Farnon Ellwood Farnon.Ellwood@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Conservation Science
Canopy ferns in lowland dipterocarp forest support a prolific abundance of ants, termites, and other invertebrates
Ellwood, M. D. Farnon; Jones, David T.; Foster, William A.
Authors
David T. Jones
William A. Foster
Abstract
The epiphytic Bird's Nest Fern (Asplenium nidus complex) has a large basket-shaped rosette that accumulates leaf litter. We investigated the role of these ferns in supporting invertebrate populations in the primary lowland dipterocarp forest of Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia. Ferns were divided into three size classes: large (rosette diameter >60 cm), intermediate (30-60 cm), and small (
Citation
Ellwood, M. D. F., Jones, D. T., & Foster, W. A. (2002). Canopy ferns in lowland dipterocarp forest support a prolific abundance of ants, termites, and other invertebrates. Biotropica, 34(4), 575-583. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7429.2002.tb00576.x
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2002 |
Deposit Date | Nov 25, 2014 |
Journal | Biotropica |
Print ISSN | 0006-3606 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 34 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 575-583 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7429.2002.tb00576.x |
Keywords | Asplenium nidus, Borneo, canopy, epiphyte, fern, Hospitalitermes, Isoptera, Nasutitermitina, Pteridophyta |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1075531 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7429.2002.tb00576.x |
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