Preference of Simpai (Presbytis melalophos melalophos) on Forage Plant Types in Bukit Daun Protevted Forest of Taba Penanjung District, Central Bengkulu Regency

DOI

10.2991/absr.k.210621.035How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Foraging preference, Sumatran Simpai (Presbytis melalophos melalophos), Bukit Daun Protection Forest

Abstract

Sumatran Simpai has a preference for certain forage plant varieties in their habitat. Preference is a result of all factors determining the animals’ interest level in their food. Generally, the preferred food is affected by its taste, smell, and colour. The study aimed to find Sumatran Simpai’s (Presbytis melalophos melalophos) preference on forage plant varieties and plants’ organs eaten in Bukit Daun Protection Forest of Taba Penanjung District of Central Bengkulu Regency. This study was conducted from June to July 2020 in Bukit Daun Protection Forest of Taba Penanjung District of Central Bengkulu Regency. “Focal Animal Sampling” method was implemented to observe the monkeys’ group activities and “Continues Sampling” was used to record the duration of monkeys’ eating activity on certain plant varieties until they moved to another food. Data collected were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. There were 20 plant varieties as Sumatran Simpai’s forage. The most preferred forage plants (many categories) were Bendo (Artocarpus elasticus Reinw. Ex. Blume) with a preference value of 14.1%.\, plant in the average category was Meranti (Shorea leprosula Miq.) (9.24%), and plants in a few categories were Balam (Syzygium sp.) (1.12%), Melung (Azadirachta sp.) (1.43%), Bayur (Pterospermum javanicum) (1,31%), and Balam (Syzygium sp.) (1.12%). The most liked plants’ organs were leaflets (100%), fruit (25%), and flower (15%).

Copyright

© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

Download article (PDF)

TY  - CONF
AU  - Serly Rahmadinie
AU  - Rizwar
AU  - Darmi
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/06/23
TI  - Preference of Simpai (Presbytis melalophos melalophos) on Forage Plant Types in Bukit Daun Protevted Forest of Taba Penanjung District, Central Bengkulu Regency
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd KOBI Congress, International and National Conferences (KOBICINC 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 210
EP  - 214
SN  - 2468-5747
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/absr.k.210621.035
DO  - 10.2991/absr.k.210621.035
ID  - Rahmadinie2021
ER  -