Spider assemblages in Rimba Ilmu Botanical Garden, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The seasonal variation of spider assemblages in botanical garden was investigated. The spiders were manually collected by diurnal and nocturnal session between two seasons. A total of 19 families from 65 genera and 96 species were recorded. Richness-estimator indicates the inventory were 67% complet...

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Main Authors: Dzulhelmi, M.N., Norma-Rashid, Y.
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Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2014
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spelling my-ukm.journal.70422016-12-14T06:42:56Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7042/ Spider assemblages in Rimba Ilmu Botanical Garden, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Dzulhelmi, M.N. Norma-Rashid, Y. The seasonal variation of spider assemblages in botanical garden was investigated. The spiders were manually collected by diurnal and nocturnal session between two seasons. A total of 19 families from 65 genera and 96 species were recorded. Richness-estimator indicates the inventory were 67% complete within the botanical garden. The capture rate for web-weavers were higher compared with non-web weavers. The comparison value showed the species composition and abundance were similar between seasons. Spider abundance was not affected between wet and dry season in tropical countries. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2014-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7042/1/01_M.N._Dzulhelmi.pdf Dzulhelmi, M.N. and Norma-Rashid, Y. (2014) Spider assemblages in Rimba Ilmu Botanical Garden, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 43 (4). pp. 497-502. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/
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description The seasonal variation of spider assemblages in botanical garden was investigated. The spiders were manually collected by diurnal and nocturnal session between two seasons. A total of 19 families from 65 genera and 96 species were recorded. Richness-estimator indicates the inventory were 67% complete within the botanical garden. The capture rate for web-weavers were higher compared with non-web weavers. The comparison value showed the species composition and abundance were similar between seasons. Spider abundance was not affected between wet and dry season in tropical countries.
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author Dzulhelmi, M.N.
Norma-Rashid, Y.
spellingShingle Dzulhelmi, M.N.
Norma-Rashid, Y.
Spider assemblages in Rimba Ilmu Botanical Garden, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
author_facet Dzulhelmi, M.N.
Norma-Rashid, Y.
author_sort Dzulhelmi, M.N.
title Spider assemblages in Rimba Ilmu Botanical Garden, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_short Spider assemblages in Rimba Ilmu Botanical Garden, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_full Spider assemblages in Rimba Ilmu Botanical Garden, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_fullStr Spider assemblages in Rimba Ilmu Botanical Garden, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Spider assemblages in Rimba Ilmu Botanical Garden, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_sort spider assemblages in rimba ilmu botanical garden, kuala lumpur, malaysia
publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2014
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7042/1/01_M.N._Dzulhelmi.pdf
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