The 6th International Palaeontological Congress: Session 19 - Late Neogene-Quaternary Continental Ecosystems in Asia-Pacific, 2022
Co-authors: Amir Hakim, Ros Fatihah Muhammad, Norliza Ibrahim, Mohd Azmi Abdul Razak, Rabi'ah Al-... more Co-authors: Amir Hakim, Ros Fatihah Muhammad, Norliza Ibrahim, Mohd Azmi Abdul Razak, Rabi'ah Al-Adawiyah Rahmat, Chiang Hong Wei, Zarris Kem, Chan Jian Fai, Chan Jien Chiew, Ching Boon Tat, Nang Yu Lee, Tee Chee Yuen, Mat Niza Abdul Rahman, Shah Redza Hussein, Muhamadlaili B. Basir, Muhammad Rosni B. Mamat, Mohd Zulkifli B. Daud, Sabrie B. Zoo, Shen Chuan Chou.
Bukit Batu, or more popularly referred to as Batu Caves, is a 156h limestone karst tower located ... more Bukit Batu, or more popularly referred to as Batu Caves, is a 156h limestone karst tower located 13km north on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. The hill is surrounded by highly urbanised landscapes of the most developed city in Malaysia. The two biggest caves of Batu Caves, the Temple Cave and Dark Cave are open to the public and are major tourist attractions over the last half century. Dark Cave is an important bio-speleological eco-tourism site being managed for conservation and education. Whilst science based natural history tours are conducted for visitors, it's management undertakes essential conservation and monitoring programs at Dark Cave. For example, physical environmental monitoring is recorded three times a week to collect microclimate data for long term records, analysis and reports. Observations of species and its locality will be recorded, including injured or dead individuals. The Dark Cave bat rehabilitation project is a major activity aimed to adopt and nurse fallen bats before being released when they are fully recovered. Another major conservation program is the monitoring and population count on the endangered trapdoor spider (Liphistius batuensis) where data are collated for analysis and reports. These and a few other sustainable practices on fauna conservation in the Dark Cave will be presented in more detail during the talk. The objective for these practices is to minimise impacts on tourism on the bio-speleological community and in turn provide valuable knowledge on some of the fauna of the Dark Cave ecosystem.
Bukit Batu, or more popularly referred to as Batu Caves, is a 156h limestone karst tower located ... more Bukit Batu, or more popularly referred to as Batu Caves, is a 156h limestone karst tower located 13km north on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. The hill is surrounded by highly urbanised landscapes of the most developed city in Malaysia. The two biggest caves of Batu Caves, the Temple Cave and Dark Cave are open to the public and are major tourist attractions over the last half century. Dark Cave is an important bio-speleological eco-tourism site being managed for conservation and education. Whilst science based natural history tours are conducted for visitors, it's management undertakes essential conservation and monitoring programs at Dark Cave. For example, physical environmental monitoring is recorded three times a week to collect microclimate data for long term records, analysis and reports. Observations of species and its locality will be recorded, including injured or dead individuals. The Dark Cave bat rehabilitation project is a major activity aimed to adopt and nurse fallen bats before being released when they are fully recovered. Another major conservation program is the monitoring and population count on the endangered trapdoor spider (Liphistius batuensis) where data are collated for analysis and reports. These and a few other sustainable practices on fauna conservation in the Dark Cave will be presented in more detail during the talk. The objective for these practices is to minimise impacts on tourism on the bio-speleological community and in turn provide valuable knowledge on some of the fauna of the Dark Cave ecosystem.
A cheek tooth of Stegodon, an extinct genus of Proboscidea, had been discovered in a cave in Gope... more A cheek tooth of Stegodon, an extinct genus of Proboscidea, had been discovered in a cave in Gopeng, Perak. The discovery represents the first fossil of Stegodon ever found in Malaysia. Embedded in lithified cave infillings are the associated dental remains from at least three or four other different taxa of fossil mammals commonly found among Southeast Asian Pleistocene-Holocene faunas. The finding provides a unique chance for investigations into the evolution dynamics of Stegodon in this part of Southeast Asia and the species diversity of Proboscidea in prehistoric Peninsular Malaysia. Fossil mammal assemblages from different phases of Pleistocene-Holocene period collected from karstic caves in Peninsular Malaysia, when considered with similar assemblages from other parts of Southeast Asia, have the potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric faunal migrations and species compositional changes among the biogeographic (sub)divisions in Southeast Asia. This may ultim...
A cheek tooth of Stegodon, an extinct genus of Proboscidea, had been discovered in a cave in Gope... more A cheek tooth of Stegodon, an extinct genus of Proboscidea, had been discovered in a cave in Gopeng, Perak. The discovery represents the first fossil of Stegodon ever found in Malaysia. Embedded in lithified cave infillings are the associated dental remains from at least three or four other different taxa of fossil mammals commonly found among Southeast Asian Pleistocene-Holocene faunas. The finding provides a unique chance for investigations into the evolution dynamics of Stegodon in this part of Southeast Asia and the species diversity of Proboscidea in prehistoric Peninsular Malaysia. Fossil mammal assemblages from different phases of Pleistocene-Holocene period collected from karstic caves in Peninsular Malaysia, when considered with similar assemblages from other parts of Southeast Asia, have the potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric faunal migrations and species compositional changes among the biogeographic (sub)divisions in Southeast Asia. This may ultimately lead to a better knowledge of the possible paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic fluctuations that influenced patterns of migration and adaptive responses of mammalian faunas in Quaternary Southeast Asia.
