Academic literature on the topic 'Oil palm fronds'

(The evaluation of nutritive value and In Vitro digestibility of oil palm fronds through fermentation by using Aspergillus niger with different soluble carbohydrate sources) ABSTRACT. Oil palm frond (OPF) is one of potential sources of alternative feed, but has limited use due to high crude fiber and low crude protein contents. Fermentation is one of the methods widely applied to improve nutritive value of animal feed. The purpose of this research is to increase nutritive value of fermented oil palm fronds by adding different soluble carbohydrate source into fermentation media. The results of the experiments indicated that fermented oil palm fronds by Aspergillus niger had a significant effect (P0,05) on the content of crude protein, crude fiber, and ash. Generally, fermented oil palm fronds with different soluble carbohydrate was able to increase the content of crude protein of oil palm fronds, but not optimal yet in reducing the crude fiber content of fermented substrate. However, the addition of rice bran on the fermentation medium showed the best results, characterized by increasing crude protein and decreasing crude fiber contents as well as improved dry matter and organic matter digestibility, reflected in high concentration of VFA.

This study aimed to determine the effect of oil palm fronds addition as a mixture to the mechanical properties of bricks in terms of porosity testing, and compressive strength, and to determine the proper percentage of oil palm frond additions. This research is a type of experiment with a randomized block design (RBD) arranged non-factorial and the data is processed using the SPSS 20 Tukey test program. This study used a brick-shaped sample with a length of 19 cm, a width of 9.5 cm and a height of 4.5 cm. Variations in the composition of the added oil palm fronds are 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20%. Parameter mechanical properties of bricks included porosity, and compressive strength tests. The addition of oil palm fronds with a composition percentage of 0% to 10% affected the mechanical properties of the bricks by reducing porosity and increasing the compressive strength of the bricks. Based on the test results obtained by each of the best test values, namely the minimum porosity value achieved in the percentage of oil palm fronds as much as 10%, which is 18.4%. The optimum compressive strength value is achieved on the percentage of oil palm fronds as much as 10% which is equal to 20.5 N / mm².

Frond base fracture is an increasingly common phenomenon in oil palm plantations caused by various stress factors. This study aimed to determine the incidence of frond base fracture in the plantation where different nutrient sources were applied (palm oil mill effluent, oil palm EFB, and organic fertilizers) in relation to the dynamics of oil palm inflorescence. The incidence of frond base fracture and the production of male and female inflorescences were observed in 30 sample trees for each nutrient source. Observations were made three times with an interval monthly. To reveal the research objectives, it used descriptive analysis. The results showed that the routine application of POME increased the susceptibility of oil palms to fractured fronds and the sex ratio was higher other than that of EFB; the lowest incidence was found in the palm that was given inorganic fertilizers. frond base fracture trees produced fewer female inflorescence, although the number of male ones did not differ between frond base fracture palm and healthy ones.

This research aimed to determine the fungi colonies total on the rumen content of cattle and buffaloes with the addition of leaves and oil palm fronds incubated for 7 days. Each of the contents of the rumen was added with molasses, soybean soaking water as an energy source for microorganisms, as well as the addition of oil palm fronds and palm leaves to expect the type of fungus that is expected to grow. Calculation of the total colonies fungi in the rumen contents was carried out using total plate count with the dilution method. Complete Random Design by Factorial used to analyze the statistic data. Factor A was the type of rumen content (A1 = rumen of cattle, A2 = buffalo rumen), factor B was the addition of palm fronds (B1 = only rumen contents, B2 = palm oil fronds, B3 = palm leaves, and B4 = palm oil fronds and palm leaves). The results showed that the total number of fungal colonies was significantly higher in the rumen contents of cattle with an average of 509.17 104 CFU / ml. The highest total number of fungal colonies was found in rumen contents with the addition of palm oil fronds, with an average colony number of 655.83 x104 CFU / ml, while the lowest was found in buffalo rumen contents with the addition of palm fronds and palm leaves (106.67x104 CFU / ml). The addition of oil palm fronds and palm leaves to the rumen contents did not have a different effect (p> 0.05).

