Sustaining conservation values in selectively logged tropical forests: the attained and the attainable

FE Putz, PA Zuidema, T Synnott… - Conservation …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Most tropical forests outside protected areas have been or will be selectively logged so it is
essential to maximize the conservation values of partially harvested areas. Here we …

Tropical forests post-logging are a persistent net carbon source to the atmosphere

MB Mills, Y Malhi, RM Ewers, LK Kho… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Logged and structurally degraded tropical forests are fast becoming one of the most
prevalent land-use types throughout the tropics and are routinely assumed to be a net …

Functional structure of ant and termite assemblages in old growth forest, logged forest and oil palm plantation in Malaysian Borneo

SH Luke, TM Fayle, P Eggleton, EC Turner… - Biodiversity and …, 2014 - Springer
Forested tropical landscapes around the world are being extensively logged and converted
to agriculture, with serious consequences for biodiversity and potentially ecosystem …

Why are there more arboreal ant species in primary than in secondary tropical forests?

P Klimes, C Idigel, M Rimandai, TM Fayle… - Journal of Animal …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Species diversity of arboreal arthropods tends to increase during rainforest succession so
that primary forest communities comprise more species than those from secondary …

[PDF][PDF] The Formicidae of Borneo (Insecta: Hymenoptera): a preliminary species list

M Pfeiffer, D Mezger, S Hosoishi… - Asian …, 2011 - asian-myrmecology.org
More than ninety years after Wheeler's 1919 “Ants of Borneo,” we present a comprehensive
list of the Bornean ant fauna, recorded in the states of Brunei, Sabah and Sarawak …

Thresholds for adding degraded tropical forest to the conservation estate

RM Ewers, CDL Orme, WD Pearse, N Zulkifli… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Logged and disturbed forests are often viewed as degraded and depauperate environments
compared with primary forest. However, they are dynamic ecosystems that provide refugia …

Riparian reserves within oil palm plantations conserve logged forest leaf litter ant communities and maintain associated scavenging rates

CL Gray, OT Lewis, AYC Chung… - Journal of Applied …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The expansion of oil palm plantations at the expense of tropical forests is causing declines
in many species and altering ecosystem functions. Maintaining forest‐dependent species …

Within-tree distribution of nest sites and foraging areas of ants on canopy trees in a tropical rainforest in Borneo

HO Tanaka, S Yamane, T Itioka - Population Ecology, 2010 - Springer
It has been argued that canopy trees in tropical rainforests harbor species-rich ant
assemblages; however, how ants partition the space on trees has not been adequately …

Defensive behavior and chemical deterrence against ants in the stingless bee genus Trigona (Apidae, Meliponini)

L Lehmberg, K Dworschak… - Journal of Apicultural …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Summary Five species of Trigona (Apidae, Meliponini) in Borneo were tested for anti-
predator deterrents, which potentially contribute to the protection of individual bees as well …

[PDF][PDF] Diversity and specificity of ant-plant interactions in canopy communities: insights from primary and secondary tropical forests in New Guinea

P Klimes - Ant-Plant Interactions–Impacts of Humans on …, 2017 - researchgate.net
Tropical equatorial forests represent one of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth and
harbour the highest species diversity of trees and ants (Lach et al., 2010; Basset et al …