Odonata of a heath (kerangas) dominated mosaic forest in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

<p>Aquatic insects, particularly members of the Order Odonata, have been long considered as good bioindicators for tracking response in ecosystem shifts and gradients, in both larval and adult life-staged (Valente-Neto, et al., 2016). In tropical regions, Odonata diversity can be high. The forests and peatlands of Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) are one area that accommodates a variety of Odonata species with high endemicity due to habitat diversification (Dolný et al., 2011; Dow &amp; Silvius, 2014). One ecosystem that has not been explored extensively for its Odonata communities is the mixed-mosaic heath (kerangas) forests. Three previous studies on Odonata have been conducted in only heath forests in Indonesia (Orr, 2001; Orr, 2006; Purwanto et al., 2019). With this in mind, we conducted a preliminary study of the Odonata community in the mixed mosaic kerangas dominated forest of the Mungku Baru Education Forest (KHDTK) in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.</p>
<p>This research was led by Jorian A. Hendriks as part of his undergraduate thesis at the Maastricht University, Netherlands. The research contributes to a larger programme of documenting the biodiversity of and conserving this unique habitat type in Central Kalimantan undertaken by Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) and Universitas Muhammadiyah Palangkaraya (UMP) who manage the KHDTK along with the local community of Mungku Baru. This research was conducted for a period of three months from November 2019 to February 2020. Data mobilization and publishing were supervised by BNF and the Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Gadjah Mada, through the Biodiversity Information Fund for Asia (BIFA). All activities were conducted under required permits from relevant local and national institutions in Indonesia.</p>

水生昆虫，尤其是蜻蜓目（Odonata）的成员，长期以来被视为监测生态系统变迁和梯度响应的良好生物指示剂，无论是幼虫期还是成虫期（Valente-Neto 等人，2016年）。在热带地区，蜻蜓目的多样性可能非常高。加里曼丹（印度尼西亚婆罗洲）的森林和泥炭地是容纳众多蜻蜓目物种且具有高度特异性的地区，这得益于其栖息地的多样性（Dolný 等人，2011年；Dow 和 Silvius，2014年）。对于蜻蜓目的群落，混合镶嵌的草地（kerangas）森林尚未得到充分探索。在印度尼西亚，已有三项关于蜻蜓目的研究仅限于草地森林（Orr，2001年；Orr，2006年；Purwanto 等人，2019年）。鉴于此，我们于印度尼西亚加里曼丹中部的Mungku Baru教育森林（KHDTK）中，对以混合镶嵌草地为主的森林中的蜻蜓目群落进行了初步研究。</p><p>该研究由Jorian A. Hendriks领导，是他荷兰马斯特里赫特大学本科论文的一部分。该研究有助于记录加里曼丹中部这一独特栖息地的生物多样性，并保护这一地区，这是由婆罗洲自然基金会（BNF）和帕朗卡亚穆罕默迪亚大学（UMP）承担的项目，他们与Mungku Baru的当地社区共同管理KHDTK。该研究于2019年11月至2020年2月期间进行了三个月。数据收集和发布由BNF和加查查马达大学林业学院通过亚洲生物多样性信息基金（BIFA）监督。所有活动均在印度尼西亚相关地方和国家机构的必要许可下进行。