@mastersthesis {763, title = {Effects of Forest Disturbance on Ant Diversity in Singapore}, year = {2008}, note = {Owner: AdminNUSAdded to JabRef: 2013.06.08}, month = {2000x}, school = {National University of Singapore}, abstract = {

Urbanisation in Singapore has led to a major landscape change and currently, only patches of forested areas are left. Ants, being an important ecological insect group, are diverse and abundant, play important functional roles at all trophic levels, and are highly sensitive and respond quickly to environmental changes. In this study, the effect of forest disturbance (disturbed vs. undisturbed) onant diversity was investigated in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve and Kent Ridge Park. Pitfall trapping from ten study sites recorded 64 ant species representing 27 genera from 1108 individuals. This study found that there was no statistical significant difference in mean ant species richness and abundance between disturbed and undisturbed forests even though the undisturbed forests had higher species richness but lower abundance than the disturbed forests. Ant diversity in Singapore is little known and this study had shown that there is a rich diversity of ants present.

}, keywords = {ecology, Formicidae, Singapore, UROPS}, author = {Chong, C. S. and Li, D. Q.} } @mastersthesis {764, title = {A preliminary study of the nesting biology of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Bukit Timah Hill Nature Reserve, Singapore}, year = {1967}, note = {Owner: AdminNUSAdded to JabRef: 2013.06.08}, month = {1967}, school = {National University of Singapore}, abstract = {15 species}, keywords = {ants, Formicidae, nesting biology, Singapore}, author = {Goh, C. B.} } @article {768, title = {Structure-Invading Pest Ants in Healthcare Facilities in Singapore}, volume = {59}, year = {2012}, note = {Owner: AdminNUSAdded to JabRef: 2013.06.08}, month = {2012}, pages = {241 - 249}, abstract = {

A survey of structure-invading pest ants was conducted at 17 healthcare facilities (HFs) in Singapore using the index card method. A total of 18 species (Anoplolepis gracilipes (Fr. Smith), Meranoplus sp., Monomorium destructor ( Jerdon), Monomorium floricola ( Jerdon), Monomorium pharaonis (L.), Monomorium sp., Odontomachus sp., Oecophylla smaragdina (F.), Pachycondyla sp., Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel), Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille), Paratrechina pubens (Forel), Pheidole megacephala (F.), Pheidole parva (Mayr), Pheidole sp., Tapinoma indicum (Forel), Tapinoma melanocephalum

(F.) andTetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander)) were trapped. Of these, the most common species were P. parva (25.9\%), P. megacephala (25.2\%), P. longicornis (14.1\%), M. pharaonis (9.6\%), and T. indicum (8.1\%). Most of these ant species were found in and around the premises.

}, keywords = {Formicidae, Hospital, invasive, pest ants, Singapore, tramp, tramp ants}, author = {Man, L. S. and Lee C. Y.} } @article {771, title = {Scavenging of dead invertebrates along an urbanisation gradient in Singapore}, volume = {5}, year = {2012}, note = {Owner: AdminNUSAdded to JabRef: 2013.06.08}, month = {2012}, pages = {128 - 145}, abstract = {

1. Little is known about the animals that scavenge invertebrates in the tropics and the impact of human activities on such organisms.

2. We studied the scavenging process using baits representing five dead invertebrate types in six habitats along an urbanisation gradient in equatorial Singapore: primary forest, old secondary forest, young secondary forest, recreational park, mown grassland and impervious surfaces.

3. Ants were the dominant scavengers, except at night in grassland when an earwig (Labiduridae) dominated. In general, the forest sites had more scavenger species and shorter bait survival times than the non-forest habitats.

4. Bait survival time increased monotonically along the urbanisation gradient, suggesting that this parameter could be used as an indicator of habitat quality.

}, keywords = {ants, ecology, Formicidae, invertebrates, scavenging, Singapore}, author = {Tan, C. K. W. and Corlett, R. T.} }