Sains Malaysiana 52(2)(2023): 343-354

http://doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2023-5202-03     

Predicting Cherax quadricarinatus Habitat Distribution Patterns Through the Usage of GIS and eDNA Analysis in Terengganu, Malaysia

(Meramalkan Corak Taburan Habitat Cherax quadricarinatus melalui Penggunaan GIS dan Analisis eDNA di Terengganu, Malaysia)

MOHAMAD ZULKARNAIN MOHD DALI¹, MUHAMMAD SYAFIQ AIMAN MOHD NASIR¹, ALIYU GARBA KHALEEL^1,3, LEONG MUN CHUN⁴, HAN MING GAN⁵, NIK AHMAD FIRDAUS NIK WAN², ROSLAN UMAR² & AHMAD SYAZNI KAMARUDIN^1,*

¹School of Animal Science, Aquatic Science & Environment, Faculty of Bioresources & Food Industry, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Besut Campus, Tembila, 22200 Besut, Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia

²East Coast Environmental Research Institute (ESERI), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Gong Badak Campus, Gong Badak, 21300 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia

³Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture & Agricultural Technology, Kano University of Science & Technology (KUST), Wudil, P.M.B. 3244 Kano State, Nigeria

⁴Lab-Ind Resource Sdn. Bhd., No. 57-59, Jalan Adenium 2G/6, Pusat Perniagaan Adenium, 48300 Bandar Bukit Beruntung, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

⁵School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

Received: 29 June 2022/Accepted: 23 November 2022

Abstract

Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens, 1868) is a highly invasive species that is resilient and highly adaptable to environmental conditions in new locations. Its presence brings along ecosystem imbalances and causes socioeconomic losses in invaded areas. Due to the destructive behaviour, it is important to conduct preliminary assessment methods and scientific studies especially on its behavioural and dispersal patterns. Thus, this study aims to determine the habitat distribution patterns of C. quadricarinatusbased on the methods of GIS and environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis. The study was done at Felda Tenang, Terengganu, Malaysia. Based on the geographical features and climate conditions of the study area, we theorized that there are fewer and older C. quadricarinatuspresent at higher areas but more and younger C. quadricarinatus at lower areas. We found that 91.67% of the study area to be invaded, thus imploring the need for future mitigation plans to curb their dispersal into new areas. Future studies should also be done to determine the habitat distribution patterns of C. quadricarinatus in other areas.

Keywords: Asia; crayfish; distribution; invasive species; Parastacidae; redclaw

Abstrak

Cherax quadricarinatus ialah spesies yang sangat invasif yang mempunyai daya tahan dan mudah menyesuaikan diri dengan keadaan persekitaran di lokasi baharu. Kehadiran mereka membawa ketidakseimbangan ekosistem sekali gus merugikan sosioekonomi di kawasan yang diceroboh. Oleh kerana tingkah laku mereka yang membinasakan, adalah penting untuk kajian saintifik dan kaedah penilaian awal dapat dijalankan terutamanya untuk mengenal pasti corak tingkah laku dan penyebaran mereka. Justeru, kajian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan corak taburan habitat C. quadricarinatus berdasarkan kaedah GIS dan analisis DNA persekitaran (eDNA). Penyelidikan telah dijalankan di Felda Tenang, Terengganu, Malaysia. Berdasarkan ciri geografi dan pola iklim di kawasan kajian, kami berteori bahawa terdapatnya C. quadricarinatus yang lebih dewasa namun sedikit di kawasan yang lebih tinggi tetapi semakin banyak C. quadricarinatus yang lebih muda di kawasan yang lebih rendah. Kami mendapati bahawa 91.67% daripada kawasan kajian telah diceroboh, lantas membuktikan akan perlunya rancangan mitigasi dilaksanakan pada masa hadapan untuk mengekang penyebaran mereka ke kawasan baharu. Kajian lanjut juga perlu dilakukan untuk menentukan pola taburan habitat C. quadricarinatus di kawasan lain.

Kata kunci: Asia; Parastacidae; pola; sepit merah; spesies invasif; udang kara air tawar

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^*Corresponding author; email: ahmadsyazni@unisza.edu.my