Conspectus of flora, fauna and micro-climate data in Tasik Kenyir from Mac 2015–February 2016
Mohd Noor Afiq Ramlee,
Mohd Fadli Hussin,
Azuan Roslan,
Fathihi Hakimi Rosmidi,
Elizabeth Pesiu,
Noor Aisyah A Rahim,
Nur Izzah Izzati Ahmad,
Gertrude David,
Amirah Azizah Zakaria,
Nur Amalina Adanan,
Hasrulzaman Hassan Basri,
Muhammad Syamsul Aznan Ariffin,
Candyrilla Vera Bartholomew,
Muhamad Aidil Zahidin,
Muhamad Safiih Lola,
Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah
Affiliations
Mohd Noor Afiq Ramlee
Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Corresponding author.
Mohd Fadli Hussin
Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Azuan Roslan
Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Biodiversity and Forestry Management Division, Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources, Persiaran Perdana, Presint 4, 62574 Putrajaya, Malaysia
Fathihi Hakimi Rosmidi
Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Elizabeth Pesiu
Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Noor Aisyah A Rahim
Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Nur Izzah Izzati Ahmad
Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Gertrude David
Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Amirah Azizah Zakaria
Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Nur Amalina Adanan
Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Hasrulzaman Hassan Basri
Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Muhammad Syamsul Aznan Ariffin
Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Candyrilla Vera Bartholomew
Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Muhamad Aidil Zahidin
Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Department of Hematology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (Health Campus), 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
Muhamad Safiih Lola
Faculty of Ocean Engineering Technology and Informatics, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Malaysia
Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah
Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Corresponding author. Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.
This data article presents the diversity of flora and selected fauna in Tasik Kenyir, Malaysia. This man-made lake once suffered huge loss of biodiversity for allowing an earth-dam construction during 1980s. Series of publications on different types of target taxa have been published separately after the post-dam construction. A biodiversity assessment was conducted in Tasik Kenyir from March 2015 until February 2016. The one year assessment were compiled with the previous published data to document and updated the biodiversity checklist in the lake. The data show that Tasik Kenyir is occupied by 113 tree species, 217 butterfly species, 35 bee species, 26 reptile species, 267 aves species and 153 mammal species. The micro-climate data was downloaded from the Malaysian Meteorological Department and analysed in R Studio to highlight the relationship between climate data and biodiversity data. Keywords: Biodiversity, Climate change, Tropical rain forest, Insects, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, Terengganu
