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Diversity and evenness of birds during seasonal paddy farming practices in southwestern Sarawak

The influence of seasonal paddy farming activities on the paddy field environment and its composition of birds could be visually observed but has yet to be systematically studied and is still relatively understudied in Malaysian Borneo. Earlier research relied solely on point counts and the failure...

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Main Authors:	Ivana Berlinda, Bilang, Mohamad Fizl Sidq, Ramji, Siti Nurlydia, Sazali, Andrew Alek, Tuen, Wan Nurainie, Wan Ismail
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	TÜBİTAK 2024
Subjects:	QL Zoology S Agriculture (General)
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46559/1/Diversity%20and%20evenness%20of%20birds%20during%20seasonal%20paddy%20farming%20pra.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46559/ https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol48/iss7/7/ https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0179.3205
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spelling	my.unimas.ir-465592024-11-11T00:25:13Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46559/ Diversity and evenness of birds during seasonal paddy farming practices in southwestern Sarawak Ivana Berlinda, Bilang Mohamad Fizl Sidq, Ramji Siti Nurlydia, Sazali Andrew Alek, Tuen Wan Nurainie, Wan Ismail QL Zoology S Agriculture (General) The influence of seasonal paddy farming activities on the paddy field environment and its composition of birds could be visually observed but has yet to be systematically studied and is still relatively understudied in Malaysian Borneo. Earlier research relied solely on point counts and the failure to use line transects or mist nets for data collection could have resulted in missing and biased findings. Thus, this study aims to evaluate species diversity and evenness of birds in different paddy stages in southwestern Sarawak and compare the data with the findings of previous studies conducted in the region. We obtained higher species richness than previous reports from similar habitats, with 2552 individuals recorded from 94 species of 43 families. Of these, 75.53% and 24.47% were terrestrial birds and waterbirds, respectively. Seven resident taxa are listed as “Near Threatened” or “Vulnerable” according to the 2016–2022 IUCN Red List. The families of Ardeidae and Nectariniidae were most abundant with eight and six species, respectively. The planting and land preparation stages accommodated more diverse and even bird communities in the paddy fields of southwestern Sarawak. Our findings suggest that temporary land-use changes do not necessarily alter paddy field bird diversity and assemblages. Small-patch paddy fields should not be overlooked because they offer additional foraging niches for water-dependent birds and opportunistic feeders, as well as serving as a refuge for migratory waterbirds and vulnerable residents considering their habitat heterogeneity and microhabitat transitions between paddy stages. TÜBİTAK 2024-08-24 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46559/1/Diversity%20and%20evenness%20of%20birds%20during%20seasonal%20paddy%20farming%20pra.pdf Ivana Berlinda, Bilang and Mohamad Fizl Sidq, Ramji and Siti Nurlydia, Sazali and Andrew Alek, Tuen and Wan Nurainie, Wan Ismail (2024) Diversity and evenness of birds during seasonal paddy farming practices in southwestern Sarawak. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 48 (7). pp. 675-684. ISSN 1303-6114 https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol48/iss7/7/ https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0179.3205
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spellingShingle	QL Zoology S Agriculture (General) Ivana Berlinda, Bilang Mohamad Fizl Sidq, Ramji Siti Nurlydia, Sazali Andrew Alek, Tuen Wan Nurainie, Wan Ismail Diversity and evenness of birds during seasonal paddy farming practices in southwestern Sarawak
description	The influence of seasonal paddy farming activities on the paddy field environment and its composition of birds could be visually observed but has yet to be systematically studied and is still relatively understudied in Malaysian Borneo. Earlier research relied solely on point counts and the failure to use line transects or mist nets for data collection could have resulted in missing and biased findings. Thus, this study aims to evaluate species diversity and evenness of birds in different paddy stages in southwestern Sarawak and compare the data with the findings of previous studies conducted in the region. We obtained higher species richness than previous reports from similar habitats, with 2552 individuals recorded from 94 species of 43 families. Of these, 75.53% and 24.47% were terrestrial birds and waterbirds, respectively. Seven resident taxa are listed as “Near Threatened” or “Vulnerable” according to the 2016–2022 IUCN Red List. The families of Ardeidae and Nectariniidae were most abundant with eight and six species, respectively. The planting and land preparation stages accommodated more diverse and even bird communities in the paddy fields of southwestern Sarawak. Our findings suggest that temporary land-use changes do not necessarily alter paddy field bird diversity and assemblages. Small-patch paddy fields should not be overlooked because they offer additional foraging niches for water-dependent birds and opportunistic feeders, as well as serving as a refuge for migratory waterbirds and vulnerable residents considering their habitat heterogeneity and microhabitat transitions between paddy stages.
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author	Ivana Berlinda, Bilang Mohamad Fizl Sidq, Ramji Siti Nurlydia, Sazali Andrew Alek, Tuen Wan Nurainie, Wan Ismail
author_facet	Ivana Berlinda, Bilang Mohamad Fizl Sidq, Ramji Siti Nurlydia, Sazali Andrew Alek, Tuen Wan Nurainie, Wan Ismail
author_sort	Ivana Berlinda, Bilang
title	Diversity and evenness of birds during seasonal paddy farming practices in southwestern Sarawak
title_short	Diversity and evenness of birds during seasonal paddy farming practices in southwestern Sarawak
title_full	Diversity and evenness of birds during seasonal paddy farming practices in southwestern Sarawak
title_fullStr	Diversity and evenness of birds during seasonal paddy farming practices in southwestern Sarawak
title_full_unstemmed	Diversity and evenness of birds during seasonal paddy farming practices in southwestern Sarawak
title_sort	diversity and evenness of birds during seasonal paddy farming practices in southwestern sarawak
publisher	TÜBİTAK
publishDate	2024
url	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46559/1/Diversity%20and%20evenness%20of%20birds%20during%20seasonal%20paddy%20farming%20pra.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46559/ https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol48/iss7/7/ https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0179.3205
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Diversity and evenness of birds during seasonal paddy farming practices in southwestern Sarawak

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