AbstractWith the prospect of climate change and more frequent El Niño-related dry spells, the drought tolerance of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.), one of the most important tropical crop species, is of major concern. We studied the influence of soil water availability and palm height on the plasticity of xylem anatomy of oil palm fronds and their embolism resistance at well-drained and seasonally flooded riparian sites in lowland Sumatra, Indonesia. We found overall mean P12 and P50 values, i.e., the xylem pressures at 12% or 50% loss of hydraulic conductance, of −1.05 and − 1.86 MPa, respectively, indicating a rather vulnerable frond xylem of oil palm. This matches diurnal courses of stomatal conductance, which in combination with the observed low xylem safety evidence a sensitive water loss regulation. While the xylem anatomical traits vessel diameter (Dh), vessel density and potential hydraulic conductivity (Kp) were not different between the sites, palms in the moister riparian plots had on average by 0.4 MPa higher P50 values than plants in the well-drained plots. This could largely be attributed to differences in palm height between systems. As a consequence, palms of equal height had 1.3 MPa less negative P50 values in the moister riparian plots than in the well-drained plots. While palm height was positively related to P50, Dh and Kp decreased with height. The high plasticity in embolism resistance may be an element of the drought response strategy of oil palm, which, as a monocot, has a relatively deterministic hydraulic architecture. We conclude that oil palm fronds develop a vulnerable water transport system, which may expose the palms to increasing drought stress in a warmer and drier climate. However, the risk of hydraulic failure may be reduced by considerable plasticity in the hydraulic system and the environmental control of embolism resistance, and a presumably large stem capacitance.

Sialang Village is one of the villages in North Sumatra, precisely located in Bangun Purba District, Deli Serdang Regency. The village is surrounded by oil palm plantations, both company-owned and private, with the main livelihood of the villagers working on oil palm plantations and also raising cattle. The village's potential to produce palm fronds waste is very large, but the villagers do not use palm fronds waste because they do not know how to treat this waste. Meanwhile, grass as animal feed has become increasingly difficult to obtain from time to time because residents have maximized the use of empty land for planting oil palm. Therefore, the University of North Sumatra community service team wants to apply science and technology in Sialang Village in the form of transfer of knowledge and technology on processing palm frond waste into animal feed integrated with chopper machines.

This research was aimed to evaluate the content of dry matter, organic matter and crude protein of palm oil fronds as an alternative feed substitution of native grass, which was enhanced through fermentation biotechnological innovation with the addition of carbohydrate soluble. Fermentation palm oil frond done using local microorganisms resources rumen content andLactobacillus. The experimental design used was factorial on complete randomized design 2x3 with 3 replication each treatment. Factor A were the source of inoculums fermentation, A1=. lactobacillus, A2= local microorganisms resources rumen content. Factor B were the source of soluble carbohydrates where B1 = without a carbohydrates, rice B2 = e bran, B3 = tapioca starch. Parameters measured were content of dry matter, organic matter and crude protein of palm oil fronds. The results of this research showed that no interaction effect between the source of microorganisms with carbohydrates, and the treatment had no effect (P > 0.05) on dry matter content. No effect Factor A for all parameters while the factors B Influential were significantly (P < 0.01) on the content of organic matter and crude protein. The highest crude protein content in the fermented palm oil fronds with a source of carbohydrates from rice bran (6.55%)

Macroscopic characteristics of palm oil, the colors green and yellow midrib, including coarse texture, have the impression conjecture include rough, fibrous fiber direction straight, belongs to a class of light wood. Frond palm oil when used as a raw material for making paper will produce paper with tensile strength, the strength of folding and bursting strength which is quite high when seen from the results of standardized physical properties of pulp, because it includes quality class II, and the results of variance treatment fronds of palm aged < 5 years and palm fronds aged > 5 years very significant effect on fiber length, fiber diameter, fiber lumen diameter and fiber wall thickness. The average value dimension palm frond fibers to the fiber length is included in the classification of "Long" (2489.357 m), the diameter of the fiber included in the classification of "Great" (39.827 m), lumen diameter fibers included in the classification of "very large" (25.610 �m), and a wall thickness of fibers included in the classification of "medium" (7,069�m). Values derived fiber dimensions palm fronds are Runkel Ration included in quality classes IV, Weaving Southwestern included in quality class I, Muhlsteph Ration included in quality classes IV, Stiffness coefficient included in quality classes IV and Flexibility Ration included in quality class I. Based the total value of the derivative dimension palm frond fibers which included 375 in class II.

