Ant community of an Acacia mangium forest in Indonesian Borneo
The exotic timber tree Acacia mangium often colonizes areas of Borneo where native forests have been cleared for agriculture. To assess the biodiversity value of this novel habitat, we surveyed the ant community of a naturalized A. mangium forest on the border of Gunung Palung National Park in West...
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| author | Helms I.V., Jackson A. Helms, Sara M. Fawzi, Nurul Ihsan Tarjudin, Xaverius, Fransiscus |
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| description | The exotic timber tree Acacia mangium often colonizes areas of Borneo where native forests have been cleared for agriculture. To assess the biodiversity value of this novel habitat, we surveyed the ant community of a naturalized A. mangium forest on the border of Gunung Palung National Park in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. We documented 33 species from 18 genera and four subfamilies. The invasive yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) dominated the assemblage, making up 85% of pitfall trapped individuals and 28% of those sifted from leaf litter. Nevertheless, A. mangium forest harbored fewer invasive species than nearby urban land, and may serve as an effective buffer around protected areas. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:130422019-06-12T21:49:26Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13042/ Ant community of an Acacia mangium forest in Indonesian Borneo Helms I.V., Jackson A. Helms, Sara M. Fawzi, Nurul Ihsan Tarjudin, Xaverius, Fransiscus The exotic timber tree Acacia mangium often colonizes areas of Borneo where native forests have been cleared for agriculture. To assess the biodiversity value of this novel habitat, we surveyed the ant community of a naturalized A. mangium forest on the border of Gunung Palung National Park in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. We documented 33 species from 18 genera and four subfamilies. The invasive yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) dominated the assemblage, making up 85% of pitfall trapped individuals and 28% of those sifted from leaf litter. Nevertheless, A. mangium forest harbored fewer invasive species than nearby urban land, and may serve as an effective buffer around protected areas. Pusat Sistematik Serangga, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13042/1/22880-66125-1-SM.pdf Helms I.V., Jackson A. and Helms, Sara M. and Fawzi, Nurul Ihsan and Tarjudin, and Xaverius, Fransiscus (2017) Ant community of an Acacia mangium forest in Indonesian Borneo. Serangga, 22 (1). pp. 147-159. ISSN 1394-5130 http://ejournals.ukm.my/serangga/issue/view/1063/showToc |
| spellingShingle | Helms I.V., Jackson A. Helms, Sara M. Fawzi, Nurul Ihsan Tarjudin, Xaverius, Fransiscus Ant community of an Acacia mangium forest in Indonesian Borneo |
| title | Ant community of an Acacia mangium forest in Indonesian Borneo |
| title_full | Ant community of an Acacia mangium forest in Indonesian Borneo |
| title_fullStr | Ant community of an Acacia mangium forest in Indonesian Borneo |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ant community of an Acacia mangium forest in Indonesian Borneo |
| title_short | Ant community of an Acacia mangium forest in Indonesian Borneo |
| title_sort | ant community of an acacia mangium forest in indonesian borneo |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13042/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13042/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13042/1/22880-66125-1-SM.pdf |