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Ant diversity in a Peninsular Malaysian mangrove forest and oil palm plantation.

In Malaysia, it is a common practice to convert mangrove forests into agricultural plantations, especially oil palm. The study was carried out in Rembau, Peninsular Malaysia. A total of 9 species were found in the oil palm plantations & mangrove forests. The number of species found in each sampl...

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Main Authors: Hashim, Nor Rasidah, Wan Jusoh, Wan Faridah Akmal, Mohd Nasir, Mohd Nassrul Safre
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spelling my.upm.eprints.131152015-09-15T04:44:50Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13115/ Ant diversity in a Peninsular Malaysian mangrove forest and oil palm plantation. Hashim, Nor Rasidah Wan Jusoh, Wan Faridah Akmal Mohd Nasir, Mohd Nassrul Safre In Malaysia, it is a common practice to convert mangrove forests into agricultural plantations, especially oil palm. The study was carried out in Rembau, Peninsular Malaysia. A total of 9 species were found in the oil palm plantations & mangrove forests. The number of species found in each sampling plot was low: 3-4 for oil palm plots & 2-4 for mangrove forest plots. Four species (Paratrechina sp., Cardiocondyla sp., Monomorium sp. 2, & Odontomachus simillimus) found in the plantation plots were absent in the mangrove plots, while 2 (Anoplolepis sp. & Pheidole sp.) found in the mangrove plots were not detected in oil palm. The 2 species most frequent in mangroves (Pseudolasius sp. & Euprenolepis sp.) were rarer in the plantations. Penerbit UMS 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13115/1/Ant%20diversity%20in%20a%20Peninsular%20Malaysian%20mangrove%20forest%20and%20oil%20palm%20plantation.pdf Hashim, Nor Rasidah and Wan Jusoh, Wan Faridah Akmal and Mohd Nasir, Mohd Nassrul Safre (2009) Ant diversity in a Peninsular Malaysian mangrove forest and oil palm plantation. Asian Myrmecology, 3. pp. 5-8. ISSN 1985-1944 English
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description In Malaysia, it is a common practice to convert mangrove forests into agricultural plantations, especially oil palm. The study was carried out in Rembau, Peninsular Malaysia. A total of 9 species were found in the oil palm plantations & mangrove forests. The number of species found in each sampling plot was low: 3-4 for oil palm plots & 2-4 for mangrove forest plots. Four species (Paratrechina sp., Cardiocondyla sp., Monomorium sp. 2, & Odontomachus simillimus) found in the plantation plots were absent in the mangrove plots, while 2 (Anoplolepis sp. & Pheidole sp.) found in the mangrove plots were not detected in oil palm. The 2 species most frequent in mangroves (Pseudolasius sp. & Euprenolepis sp.) were rarer in the plantations.
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author Hashim, Nor Rasidah
Wan Jusoh, Wan Faridah Akmal
Mohd Nasir, Mohd Nassrul Safre
spellingShingle Hashim, Nor Rasidah
Wan Jusoh, Wan Faridah Akmal
Mohd Nasir, Mohd Nassrul Safre
Ant diversity in a Peninsular Malaysian mangrove forest and oil palm plantation.
author_facet Hashim, Nor Rasidah
Wan Jusoh, Wan Faridah Akmal
Mohd Nasir, Mohd Nassrul Safre
author_sort Hashim, Nor Rasidah
title Ant diversity in a Peninsular Malaysian mangrove forest and oil palm plantation.
title_short Ant diversity in a Peninsular Malaysian mangrove forest and oil palm plantation.
title_full Ant diversity in a Peninsular Malaysian mangrove forest and oil palm plantation.
title_fullStr Ant diversity in a Peninsular Malaysian mangrove forest and oil palm plantation.
title_full_unstemmed Ant diversity in a Peninsular Malaysian mangrove forest and oil palm plantation.
title_sort ant diversity in a peninsular malaysian mangrove forest and oil palm plantation.
publisher Penerbit UMS
publishDate 2009
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13115/1/Ant%20diversity%20in%20a%20Peninsular%20Malaysian%20mangrove%20forest%20and%20oil%20palm%20plantation.pdf
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