El Niño 2015 is one of the strongest El Niño. Drought stress due to El Niño could affect oil palm performances. This study was conducted to determine rainfall pattern and oil palm performance in Sumatra and Borneo Island during El Niño 2015. Data employed in this study is monthly rainfall data, Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) January-December 2015, andoil palm performances. Pearson correlation between SOI and rainfall data was used to analyze rainfall pattern, while oil palm performances were observed based on morphological conditions. Result shows that southern part of Sumatra and mostly part of Borneo suffer from more dry spell, dry month, and water deficit such as 37-133 days, 3-5 months, and 349-524 mm respectively. Analysis of rainfall pattern shows that Jambi, South Sumatra, Lampung, Central, South, and East Borneo are significantly (r ≥ +0,60) affected by El Niño 2015. Oil palms in southern part of Sumatra and mostly part of Borneo are suffer from drought stressmarked by the emergence of more than two spear fronds, appearing of many male flowers, malformations on bunches, fronds tend to hanging down, and lower fronds tend to dry.

El Niño 2015 is one of the strongest El Niño. Drought stress due to El Niño could affect oil palm performances. This study was conducted to determine rainfall pattern and oil palm performance in Sumatra and Borneo Island during El Niño 2015. Data employed in this study is monthly rainfall data, Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) January-December 2015, andoil palm performances. Pearson correlation between SOI and rainfall data was used to analyze rainfall pattern, while oil palm performances were observed based on morphological conditions. Result shows that southern part of Sumatra and mostly part of Borneo suffer from more dry spell, dry month, and water deficit such as 37-133 days, 3-5 months, and 349-524 mm respectively. Analysis of rainfall pattern shows that Jambi, South Sumatra, Lampung, Central, South, and East Borneo are significantly (r ≥ +0,60) affected by El Niño 2015. Oil palms in southern part of Sumatra and mostly part of Borneo are suffer from drought stressmarked by the emergence of more than two spear fronds, appearing of many male flowers, malformations on bunches, fronds tend to hanging down, and lower fronds tend to dry.

