Ani Mardiastuti

Bogor Agricultural University | IPB · Department of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecoturism

Mardiastuti A, Mulyani YA, Akbar A, Wicaksono B, Rahmawati T, Wulandari YP, Warsajaya. 2023. The use of drone to study the nesting behavior of milky stork: Some preliminary observations. Biodiversitas 24: 4549-4557. The use of a drone to census waterbirds has been increasingly popular. However, study on the waterbird’s behavioral response to the dr...

On 8 May 2021 at 11:45 h we observed the predation of a 4-day-old kitten (Felis catus) by a common water monitor in a home garden in the urban residential area of Sentul City, Bogor District, West Java Province, Indonesia (6.580°S, 106.869°E). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first written report of predation by V. salvator on a domestic c...

Species distribution modeling is an essential tool for understanding the ecology of species and has many applications in conservation. Using maximum entropy (MaxEnt) modeling, we identify the key factors shaping the potential distribution of the endangered Javan Gibbons Hylobates moloch in one of the main remnant habitats, Gunung Halimun Salak Nati...

Land use changes were thought to affect the diversity and feeding guilds of bird species. This research aims to determine the effect of five land use types (rice fields, settlements, cropland, tree plantation, and secondary forest) on species diversity and feeding guilds of bird species in Boyolali Regency. Methods used were the standard point coun...

The urban forest of Buperta Cibubur as a recreational and educational site can be developed for birdwatching. This study aims to identify the bird species in four tracks (ranging from 1.9-2.9 km across the built area, open area, 2 tracks in the sparse forest, and thick forest), and provide recommendations (tracks, timing, potential species found) f...

Sales of wildlife on a commercial scale using various online platform has been occurring for some time however, research related to online wildlife trade in Indonesia, especially herpetofauna, is still limited. This study aims to examine the herpetofauna trade on a popular e-commerce platforms in Indonesia, namely: Tokopedia, Shopee, Lazada, and Bu...

In pair-living species, female and male pairs may maintain stable social bonds by adjusting spatial and social associations. Nevertheless, each sex invests differently to maintain the pair bond, and the investment can depend on the presence of paternal care or 'male services.' While most species live in pairs, the sex responsible for pair bond main...

Natal dispersal is an important life-history trait in all animal taxa. In pair-living species, parent–offspring competition derived from the offspring’s maturity can motivate the natal dispersal of offspring. However, not much has been known about the dispersal mechanisms of pair-living gibbons. To test food and mate competition as potential reason...

Atol Kaledupa merupakan salah satu kawasan yang dijadikan sebagai zona perlindungan bahari dan zona pemanfaatan lokal di Taman Nasional Wakatobi. Informasi spasial habitat bentik sangat terbatas sehingga penelitian ini diharapkan menjadi pendukung dalam strategi dan upaya pelestarian keanekaragaman hayati laut Atol Kaledupa. Penelitian ini bertujua...

While the vocalizations of non-human primates were thought to be innate, recent studies have revealed highly flexible vocalizations in immatures. This behavior suggests that social influences have an important role in developing vocalizations. Yet not much is known about how non-human primate vocalization develop and how the vocalizations of immatu...

Rawa Aopa is a permanent swamp ecosystem that serves as one of the suitable habitats for amboina box turtles (Cuora amboinensis). Some of the area is part of a national park (Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park) and is designated as a traditional zone for fishing activities, where local fishermen sometimes reported accidental catch C. amboinensis in...

Setiawan A, Siregar VP, Susilo SB, Mardiastuti A, Agus SB. 2022. Geomorphological classification of benthic structures of Kaledupa Atoll Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 23: 3784-3792. Geomorphological mapping is one solution to understanding the complexity of the seabed pattern. This research aims to map the benthic structure of Ka...

Human-made structures are often deadly to wildlife. Power lines from electric poles can cause serious injury and even death of wildlife via electrocution, especially of arboreal primate species that can easily access power lines. Here, we reported three cases of wild ‘Endangered’ Javan Gibbons Hylobates moloch electrocuted by power lines along a ro...

Maleo bird (Macrocephalon Maleo) is a protected endemic animal species of Sulawesi Island due to being in an endangered condition. This bird is included in megapodes with blackish fur and small head shape. This animal is unique due to its monogamous characteristic and relatively giant egg size. Maleo does not brood its egg like any poultries in gen...

Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park (105.194 ha) in Southeast Sulawesi is one of the important conservation areas in Wallacea. This study aimed to measure the diversity of herpetofauna, relative abundance and community similarity in four different habitats. Survey were conducted in January-April 2018 using Visual Encounter Survey (VES) based on time...

