Although most conservation efforts focus on preserving biodiversity in relatively pristine ecosystems, we investigated possible conservation opportunities in human-dominated landscapes. We evaluated butterfly diversity in a tropical countryside that was converted about four decades ago from continuous forest to a mosaic of coffee farms, pasture, and forest fragments. We compared the butterfly f...

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve harbours the sole remaining primary forest patch in Singapore. Studies on the dynamics of the forest fragment are crucial. Large-scale spatial analysis of the nature reserve can reveal the factors and processes underlying an observed pattern, yet they have not been conducted. The current 2ha CTFS research plot was extended and all Artocarpus lanceifolius trees with a ...

A survey of ticks and other ectoparasites was carried out during a national biodiversity scientific expedition at Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, Kedah, Malaysia from 23-29 March 2003. A total of 161 animals comprising 20 species of birds, 16 species of bats, six species of non-volant small mammals and 12 species of reptiles were examined for ticks and other ectoparasites. From these animals, nine spe...

1. Forest reserves are established to preserve biodiversity, and to maintain natural functions and processes. Today there is heightened focus on old-growth stages, with less attention given to early successional stages. The biodiversity potential of younger forests has been overlooked, and the cost-effectiveness of incorporating different age classes in reserve networks has not yet been studied...

Changbai Natural Reserve in northeastern China provides an excellent opportunity to explore how temperate and boreal forest ecosystems in northeastern China will evolve and recover over large spatial and temporal scales. Such studies are increasingly needed to design scientifically sound forest management and restoration plans in this region. Long-term (300 years) successional trajectories of t...

Berenty Reserve is a privately owned reserve established in 1936. At 200 ha, it holds the largest remaining gallery forest on the Mandrare River. Scientists of many nationalities have studied there: research follows their diverse interests rather than being coordinated overall. One finding which emerged from long-term monitoring concerns the importance of both withinand between-troop competitio...

Forest fragmentation and habitat loss are detrimental to top carnivores, such as jaguars (Panthera onca) and pumas (Puma concolor), but effects on mesocarnivores, such as ocelots (Leopardus pardalis), are less clear. Ocelots need native forests, but also might benefit from the local extirpation of larger cats such as pumas and jaguars through mesopredator release. We used a standardized camera ...