International Conference on Biodiversity 2018

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PREFACEAssalamualaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa BarakatuhOn behalf of the organizing committee, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to the International Conference on Biodiversity (ICB 2018). This conference is hosted by the Centre of Research for Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources (COR-SUNR), Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia and jointly organized with Universitas Gadjah Mada, Johor National Parks Corporation (JNPC) and supported by Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources Malaysia (KATS).The theme for this year is ‘Biodiversity: Beyond Borders’ which is chosen to reflect the manner of biodiversity knowledge that transcends boundaries of academics and industry. We believe that this conference will provide an excellent platform for exchange of scientific knowledge and research experiences.Selected papers from ICB 2018 will be published in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science which are indexed in several databases such as SCOPUS, Thomson Reuters and Web of Science. We hope these open access publications can contribute to the growing literature on biodiversity and its applications.We are especially grateful to all of the speakers: Prof. Dr. Menno Schilthuizen from Naturalis Biodiversity Center, the Netherlands; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rina Sri Kasiamdari, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Budi Setiadi Daryono and Dr. Eko Agus Suyono from Universitas Gadjah Mada; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maizatun Mustafa from International Islamic University of Malaysia and Prof. Dato’ Dr. Tajuddin Abdullah from Universiti Malaysia Terengganu for their willingness to share a snapshot of their field of expertise. We also would like to acknowledge the members of scientific committee who reviewed all the submissions as well as the organizing committee who have worked tirelessly for the past year to organize this conference. We are also grateful to all our sponsors and collaborators. On behalf of the committee members, I apologize for any shortcomings in organizing this conference.Finally, I wish the best of luck to those who are presenting in this conference.Thank you.PROF. EMERITUS DATIN DR. MARYATI MOHAMEDChairpersonInternational Conference on Biodiversity (ICB2018)