The 6th International Palaeontological Congress: Session 19 - Late Neogene-Quaternary Continental Ecosystems in Asia-Pacific, 2022
Co-authors: Amir Hakim, Ros Fatihah Muhammad, Norliza Ibrahim, Mohd Azmi Abdul Razak, Rabi'ah Al-... more Co-authors: Amir Hakim, Ros Fatihah Muhammad, Norliza Ibrahim, Mohd Azmi Abdul Razak, Rabi'ah Al-Adawiyah Rahmat, Chiang Hong Wei, Zarris Kem, Chan Jian Fai, Chan Jien Chiew, Ching Boon Tat, Nang Yu Lee, Tee Chee Yuen, Mat Niza Abdul Rahman, Shah Redza Hussein, Muhamadlaili B. Basir, Muhammad Rosni B. Mamat, Mohd Zulkifli B. Daud, Sabrie B. Zoo, Shen Chuan Chou.
Bukit Batu, or more popularly referred to as Batu Caves, is a 156h limestone karst tower located ... more Bukit Batu, or more popularly referred to as Batu Caves, is a 156h limestone karst tower located 13km north on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. The hill is surrounded by highly urbanised landscapes of the most developed city in Malaysia. The two biggest caves of Batu Caves, the Temple Cave and Dark Cave are open to the public and are major tourist attractions over the last half century. Dark Cave is an important bio-speleological eco-tourism site being managed for conservation and education. Whilst science based natural history tours are conducted for visitors, it's management undertakes essential conservation and monitoring programs at Dark Cave. For example, physical environmental monitoring is recorded three times a week to collect microclimate data for long term records, analysis and reports. Observations of species and its locality will be recorded, including injured or dead individuals. The Dark Cave bat rehabilitation project is a major activity aimed to adopt and nurse fallen bats before being released when they are fully recovered. Another major conservation program is the monitoring and population count on the endangered trapdoor spider (Liphistius batuensis) where data are collated for analysis and reports. These and a few other sustainable practices on fauna conservation in the Dark Cave will be presented in more detail during the talk. The objective for these practices is to minimise impacts on tourism on the bio-speleological community and in turn provide valuable knowledge on some of the fauna of the Dark Cave ecosystem.
Bukit Batu, or more popularly referred to as Batu Caves, is a 156h limestone karst tower located ... more Bukit Batu, or more popularly referred to as Batu Caves, is a 156h limestone karst tower located 13km north on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. The hill is surrounded by highly urbanised landscapes of the most developed city in Malaysia. The two biggest caves of Batu Caves, the Temple Cave and Dark Cave are open to the public and are major tourist attractions over the last half century. Dark Cave is an important bio-speleological eco-tourism site being managed for conservation and education. Whilst science based natural history tours are conducted for visitors, it's management undertakes essential conservation and monitoring programs at Dark Cave. For example, physical environmental monitoring is recorded three times a week to collect microclimate data for long term records, analysis and reports. Observations of species and its locality will be recorded, including injured or dead individuals. The Dark Cave bat rehabilitation project is a major activity aimed to adopt and nurse fallen bats before being released when they are fully recovered. Another major conservation program is the monitoring and population count on the endangered trapdoor spider (Liphistius batuensis) where data are collated for analysis and reports. These and a few other sustainable practices on fauna conservation in the Dark Cave will be presented in more detail during the talk. The objective for these practices is to minimise impacts on tourism on the bio-speleological community and in turn provide valuable knowledge on some of the fauna of the Dark Cave ecosystem.
A cheek tooth of Stegodon, an extinct genus of Proboscidea, had been discovered in a cave in Gope... more A cheek tooth of Stegodon, an extinct genus of Proboscidea, had been discovered in a cave in Gopeng, Perak. The discovery represents the first fossil of Stegodon ever found in Malaysia. Embedded in lithified cave infillings are the associated dental remains from at least three or four other different taxa of fossil mammals commonly found among Southeast Asian Pleistocene-Holocene faunas. The finding provides a unique chance for investigations into the evolution dynamics of Stegodon in this part of Southeast Asia and the species diversity of Proboscidea in prehistoric Peninsular Malaysia. Fossil mammal assemblages from different phases of Pleistocene-Holocene period collected from karstic caves in Peninsular Malaysia, when considered with similar assemblages from other parts of Southeast Asia, have the potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric faunal migrations and species compositional changes among the biogeographic (sub)divisions in Southeast Asia. This may ultim...
A cheek tooth of Stegodon, an extinct genus of Proboscidea, had been discovered in a cave in Gope... more A cheek tooth of Stegodon, an extinct genus of Proboscidea, had been discovered in a cave in Gopeng, Perak. The discovery represents the first fossil of Stegodon ever found in Malaysia. Embedded in lithified cave infillings are the associated dental remains from at least three or four other different taxa of fossil mammals commonly found among Southeast Asian Pleistocene-Holocene faunas. The finding provides a unique chance for investigations into the evolution dynamics of Stegodon in this part of Southeast Asia and the species diversity of Proboscidea in prehistoric Peninsular Malaysia. Fossil mammal assemblages from different phases of Pleistocene-Holocene period collected from karstic caves in Peninsular Malaysia, when considered with similar assemblages from other parts of Southeast Asia, have the potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric faunal migrations and species compositional changes among the biogeographic (sub)divisions in Southeast Asia. This may ultimately lead to a better knowledge of the possible paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic fluctuations that influenced patterns of migration and adaptive responses of mammalian faunas in Quaternary Southeast Asia.
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