Mohamed, Ali Hanafiah (2024) Insectivorous bat activity patterns in relation to proximity to continuous forests, forest patches and riparian forests. [Project Paper] (Submitted)
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Abstract
Deforestation in Malaysia, turning forests into human-modified landscapes for agricultural purposes and urban development has always been contributing to biodiversity degradation and loss in Southeast Asia. This includes insectivorous bats that faced several threats due to these land-use changes. This study uses acoustic survey, to study the activity patterns of insectivorous bats by using Echo Meter, in relation to the proximity to continuous forest, forest patches, and riparian forests with potential environmental factos (air temperature, elevation, relative humidity, tree canopy cover) in Rembau, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) was used to find the most parsimonious model as some predictor variables have strong correlations with each other. From AIC, it was found that Distance from Riparian Forest with 5 terms is the best parsimonious model and was used for Generalized Linear Model (GLM). GLMs were used to compare the activity patterns of insectivorous bats in relation to distance from Riparian Forest. Based on the analysis, distance from riparian forest, air temperature, and season, influenced the variability of insectivorous bat activity patterns. Overall, insectivorous bat activity patterns were lower the further away the sites are from riparian forest.
| Item Type: | Project Paper |
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| Depositing User: | Ms. ROHANA ALIAS |
| Date Deposited: | 14 May 2024 07:20 |
| Last Modified: | 14 May 2024 07:20 |
| URI: | http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1790 |
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