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Temporal changes in arthropod activity in tropical anthropogenic forests

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 February 2018

G.-J. Brandon-Mong ,
J.E. Littlefair ,
K.-W. Sing ,
Y.-P. Lee ,
H.-M. Gan ,
E.L. Clare  and
J.-J. Wilson
G.-J. Brandon-Mong
Affiliation:
Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, No. 28, Lane 70, Section 2, Yanjiuyuan Road, Nangang District, Taipei City, 115, Taiwan
J.E. Littlefair
Affiliation:
School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Rd., London, E1 4NS, UK Department of Biology, McGill University, 1205 Docteur Penfield, Montréal, Québec H3A 1B1, Canada
K.-W. Sing
Affiliation:
South China DNA Barcoding Center, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 Jiaochang Donglu, 650223 Kunming, Yunnan, P. R. China
Y.-P. Lee
Affiliation:
School of Science, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Monash University Malaysia Genomics Facility, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway 47500 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
H.-M. Gan
Affiliation:
School of Science, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Monash University Malaysia Genomics Facility, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway 47500 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia
E.L. Clare
Affiliation:
School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Rd., London, E1 4NS, UK
J.-J. Wilson*
Affiliation:
International College Beijing, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China School of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, CF37 4DB, United Kingdom Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Science, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand
*
*Author for correspondence Phone: +447456690249 E-mail: wilso04@gmail.com; johnjameswilson@qq.com
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Abstract

Arthropod communities in the tropics are increasingly impacted by rapid changes in land use. Because species showing distinct seasonal patterns of activity are thought to be at higher risk of climate-related extirpation, global warming is generally considered a lower threat to arthropod biodiversity in the tropics than in temperate regions. To examine changes associated with land use and weather variables in tropical arthropod communities, we deployed Malaise traps at three major anthropogenic forests (secondary reserve forest, oil palm forest, and urban ornamental forest (UOF)) in Peninsular Malaysia and collected arthropods continuously for 12 months. We used metabarcoding protocols to characterize the diversity within weekly samples. We found that changes in the composition of arthropod communities were significantly associated with maximum temperature in all the three forests, but shifts were reversed in the UOF compared with the other forests. This suggests arthropods in forests in Peninsular Malaysia face a double threat: community shifts and biodiversity loss due to exploitation and disturbance of forests which consequently put species at further risk related to global warming. We highlight the positive feedback mechanism of land use and temperature, which pose threats to the arthropod communities and further implicates ecosystem functioning and human well-being. Consequently, conservation and mitigation plans are urgently needed.

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Insectsbiodiversityglobal warmingland-useMalaise trapmetabarcoding
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 108 , Issue 6 , December 2018 , pp. 792 - 799
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