La biomasse lignocellulosique en Malaisie peut être considérée comme l'une des sources d'énergie renouvelable prometteuse. Elle est principalement composée de cellulose, d'hémicellulose et de lignine et est adaptée pour des applications dans les domaines de l'énergie et de la chimie en raison de sa disponibilité suffisante, de son faible coût et de son caractère renouvelable. La production de biomasse lignocellulosique en Malaisie est considérée comme élevée et est issue en grande partie de l'industrie de l'huile de palme (environ 60 millions de tonnes de déchets d'huile de palme sont générés en un an). Les déchets de l’industrie de l'huile de palme pourraient être utilisés comme ressources alternatives pour la production de papier et de carton. Cependant, dans ce contexte, d'énormes quantités de lignine seraient rejetées (par l'industrie des pâtes et papier) en raison du manque de prise de conscience de son potentiel. Avec une teneur élevée en groupes fonctionnels divers (-OH phénoliques et aliphatiques, les carbonyles, les carboxyles, etc.), la lignine pourrait être utilisée en substitution de produits actuels dans des applications industrielles telles que l'inhibition de la corrosion des métaux et alliages. Les frondes de palmier à huile (OPF) étant l'un des plus gros contributeurs de déchets de biomasse en Malaisie, elles ont donc été utilisées comme matière première dans cette étude. Afin d'améliorer l'extractabilité de la lignine et ses propriétés, l'extraction a été effectuée de différentes façons (par délignification directe et / ou des méthodes de pré-traitement combiné). Cependant, la forte hydrophobicité de la lignine limite sa capacité à agir comme inhibiteur de corrosion efficace. Par conséquent, des modifications de la structure de la lignine OPF ont été effectuées de deux manières ; (1) en incorporant des piégeurs de recondensation de la lignine (2-naphtol et 1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone) pendant le prétraitement par autohydrolyse avant le traitement organosolv (pourcentage de rendement de la lignine: AHN EOL = 13,42 ± 0,71% et AHD EOL = 9,64 ± 0,84%) et (2) le fractionnement de la lignine à partir de procédés de délignification directs (Kraft, à la soude et organosolv) par l'intermédiaire d'une technique d'ultrafiltration à membrane (rendement en pourcentage de fractions de lignine perméat: Kraft = 5,41 ± 2,04%; soude = 12,29 ± 0,54% et organosolv = 1,48 ± 0,15%). Les propriétés physiques et chimiques des lignines modifiées ont été évaluées en utilisant l'infrarouge à transformée de Fourier (FTIR), la résonance magnétique nucléaire (RMN), chromatographie par perméation de gel (GPC), l'analyse thermique et la Chromatographie liquide à haute performance (HPLC). Des fractions de lignine modifiée présentant des teneurs en OH phénoliques élevées, des poids moléculaires, polydispersité et contenus en OH aliphatiques faibles ont abouti à des valeurs plus élevées de l'activité antioxydante. L'activité antioxydante semble être dépendante de la teneur en OH phénolique et en ortho-méthoxyle, grâce à la stabilité du radical formé et la capacité de réduire les ions Fe3+ en Fe2+ ions. En effet, les propriétés physico-chimiques améliorées et une activité anti-oxydante de lignine modifiée a donné une corrélation positive avec l'inhibition de la corrosion de l'acier doux dans l'action solution de HCl 0,5 M qui a été évaluée par spectroscopie d'impédance électrochimique (SIE), de polarisation et de la perte de poids mesure potentiodynamique. La meilleure efficacité de pourcentage d'inhibition (ex: 81 à 90%) a été obtenu à la concentration de 500 ppm pour les inhibiteurs de la lignine, mais a diminué avec l'augmentation de la température (303 à 333 K). Les données thermodynamiques indiquent que l'adsorption de la lignine modifiée sur l'acier doux a été spontanée et que les inhibiteurs ont été principalement adsorbés physiquement (physisorption), ce résultat étant confirmé par l'énergie d'activation de l'adsorption, Ea. [...]
Lignocellulosic biomass in Malaysia can be considered as one of the promising sources of renewable energy. It is mainly composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin and best-suited for energy and chemical applications due to its sufficient availability, inexpensive and is sustainable. In general, the production of lignocellulosic biomass in Malaysia was considered high and mainly derived from the palm oil industries (approximately 60 million tonnes of oil palm waste were generated in a year). The oil palm biomass waste could possibly be used as alternative resources for the production of paper and cardboard. However, massive amounts of lignin by-product could also be discarded in huge quantities (by the pulp and paper industry) due to lack of awareness on its potential. Having high content of diverse functional groups (phenolic and aliphatic –OH, carbonyls, carboxyls, etc.) and phenylpropanoid structure, lignin can lead to substitutes in industrial applications such as in corrosion inhibition of metals and alloys. Since the oil palm fronds (OPF) are one of the largest biomass waste contributors in Malaysia, it was therefore used as raw material in this study. In order to improve the lignin extractability and properties, the extraction was conducted in different ways (via direct delignification and/or combined pretreatment methods). Due to the high hydrophobicity of lignin, it limits the capability to act as efficient corrosion inhibitors. Hence, modifications of the OPF lignin structure were conducted in two ways; (1) by incorporating organic scavengers (2-naphthol and 1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone) during autohydrolysis pretreatment before organosolv treatment (percentage yield of lignin: AHN EOL = 13.42±0.71 % and AHD EOL = 9.64±0.84 %) and (2) fractionation of lignin from direct delignification processes (Kraft, soda and organosolv) via ultrafiltration membrane technique (percentage yield of permeate lignin fractions: Kraft = 5.41±2.04 %; soda = 12.29±0.54 % and organosolv = 1.48±0.15 %). The physical and chemical properties of the modified lignins were evaluated by using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, gel permeation chromatography (GPC), thermal analysis and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Modified lignin fractions with higher phenolic –OH content but lower molecular weight, polydispersity as well as aliphatic –OH content resulted in higher values of antioxidant activities. The antioxidant activity seems be dependent on the increase of their free phenolic –OH and ortho-methoxyl content, through the stability of the radical formed and the ability to reduce Fe3+ ions to Fe2+ ions. Indeed, the improved physicochemical properties and antioxidant activity of modified lignin gave positive correlation with the mild steel corrosion inhibition action in 0.5 M HCl solution that were evaluated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), potentiodynamic polarization and weight loss measurements. The best percentage of inhibition efficiencies (IE: 81 – 90 %) were attained at the concentration of 500 ppm for all lignin inhibitors but decreased with the increase in temperature (303 – 333 K). Thermodynamic data indicated that the adsorption of the modified lignin onto the mild steel was spontaneous and the inhibitors were mainly physically adsorbed (physiosorption), supported by the activation energy of adsorption, Ea. The enhanced protective properties of the modified lignin will pave way for an alternative approach for the utilization of these natural waste materials

