Mohammad Amil Zulhilmi Benjamin and Mahadimenakbar Mohamed Dawood and Nazirah Mustaffa and Homathevi Rahman and Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim (2021) Documenting Butterflies Diversity (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera: Nymphalidae) as Potential Nature Tourism Products at Sukau Rainforest Lodge and Sukau Ecotourism Research Centre, Kinabatangan, Sabah. Journal Of Tropical Biology And Conservation, 18. pp. 291-303. ISSN 1823-3902 (P-ISSN) , 2550-1909 (E-ISSN)
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Abstract
Sukau Rainforest Lodge (SRL) and Sukau Ecotourism Research Centre (SERC) have been recognized as two ecotourism sites in Sabah. However, there were no butterfly tourism products carried out at both sites. As a result, a 5-day survey of butterfly diversity was conducted using fruit-baited traps. Butterfly diversity, richness, and abundance were evaluated using Shannon-Weiner Diversity for both sites. SWOT analysis was also carried out at both sites throughout a 3-week observation. The results showed there were 20 species from 6 subfamilies of Nymphalidae butterflies. A total of 96 individuals of each species were also tabulated, with SRL revealing a higher diversity index compared to SERC due to its large surrounding area. The butterfly specimens were collected for educational purposes as nature tourism products. Lack of research, no butterfly signage, forest fragmentation, and mass tourism activities were identified as weaknesses and threats with their strengths and opportunities as proper guidelines based on SWOT analysis. Hence, it shows that both sites are valuable for nature tourism based on their unique butterfly fauna as butterfly tourism products. This study could also provide baseline data on butterfly diversity and its potential as butterfly tourism products at both sites. Butterfly diversity data and SWOT analysis are compulsory for the creation of butterfly tourism products. Such valuable fauna can be integrated as nature tourism products in conjunction with appropriate decision-making strategies.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keyword: | Sukau Rainforest Lodge , Sukau Ecotourism Research Centre , Shannon-Weiner Diversity , Nymphalidae , SWOT analysis , Butterfly tourism products |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV1-1860 Recreation. Leisure > GV182-182.5 Recreational areas and facilities. Recreation centers Q Science > QL Zoology > QL1-991 Zoology > QL360-599.82 Invertebrates |
| Department: | INSTITUTE > Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation |
| Depositing User: | SITI AZIZAH BINTI IDRIS - |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Aug 2022 15:18 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Aug 2022 09:26 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33857 |
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