LSM3251 Ecology and Environmental Processes : practical

Photos from the Kent Ridge practical

N. Sivasothi — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:06:04 GMT

Click to view on Flickr.

Where exactly on Kent Ridge were we?

N. Sivasothi — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:00:22 GMT

Nine groups were up on the ridge last week studying the vegetation. Here is where we all were (click to enlarge):

Synchronous flowering - a current example

N. Sivasothi — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:19:23 GMT

We mentioned synchronous flowering amongst members of the same species during the Bukit Timah practical. At that time. and even up to now, you can see evidence of flowering amongst Sea Apple trees in many places in Singapore - east, went, and south-central at any rate.

Visit Habitatnews for the story - "Synchronous flowering of Sea Apple (Syzygium grande) trees around Singapore," by N. Sivasothi. Habitatnews, 16 Oct 2007.

The Big Trees at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

N. Sivasothi — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:14:00 GMT

You got a glimpse of the big trees in Bukit Timah last week. If you were wondering where they all are, take a look at the map below from the The Big Trees blog. The cyan dots represent Shorea spp. trees bigger than 30 cm in diameter, one of the main indicators of primary forest.

The team that has been working for more than 2.5 years on a survey in the 164-ha Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. They tagged, measured, mapped, and identified 10,200 trees in a ca. 140-ha continuous closed-canopy forest.

Blog post about the Bukit Timah practical

N. Sivasothi — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:01:00 GMT

One of your classmates, Loh Kok Sheng, posts to about last week's Bukit Timah practical . See: "Studying Ecology of Bukit Timah Nature Reserve."