DEBRIEFING FIELD TRIP TANJUNG MENTONG, KENYIR LAKE 2015

Date : 16 Mac 2015

Time : 4.00 p.m – 6.00 p.m
Venue : Kenyir Research Institute (KRI), Meeting Room
Attendance : Prof. Dr. Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah
Isham Azhar
Azuan Roslan (GSK2286)
Mohd Aidil Zahidin (GSK2261)
Fathihi Hakimi Rosmidi (GSK2304)
Candyrilla Vera Bartholomew (GSK2356)
Gertrude David (GSK2355)
Nur Amalina Adanan (GSK2264)
Nur Izzah Izzati Ahmad (GSK2293)
Nurul Shahira Muhamad Radzuan (GSK2283)
Noor Aisyah A. Rahim (GSK2292)
Amirah Azizah Zakaria (GSK2301)
Nur Syahirah Wahab (UK28900)
Grace Pounsin (UK28920)

1.0 GREETING FROM CHAIRLADY (Noor Aisyah A. Rahim)

1.1 The chairlady greet all the attendance.
1.2 Prof. Dr Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah remain all the post graduate students to
publish at least one paper for this year (2015)

2.0 DEBRIEFING FOR TANJUNG MENTONG FIELD TRIP, KENYIR LAKE 2015
AND IMPROVEMENT
1.1 Prof. Dr Mohd Tajuddin summaries the previous sampling areas :

Study areas Sampling site

1. Setiu station
2. Kampung Fikri
Setiu Wetland
3. Kampung Limau Nipis
4. Tasik Berombak (Next)
1. Sungai Bueh
Kenyir Lake 2. Sungai Deka
3. Tanjung Mentong

1.2 Debriefing by Azuan Roslan

1.2.1 Improvement :
- Should measure the height of the trap that have been installed
- Should note the escape specimen

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1.3 Debriefing by Noor Aisyah A. Rahim

1.3.1 Data :
- Animals caught
o 5 individuals of bats from three species :
 Cynopterus brachyotis –1
 Megaderma spasma –4
 Myotis sp – 1 (escape)
- Line transect (Spot lighting):
o Sundasciurus sp –6
o Colugo (Galeopterus variegatus) –1
o Civet (Arctogalidia trivigata) –1
o Mouse deer (Tragulus kanchil) –1
1.3.2 Improvement :
- Should conduct the line transect (Spot lighting)
- Take note on
o Distance (How long? 0.5 km-1km)
o Species that found during spot lighting
o Animal vocalization
o Animal feces
o Do the ocular estimation
o Phenology
 Leaf fall
 Flushing
 Flower bud
 Flower
 Fruit bud
 Fruit
o Climate (before and after fieldwork)
o Moon phase

Class Flower/Fruit
1 5-10
2 21-40
3 41-60
4 61-80
5 >100

1.4 Debriefing by Nur Izzah Izzati Ahmad

1.4.1 Improvement :
- Prof. Dr Mohd Tajuddin recommend to meet Dr Wahizatul
1.5 Debriefing by Nur Amalina Adanan
1.5.1 Improvement :
- Improve baited trap and malaise trap
- Add 20 more baited trap
- Have to collect pollen (for next student)
1.6 Debriefing by Nurul Shahira Muhammad Radzuan

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1.6.1 Improvement :
- Have to bring enough petrol
- Add 4 more light trap
- Need more entomology kit :
o Insect pin and insect box
1.7 Debriefing by Amirah Azizah Zakaria
1.7.1 Improvement :
- Will use flies trap instead of rat glue
- Meet Dr Amir for lizard identification
1.8 Debriefing by Gertrude David
1.8.1 Improvement :
- Need to learn more about the way to identify the vocalization of
bird
1.9 Debriefing by Elizabeth piasu
1.9.1 Improvement :
- Survey the suitable location and conducting the forest plot
consume a lot of time and energy
- Incomplete sampling tool
- Lack of man power (Tarmizi will assist for the next sampling)
1.10 Debriefing by Fathihi Hakimi Rosmidi
1.10.1 Improvement :
- Improve the baited trap
- Baits (buy the ripe and juicy pineapple)
1.11 Debriefing by Muhammad Aidil Zahidin
1.11.1 Improvement :
- Prepare the letter to JAKOA
1.12 Debriefing by Candyrilla Vera Bartholomew
1.12.1 Improvement :
- Prepare the letter to JAKOA
1.13 Comment from Prof. Dr Mohd Tajuddin
- Buy the thermometer
- Calculate the relative humidity (buy the suitable tool)
- Take note on the phenology stage
- Climate during sampling days (get from meteorology department
website)
- Post graduate student must coordinate field work.
1.14 Comment from Isham Azhar
- Comment on work ethic
- All post graduate students must know and understand the
definition of canopy, sub canopy and uderstorey.
- Do the field observation (Field note)
- Find other references to support the thesis discussion
- Start the networking
1.15 Comment from Muhammad Aidil Zahidin
- The facilitator for the next field trip (Noor Aisyah A. Rahim) must
download the weather forecast for the whole one week.

3.0 PRESENTATION FINAL YEAR PROJECT (FYP) PROGRESS REPORT

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3.1 Nur Syahirah Wahab

- Prof Dr Tajuddin show a slide show about reverse pyramid (How
to organize our thinking)
- Read other paper that conduct the same study but at different
site (Langkawi)
3.2 Grace Pounsin
- Improve the research problem.
o How does the forest canopy height affect the diversity of
bats?

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