SPECIES COMPOSITION AND BIODIVERSITY OF ORGANISMS IN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY MARA (UiTM) KUALA PILAH, NEGERI SEMBILAN, MALAYSIA
Keywords:
Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Species composition, Abiotic, ArthropodaAbstract
The knowledge of biological diversity serves new insights and opportunities for sustainable
environment. However, information pertaining to the species composition and biodiversity of
University of Technology Mara (UiTM) Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan is scanty. Hence, this study was
conducted to assess the species and diversity of organisms at UiTM Kuala Pilah. Using the quadrat
sampling technique, 4 plots (labelled as A, B, C and D) with a size of 50 m2 were established to obtain
the organisms present in the study area. Twelve different plant species (Sensitive plant, White Spider
Lily, Golden Trumpet, Weeds, Dandotapala, Camphor Grass, Love Grass, Evergreen Rose, Dandelion,
Closed Gentian, Flatweed and Chinese Violet) were observed. Meanwhile, a total of ten species were
identified as animals (toad, snail, earthworm, grasshopper, millipede, carpenter bee, moth, rhinoceros
beetle, bird and gray’s leaf). However, only four species were obtained as fungi (mushroom, orange sea
lichen, tree-dwelling lichen and button jelly lichen) in the entire plots. The findings of this study suggest
that UiTM Kuala Pilah environments can provide baseline information as well as offers the
contemporary strategies for preserving cultural and ecological diversity.
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