Contribution of rice fields to bird diversity in Peninsular Malaysia

There is a lack of documentation on rice fields as an important habitat that harbour different bird diversity compared to natural habitats in Peninsular Malaysia. This study investigated the contribution of rice fields to bird diversity in Peninsular Malaysia. A total of 83 rice fields and 53 natura...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Nur Munira Azman, Shahrul Anuar Mohd Sah, Amirrudin Ahmad, Nik Fadzly N Rosely
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14335/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14335/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14335/1/02%20Nur%20Munira%20Azman.pdf

id	ukm-14335
recordtype	eprints
spelling	ukm-143352020-03-03T07:45:25Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14335/ Contribution of rice fields to bird diversity in Peninsular Malaysia Nur Munira Azman, Shahrul Anuar Mohd Sah, Amirrudin Ahmad, Nik Fadzly N Rosely, There is a lack of documentation on rice fields as an important habitat that harbour different bird diversity compared to natural habitats in Peninsular Malaysia. This study investigated the contribution of rice fields to bird diversity in Peninsular Malaysia. A total of 83 rice fields and 53 natural habitats throughout Peninsular Malaysia were included in this study. Birds were observed and counted using point-count and mist-netting methods. A total of 10,707 bird-sightings, with rice fields, recorded 129 species from 15 orders and 50 families from October 2013 to December 2014; whilst natural forests recorded a total of 438 species from 14 order and 59 families from February 1992 to January 2015. Diversity t-test showed a significant difference in the species richness between the two different habitats (t=11.009, p<0.05). The high values of Δ+and ʌ+ in many areas of rice fields were significantly influenced by the presence of waterbirds, albeit low species richness. This temporary wetland habitat harbours land birds and waterbirds in one place. The data presented here suggest that waterbirds and migratory birds in rice fields contribute significantly to the total bird species found in Peninsular Malaysia. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14335/1/02%20Nur%20Munira%20Azman.pdf Nur Munira Azman, and Shahrul Anuar Mohd Sah, and Amirrudin Ahmad, and Nik Fadzly N Rosely, (2019) Contribution of rice fields to bird diversity in Peninsular Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 48 (9). pp. 1811-1821. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid48bil9_2019/KandunganJilid48Bil9_2019.html
repository_type	Digital Repository
institution_category	Local University
institution	Universiti Kebangasaan Malaysia
building	UKM Institutional Repository
collection	Online Access
language	English
description	There is a lack of documentation on rice fields as an important habitat that harbour different bird diversity compared to natural habitats in Peninsular Malaysia. This study investigated the contribution of rice fields to bird diversity in Peninsular Malaysia. A total of 83 rice fields and 53 natural habitats throughout Peninsular Malaysia were included in this study. Birds were observed and counted using point-count and mist-netting methods. A total of 10,707 bird-sightings, with rice fields, recorded 129 species from 15 orders and 50 families from October 2013 to December 2014; whilst natural forests recorded a total of 438 species from 14 order and 59 families from February 1992 to January 2015. Diversity t-test showed a significant difference in the species richness between the two different habitats (t=11.009, p<0.05). The high values of Δ+and ʌ+ in many areas of rice fields were significantly influenced by the presence of waterbirds, albeit low species richness. This temporary wetland habitat harbours land birds and waterbirds in one place. The data presented here suggest that waterbirds and migratory birds in rice fields contribute significantly to the total bird species found in Peninsular Malaysia.
format	Article
author	Nur Munira Azman, Shahrul Anuar Mohd Sah, Amirrudin Ahmad, Nik Fadzly N Rosely,
spellingShingle	Nur Munira Azman, Shahrul Anuar Mohd Sah, Amirrudin Ahmad, Nik Fadzly N Rosely, Contribution of rice fields to bird diversity in Peninsular Malaysia
author_facet	Nur Munira Azman, Shahrul Anuar Mohd Sah, Amirrudin Ahmad, Nik Fadzly N Rosely,
author_sort	Nur Munira Azman,
title	Contribution of rice fields to bird diversity in Peninsular Malaysia
title_short	Contribution of rice fields to bird diversity in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full	Contribution of rice fields to bird diversity in Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr	Contribution of rice fields to bird diversity in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Contribution of rice fields to bird diversity in Peninsular Malaysia
title_sort	contribution of rice fields to bird diversity in peninsular malaysia
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2019
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14335/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14335/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14335/1/02%20Nur%20Munira%20Azman.pdf
first_indexed	2023-09-18T20:06:52Z
last_indexed	2023-09-18T20:06:52Z
_version_	1777407216600481792

Contribution of rice fields to bird diversity in Peninsular Malaysia

Similar Items