The last recorded forest changed in this area is on 1957"

Life forms: scarab beetles

Sampling methods: line transect,baited,pitfall traps

Sample size: 1486 individuals

Years: 2013, 2014

Days: 6

Nets or traps: 15

Net or trap nights: 90

Sampling comments: "A sampling of dung beetles was performed from November 2013 until October 2014 by using 15 rotten fish-baited pitfall traps that aligned into three transects... Each transect consists of five pitfall traps which aligned in a straight line or any possible line based on the surrounding condition. The distance between the traps were about 4–5 m from each other, and the distance between transects was 8–10 m apart. The traps were then left for 24 h before collecting the samples, and the collection repeated three times" (sampling effort 3 transects x 5 traps x 2 days x 3 times = 90 trap days)

Sample number: 3665

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2020-06-07 19:27:57

Modified: 2020-06-07 09:27:57