I. Nowadays, tropical landscapes experience large-scale land use intensification and land conversion driven by increasing demand for resourses. Due to the continuously high demand for tropical timber and politically intended step increase in palm oil production, multiple rounds of logging and subsequent conversion to oil palm plantations became a regionally wide-spread land conversion pattern in Southeast Asia. Although many tree species and some animals are highly threatened by logging, a great number of species groups, such as birds or mammals, have been shown to persist in logged forests. Accordingly, many ecosystem services, such as dung removal, seed dispersal or the activity of scavengers, are functionally maintained in logged forests. In contrast, oil palm plantations have been shown to not only dramatically alter the species composition and reduce biodiversity, but also curtail many crucial biotic and abiotic ecosystem functions. The focus of this dissertation was to investigate the response of anuran species richness and community composition to logging and conversion to oil palm plantation in northern Borneo (chapter II). I analysed the diet of various frog species and their change with habitat degradation. Furthermore, I assessed the shift in the trophic position of the anuran community as well as the response of anuran phylogenetic, dietary, and functional diversity to logging and conversion to oil palm plantations (chapter III). Finally, the resilience of the predator-prey interaction between an ant-specialist toad and its ant prey was analysed using shifts in species-level interactions (chapter IV). II. This part of the study compares the species richness, relative abundance and community composition of stream anuran assemblages among primary forests, repeatedly logged forests and oil palm plantations. I used a highly standardised sampling setup applying transect-based sampling. Surprisingly, most of the anuran species native to primary forests were able to survive in logged forest streams. In contrast, on average only one third of the forest species richness was found in oil palm plantation streams. However, a high percentage of canopy cover above the plantation streams was able to mitigate this loss substantially. This study demonstrates the high conservation value of logged forests for Southeast Asian anurans. In contrast, the conversion to oil palm plantations leads to a dramatic decline of forest species. However, they have a mainly unused potential to contribute to the protection of parts of the regional anuran biodiversity if conservation-oriented management options are implemented. III. In this part, I analysed the shifts in trophic position and multiple diversity layers of Southeast Asian stream-dependent anuran species across a gradient of disturbance from primary forest through intensively logged forest to oil palm plantation. For this purpose, I identified the diet composition of 59 anuran species by means of stomach flushing. Furthermore, I use diet composition of frog species as well as species traits to calculate dietary and functional diversity, respectively. I found that the trophic position of the entire anuran community is elevated in heavily disturbed habitats. Furthermore, species diversity, phylogenetic species variation, dietary diversity, and functional diversity were reduced. However, beyond the effect of the decreased species richness, only phylogenetic species variability and functional diversity were significantly impacted by land conversion, indicating a non-random loss of phylogenetic groups and functionally unique species. Overall, the observed changes to species interactions and functional composition suggest a greatly modified role of anurans in altered habitats and major foodweb reorganisation. Such far-reaching changes to the way species groups interact are likely to threaten local biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in natural and particularly modified habitats. However, I could also show, that small-scale habitat quality, provided by riparian reserves, is able to mitigate the negative consequences of land conversion considerably. IV. Here I assess how logging of rain forest and conversion to oil palm plantations affect the populations of the ant-specialist giant river toad (Phrynoidis juxtaspera), and availability and composition of its ant prey. I measured canopy cover as an estimate for the degree of disturbance. I found that toad abundance decreased with increasing disturbance. At the same time, ant community composition was altered, and local ground-foraging ant species richness increased with disturbance. However, for a given amount of canopy cover, primary forest supported more ant species than altered habitats. Despite these changes, composition of ants consumed by toads was only weakly affected by habitat change, with the exception of the invasive yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes), which was positively selected in oil palm plantations. This suggests that predator-prey interactions can be mostly maintained with habitat disturbance despite shifts in community composition, and even that some predators are capable of exploiting new prey sources in novel ecosystems. V. I could show that anuran diversity and their trophic interaction is negatively impacted by logging and in particular by conversion to oil palm plantations. From species richness and community composition, my study expanded to phylogenetic, dietary and functional diversity. Furthermore, I investigated the interaction of a particular toad species with its preferred prey (ants), on species level. This increasing degree of detail in my study provided comprehensive results, beyond the detail of many related studies. Overall, conservation of the remaining forest in Southeast Asia is urgently required to protect anuran biodiversity and their trophic interactions