A challenge with species that have disappeared from most of their range is to identify the correlates of local persistence. With species decimated by trade, site‐specific trapping risk is hard to capture by remotely accessed predictors. The recently split yellow‐crested cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea and citron‐crested cockatoo C. citrinocristata have...

The Tanimbar Corella (Cacatua goffiniana) is a protected bird species endemic to the Tanimbar Islands (Yamdena and its satellite islands) in the Maluku province of Indonesia. The major threats identified to this species are hunting, illegal trade, and habitat loss. Therefore, this study aims to classify the land cover, distribution, and habitat typ...

Pulau Bangka merupakan sebuah pulau di wilayah barat Indonesia yang berpotensi sebagai habitat yang baik bagi burung pantai. Keberadaan burung pantai di Pulau Bangka pernah tercatat dalam penelitian terdahulu. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui komunitas, indeks ekologi, dan frekuensi kehadiran burung pantai. Penelitian dilakukan di Pantai P...

Knowledge of breeding success and its limiting factors is crucial in assessing species’ conservation needs. As cavity-nesters, parrots are particularly influenced by the availability of suitable cavities and low breeding output, whether due to natural processes or trapping. On the island of Sumba, Indonesia, the Critically Endangered Citron-crested...

Microplastics have been found in many seabirds in various areas in the world, but there has been no report from Indonesia. The objective of this research was to discover whether there were microplastics in the Indonesian Seabirds, represented by the Little-black cormorant ( Phalacrocorax sulcirostris ). The study site was Pulau Rambut Wildlife Sanc...

In the Jakarta Bay area, Pulau Rambut, a 25-ha island, has been known as an important breeding/nesting site for 15 waterbird species. Land-use change and habitat deterioration potentially have some impact on the waterbird population. The objective of this research was to compare species composition and population size of waterbirds nesting in Pulau...

There has been some growing research on plastics in fishes as human food in Indonesia, but none linked to fishes as seabirds’ prey. The objective of this research was to reveal whether there were microplastics in fishes as prey of little-black cormorant. The study site was the coastal area of Pulau Rambut Wildlife Sanctuary in Jakarta Bay, where th...

The Komodo National Park in the Wallacea region is the komodo dragon’s primary habitats. Published report on the herpetofauna of this national park is mostly concentrated in Komodo island. To increase our knowledge of amphibian and reptile communities in Komodo National Park, we conducted a herpetofauna survey in Komodo and Rinca Island and the nea...

Development and habitat loss in Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Area affected snakes and forced them to adapt in urban areas. Snakes in residential areas might increase encounter rate with humans which lead to human-snake conflict. The objectives of this research were to identify the diversity of snakes in residential areas based on rescue effort and...

Fig trees area believed to be important bird habitat in the tropics, including in urban areas. The research objective was to reveal the bird species that visited Ficus benjamina in the low and high urbanization gradients in the tropics. Data were obtained in IPB University Darmaga Campus (low urbanization) and Sentul City (high urbanization) in Bog...

Coastal wetlands provide habitat for waterbirds. However, changes in land use in coastal wetlands in East Lampung, Lampung Province, might affect the use of habitats by waterbirds. The study objective was to identify waterbird species using wetland habitat in coastal areas of East Lampung. Field surveys were conducted in November 2020 in two habita...

Larger patches generally are inhabited by higher species richness, including birds, as predicted by the island biogeography theory. The objective of this research was to reveal the response of bird species richness in different patch sizes in peri-urban habitat. The study site area was five patches (2 large patches near human activities, remote lar...

Primate’s time budgets are the important aspect to investigate their ecological influences in their habitat. This study collected data on daily activities in a group of silvery lutung (Trachypithecus cristatus) in coastal forest habitat at Gunung Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia from August 2018 – July 2019, using instantaneous scan sampling method...

Mistletoes are flowering plants in the Santalales order that parasitize the branches of trees and shrubs. The objective of this research was to reveal the diversity of mistletoe species and record their distribution within this study site. The study site was Dramaga Campus (240 ha), which consisted of a mosaic of tree plantation, experimental field...

Figs are recognized as keystone species in sustaining wildlife. Many studies showed that Dramaga Campus (Bogor) provides suitable wildlife habitat but no information available on the use of figs by wildlife in the area. This study aimed at identifying wildlife species and examining the role of weeping fig ( Ficus benjamina ) in the campus area. A r...

The yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea sulphurea) is a sub-species of Cacatua sulphurea widely distributed in Sulawesi and several surrounding islands including Pasoso. Currently, the population has decreased and is categorized as critically endangered, hence, conservation measures are needed. One conservation approach is by understanding f...

In an urban residential complex, in addition to providing environmental services, trees also attract wild birds. The objective of this research was to identify trees planted in tropical urban residential areas that can attract wild birds. The research was conducted in Sentul City Residential Complex, Bogor, West Java, by observing wild birds that v...

Fig ( Ficus spp.) trees have been known as keystone species in the tropics and provide food sources for various species. The study aimed to reveal the diversity of fig trees in a tropical urban residential area of Sentul City, Bogor, West Java, as a part of a bigger study on the wildlife-fig relationship. A purposively selected sample (270 ha of ho...

Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park (105.194 ha) in Southeast Sulawesi is one of the important conservation areas in Wallacea. This study aimed to measure the diversity of herpetofauna, relative abundance and community similarity in four different habitats. Survey were conducted in January-April 2018 using Visual Encounter Survey (VES) based on time...

Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park (105.194 ha) in Southeast Sulawesi is one of the important conservation areas in Wallacea. This study aimed to measure the diversity of herpetofauna, relative abundance and community similarity in four different habitats. Survey were conducted in January-April 2018 using Visual Encounter Survey (VES) based on time...

When a landscape gradually transforms, the bird community that inhabits the landscape will also adapt and change accordingly. Long-term data on the bird-habitat relationship, however, is still lacking in the sub-urban tropical areas. The objective of this paper was to analyze the response of bird community along with the gradual transformation of t...

Urban landscapes are usually dominated by built spaces and human-made vegetation, which different from natural landscapes. This difference will affect the composition of birds that can be found in the urban landscape. For birdwatchers, birds are the main object in birdwatching activities. The objectives of this paper were to analyze the feasibility...

The development of high way that crosses wildlife habitat will inevitably cause wildlife casualties. The purpose of this study was to identify wildlife road mortality in Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park, Southeast Sulawesi (mostly consisted of savanna). Road kill data was collected by driving along the 22.4 km highway in February and March 2020 (n...

Since 2014 some offshore gas platforms operated by Pertamina Hulu Mahakam near Mahakam Delta has been used by hundreds of egrets as roosting sites, causing nuisance to the platform and hampering the duty of workers/operator. The objective of this paper was to analyse the situation of the waterbirds’ nuisance, analyse the possible causes, and provid...

Tropical rainforests are characterized by a high diversity of plant species. Each plant species presents with differential phenological patterns in fruit production. In some species, all individual trees produce fruit simultaneously within clustered periods; whereas in others, each individual tree fruits at irregular time intervals. By observing th...

Ihsan M, Mardiastuti A, Masy’ud B, Mulyani YA. 2021. Population status and sustainability of Yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea sulphurea) on Pasoso Island, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 22: 3277-3283. Yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea sulphurea) is a sub-species of Cacatua sulphurea which is spread in Sulawesi and sev...

Citizen science is a public participation research involving citizen participation, whose outcomes are often advancements in scientific research and increase the public's understanding. This study is aimed to identify the characteristics of volunteers who joined the Asian Waterbird Census (AWC), a part of the long-term global annual monitoring init...

Local people in Sumatra have long utilized herpetofauna to provide food, medicine, and other purposes. However, research related to wildlife utilization is still lacking. The objective of this paper was to provide an overview of the island-wide (i.e. Sumatra) traditional use of herpetofauna by the local people and analyze its implications for conse...

Songbird contests have been widely held in various regions lately, indicating the high interest of community towards this type of contest. The objectives of this study were to identify bird species contested in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi (Jabodetabek) region, classify them based on their conservation status, and collect other infor...

Studies showed that the amount of marine litter is linked with unmanaged litter entering the ocean. Some marine litter could be stranded on small uninhabited islands, including on Pulau Rambut (25 ha), a wildlife sanctuary for waterbirds that consists of mangroves, beaches, and forests located near Jakarta Bay, where 13 rivers from Jakarta ended in...

Wild animals sometimes accidentally got killed when they try to cross the road in their habitat. However, data and information on the road kill/mortality of wild animals in Indonesia was still lacking. The objective of this study was to record and analyze the road kill (e.g.e species and number) along the 22,4 km highway in Rawa Aopa Watumohai Nati...

Pulau Rambut is a small island in Jakarta Bay that has been used as a breeding and roosting habitat for various waterbird species. The study aimed to estimate waterbird’s abundance, comparing waterbirds species and abundance data with previous studies in 1990 and 2001, and mapping the distribution of nesting trees. The study was conducted in Januar...

