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SUMMARY:Rainforest conversion and tropical insect communities - Sarah Luke
 \, University of Cambridge
DTSTART:20101105T130000Z
DTEND:20101105T140000Z
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CONTACT:Jonathan Green
DESCRIPTION:Secondary forest and oil palm plantations are an increasing fe
 ature of landscapes in Southeast Asia but their value for biodiversity is 
 largely unknown. Ants and termites are dominant groups in tropical ecosyst
 ems and play important roles in food webs and provision of ecosystem servi
 ces such as decomposition. What are the effects of habitat change on ant a
 nd termite assemblage structure? How are interactions between these key ar
 thropod groups affected? I will present results of a recent study of ant a
 nd termite community composition along a land-use gradient in Sabah\, Mala
 ysia. I will discuss how diversity\, abundance and interactions change wit
 h habitat conversion and consider the conservation value of these new habi
 tats.
LOCATION:Part II Lecture Theatre\, Department of Zoology \, Downing Street
 \, CB2 3EJ
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