I. Durch den stetig steigenden Bedarf an vielfältigen Ressourcen stehen heutzutage vor allem tropische Ökosysteme unter enormem Druck hin zu intensiver Landwirtschaft und der Umwandlung von natürlichen Lebensräumen. Getrieben durch die hohe Nachfrage an Tropenhölzern und dem politisch gewollten Anstieg der Palmölproduktion, etablierte sich in Südostasien eine weit verbreitete Landnutzungsumwandlung charakterisiert durch wiederkehrende Holznutzung und die anschließende Umwandlung zu Ölpalmplantagen. Manche Tiergruppen und vor allem Baumarten sind dadurch stark gefährdet. Dennoch können andere Organismengruppen wie Vögel oder Säuger auch in genutzten Wäldern überleben. Auch Ökosystemdienstleistungen, wie Kotbeseitigung oder die Aktivität von Aasfressern bleiben vielfach in genutzten Wäldern erhalten. Im Gegensatz dazu stellen Ölpalmplantagen keinen geeigneten Lebensraum für viele Tier und Pflanzenarten dar und viele Ökosystemserviceleistungen können in diesen Plantagen nicht aufrecht erhalten werden. Ziel dieser Arbeit war die Auswirkungen dieser massiven Habitatumwandlung auf die Artenzahl und die Artenzusammensetzungen von Fröschen und Kröten in Nordborneo zu untersuchen (Kapitel II). Ich untersuchte die Nahrungszusammensetzung von mehreren Froscharten und wie sich diese mit Habitatumwandlung verändert. Zusätzlich habe ich die Stellung von Fröschen in der Nahrungskette sowie ihre phylogenetische, nahrungs- und funktionelle Diversität untersucht (Kapitel III). Schließlich habe die Interaktion von Fröschen mit ihrer Beute (in diesem Fall Ameisen) auch auf Artebene untersucht (Kapitel IV). II. Dieser Teil der Arbeit vergleicht die Artenzahl, relative Häufigkeit und die Artenzusammensetzung der bachlebenden Froscharten zwischen Primärwäldern, genutzten Wäldern und Ölpalmplantagen. Dazu nahm ich die Froschbestände mit einer standardisierten Transektmethode auf. Ich fand heraus, dass die meisten Froscharten aus Primärwäldern auch in forstwirtschaftlich intensiv genutzten Wäldern überleben konnten. Im Gegensatz dazu wiesen Ölpalmplantagen nur durchschnittlich ein drittel der Froscharten aus Wäldern auf. Jedoch konnte dieser Artenschwund durch einen hohen Kronenschluss über den Plantagenbächen reduziert werden. Diese Studie belegt den hohen naturschutzfachlichen Wert von genutzten Wäldern in Südostasien und die geringe Bedeutung von Ölpalmplantagen in diesem Zusammenhang. Jedoch zeigt es auch Wege auf, wie Ölpalmplantagen naturschutzfachlich aufgewertet werden können. III. Dieser Teil der Arbeit befasst sich mit den Auswirkungen der Habitatumwandlung auf die trophischen Interaktionen und mehrere Ebenen der Froschbiodiversität. Dazu untersuchte ich die Nahrungszusammensetzung von 59 Froscharten mittels Magenspülung. Darüber hinaus nutzte ich diese Daten um die Nahrungsvielfalt zu untersuchen und Daten aus der Literatur und die funktionelle Diversität zu erfassen. Dabei fand ich heraus, dass Frösche bei zunehmender Habitatzerstörung eine höhere Stellung in der Nahrungskette einnahmen. Darüber hinaus sank die allgemeine Diversität, die phylogenetische Verwandtschaft, die Nahrungsvielfalt und die funktionelle Diversität der Frösche. Also lässt sich schließen, dass diese tiefgreifenden Veränderungen eine deutlich andere Rolle der Frösche in den umgewandelten Habitaten zur Folge hat. Solche dramatischen Eingriffe in das Nahrungsnetz können negative Auswirkungen auf die Stabilität von Ökosystemen haben, jedoch zeigt sich auch hier, dass diese durch die Erhöhung des Kronenschlusses deutlich abgemildert werden können. IV. In diesem Abschnitt befasse ich mich auf die Auswirkungen der Habitatumwandlung auf die Häufigkeit der Kröte Phrynoidis juxtaspera, ihre Beute (Ameisen), sowie die Interaktion von Räuber und Beute. Dabei fand ich heraus, dass die Kröte in ungestörten Bächen am häufigsten war und gleichzeitig mehr (und andere) Ameisenarten in Ölpalmplantagen vorkamen. Jedoch war die Artenzahl von Ameisen bei konstantem Kronenschluss in Primärwäldern immer höher als in Ölpalmplantagen. Im großen Gegensatz zu diesen Veränderungen, war die Nahrungszusammensetzung der verbleibenden Kröten in den Plantagenbächen kaum unterschiedlich im Vergleich mit Primärwaldbächen. Eine Ausnahme war ein deutlich gestiegener Anteil der invasiven Ameisenart Anoplolepis gracilipes. Diese Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die Räuber-Beute Interaktion unter Umständen unverändert die Habitatumwandlung überstehen können, aber auch in gewissem Umfang neue Ressourcen erschlossen werden können. V. Mit dieser Arbeit konnte ich zeigen, dass sich die großflächige Habitatumwandlung von Wäldern hin zu Ölpalmplantagen negativ auf die Froschbiodiversität, wie auch die Räuber-Beute Interaktionen von Fröschen auswirkt. Ausgehend von Artenzahl und Artenzusammensetzung konnte ich in meiner Arbeit darüber hinaus auch die Biodiversität der Frösche auf verschiedenen Ebenen beleuchten und schließlich sogar die Räuber-Beute Interaktion auf Artebene untersuchen. Dadurch konnte ich diesen komplexen Zusammenhang in ganz besonderer Tiefe beleuchten. Insgesamt liefert diese Arbeit einen weiteren wichtigen Beleg dafür, dass Primärwälder, aber neuerdings auch immer mehr genutzte Wälder entscheidend für den Erhalt von tropischer Biodiversität sind