During bird surveys using the point count technique, observers assume that early morning and late afternoon observations will have the same result. This assumption is rarely tested prior to the field observation. This paper’s objective was to compare morning and afternoon bird counts in Dramaga Campus, IPB University. Bird data were collected at 6-...

The Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) is one of the world's most endangered primates. Orangutan food is highly varied, depending on its habitat. This research was conducted in Lamandau Wildlife Sanctuary, aimed to identify Bornean orangutan food, and estimate their food preferences. The research was conducted on February-March 2020, by fol...

As a science, ethnozoology is relatively less popular compared to ethnobotany, although local people in Indonesia have been practicing ethnozoology for thousands of years. This paper aimed to describe the progress of ethnozoology in Indonesia, specifically about research topic within ethnozoology, taxa mostly harvested by the local people, as well...

Grizzled leaf monkey ( Presbytis comata ) or javan surili is an endemic primate species to Java. This species is categorized as Endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. Data on population and distribution is still limited, especially in Central Java. Research on the population distribution of grizzled leaf m...

The proboscis monkey is an endangered primate endemic to Borneo. Most of their habitats are outside conservation areas and are under threat from conversion to other land uses, such as those found in the Berau Delta. Habitat loss and destruction significantly affect the quality and viability of the proboscis monkey population. This study aims to det...

Birdwatching is a recreational activity of observing birds in the wild with the naked eye¸ using tools such as telescopes and binoculars, or listening to bird sounds. The observation locations can be either natural landscape or urban landscapes with bird diversity. However, the dominance of built spaces and man-made vegetation differed from natural...

The proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) is a protected endangered primate species whose population continues to decline due to habitat loss and destruction. Berau Delta is one of the distribution habitats of proboscis monkeys that are outside the conservation area with less attention. This study aimed to determine the population and distribution of...

The proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) is a protected endangered primate specieswhose population continues to decline due to habitat loss and destruction. Berau Delta isone of the distribution habitats of proboscis monkeys that are outside the conservationarea with less attention. This study aimed to determine the population and distributionof pro...

Local people in many parts of Indonesia have long utilized reptiles (snakes, turtles, lizards) and their products for various purposes. Nation-wide data on the species and its use by local people, however, is still lacking. This paper aimed to provide an overview of the nation- wide traditional use of reptiles by the local people. The data were col...

Facing change of environmental conditions, the activity rhythm of animals may habituate. Remote cameras were used to quantify Bawean deer and red muntjac activity patterns and to examined differences by season, sex and lunar cycle to respond predator presence, in Bawean Island and Ujung Kulon National Park, Indonesia. Photographs of Bawean deer (n...

Since 2014 offshore un-manned gas platforms near Mahakam Delta have been used by hundreds of egrets sleeping/roosting sites, causing nuisance. The objective of the research was to formulate a management plan in general and to plan a functional construction design to modify the existing construction in order to control the bird nuisance. Field visit...

Mardiastuti A, Masy'ud B, Ginoga LN, Sastranegara H, Sutopo. 2020. Short Communication: Wildlife species used as traditional medicine by local people in Indonesia. Biodiversitas 22: 329-337. Since a long time ago, wild animals (wildlife species) have been used by the local people as traditional medicine. Research has been conducted in some areas, b...

The objective of this research was to examine the biodiversity of avifauna according to local knowledge on the avifauna species in Gunung Pinang, Serang Regency, Banten. The research was conducted at Gunung Pinang from July 2017 to March 2018. Based on available scientific taxonomies, there are 43 species of avifauna from 24 families, whereas accor...

The rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) genetic characteristics consist of nucleotide polymorphisms, haplotypes, genetic distances, and relationships which are important for their conservation effort in Indonesia. We sequenced mitochondrial DNA D-loop hypervariable III fragments from five rhinoceros hornbill individuals at Safari Park Indonesi...

This book contained information on reptile and amphibian species that has been used by the local people of Indonesia in a subsistence basis.

Observations of Milky Storks Mycteria cinerea were made in Pulau Dua Strict Nature Reserve (Cagar Alam Pulau Dua; 30 hectare reserve; 6° 01' S, 106° 21' E), Banten, Northwest Java, Indonesia in 2020. These observations confirmed that the storks returned to breed at a site where breeding was last recorded in 1975.

Atmoko T, Mardiastuti A, Bismark M, Prasetyo LB, Iskandar E. 2020. Habitat suitability of Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) in Berau Delta, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 21: 5155-5163. Habitat suitability of Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) in Berau Delta, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) is an en...