Judul: Keanekaragaman Semut pada Berbagai Tipe Penggunaan Lahan di Jambi
Abstrak: Conversion of tropical forests, mainly to agricultural area is the most important driver of tropical biodiversity loss. As dominant species in lowland forests, ant species diversity is prone to decline sharply due to forest transformation. This research was conducted to investigate the diversity of ants and its role in different land use. Ecological research was conducted in four types of land-use i.e. forest, jungle rubber, oil palm plantation and rubber plantation, located within two landscapes i.e. Bukit Duabelas National Park and Harapan Forest in Jambi, Indonesia. Each type of land use, four plots were selected for ant sampling. Ants were collected using baiting methods, combination between tuna and sugar. Ant diversity in Harapan Forest higher than in TNBD. In total, 66 species of ants belonging to 4 subfamilies and 20 genera were recorded from both area of Bukit Duabelas and Harapan. Surprisingly, the highest number of ant species was found in oil palm plantation. In addition, the compositions of ants based on its role showed differ among land-use types. It indicates that land-use change drive ant species composition.
Keyword: land use, foresty, ant diversity

Judul: Perbandingan Keanekaragaman Semut (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Pada Empat Tipe Ekosistem yang Berbeda
Abstrak: Deforestation or transformation of forest function to non-forest has been playing a role in the changes of ecosystem and species in it. Insect as one of the living fauna that live in the forest is an interesting aspect to be studied, especially ants. This experiment was conducted in Bungku, Bajubang District , Batanghari Regency, Jambi. Sampling technique using pitfall traps in four ecosystem. The four ecosystem mentioned is secondary forest, oil palm plantations, rubber plantations, and jungle rubber. The results found there were 5 484 individuals of 50 ant morphospecies, 33 genera of 6 subfamily i.e. Formicinae, Myrmicinae, Ponerinae, Dolichodorinae, Pseudomyrmicinae, and Dolichorinae. Secondary forest is an ecosystem that relatively stable with the value of diversity index H '= 2.76, index of richness DMg = 4.96, and index of evenness E = 0.70. The ant communities depend on environment factor of each ecosystem.
Keyword: secondary forest., rubber plantation, oil palm plantation, jungle rubber, Ant diversity

Judul: Studi Kasus Liver Neoplasia pada Anjing Shih Tzu
Abstrak: Liver neoplasia is the excessive and uncontrolled replication of hepatocytes that forms nodules visible in ultrasonography. The purpose of this study is to study and discuss the characteristic, diagnosis and treatment of liver neoplasm through the interpretation of ultrasonography and hematology in a Shih Tzu dog. Ultrasonography is conducted with a Chison Q8 ultrasound machine with a 5 to 7 MHz frequency convex probe on lateral recumbency. The blood cells, liver enzymes and nodules sizes were the main parameters in this study. The results in the period of three years from 2021 to 2023 were interpreted and supported with secondary data sources. The Shih Tzu dog is 14 years old in the year 2023 with a body weight of 5.21kg. No obvious clinical signs were observed during previous examinations. However, lethargy, vomiting and anorexia were recorded in its latest examination. Thrombocytosis, granulocytosis, high liver enzymes and hypoglycemia, which are some of the neoplastic clinical manifestations were also presented by this patient. Besides, liver neoplasm, spleen neoplasm and biliary sludge were the sonogram findings of this patient. The liver and spleen neoplasm was observed stable, while the biliary sludge volume fluctuated. The treatment strategy recorded is Ondansetron, Samylin®, Ornipural and Ursodeoxycholic acid.
Keyword: Blood biochemistry profile, Hematology, Liver Neoplasia, Shih Tzu, Ultrasonography