AbstractThe smallholder perception and adaptation of climate-smart practice has been rarely addressed. More precisely, on oil palm smallholder whose plot was frequently accused as driving force of ecosystem service depletion. The study to reveal stakeholder perception and its implementation towards biomass utilization was performed in the case study of North Sumatera Province. The Labuhan Batu, Batu Bara, Langkat, and Serdang Bedagai District was selected as the sample cases where the oil palm concessions were highly overlaid. The first phase of the study was conducted by text mining analysis to decode smallholder, practitioner, and expert’s perception and sentiment against oil palm biomass products within the SMEs scheme. The next phase of implementation was operated by introducing biomass-driven oil palm products such as empty fruit bunch briquette, oil palm fronds pellet, midrib handicraft, oil palm based-livestock feed, empty fruit bunch oyster mushrooms, oil palm juice brown sugar, oil palm-laminated wood, and empty fruit bunch-compost. The feasibility and preferences among those eight alternatives were then assessed by multi-criteria decision-making tools named Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) based on its benefit, opportunity, cost, and risk features. The text mining analysis discovered that initially, the smallholders were perceived to have a lower interest in making use of biomass products as they presumed that it still marginalize farmers. It was also still unclear whether they realize and understand the potential of biomass utilization to ameliorate nature. After the time of implementation, they were enlightened and chose oil palm midrib handicraft over other alternatives as their pluri-activity. Having said that, it is necessary to keep promoting climate-smart adaptation practices at the local level for the sustainability of people, profit, and the planet.