Hydrology and Biodiversity of Nee Soon Freshwater Swamp Forest

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Language: English

This issue of Supplement of the Gardens' Bulletin Singapore contains nine papers concerning the hydrology and biodiversity of Nee Soon freshwater swamp forest, the only substantial primary freshwater swamp forest remaining in Singapore Island. This is a threatened and overlooked ecosystem in the Southeast Asian region and in Singapore. Characterised by predominantly mineral soils supporting forest that contains a subset of flora  and fauna of lowland forest, but with the addition of important habitat specialists, freshwater swamp forest is fed by an array of hydrological processes. As conservation management depends on good hydrological and biological understanding, a research programme was designed to tease out the roles of the various hydrological components. Various hydrological and biological findings are reported here, including records of diversity and abunance of dragonflies, snail and slugs, and other macroinvertebrates.

Contents

Integrated research, conservation and management of Nee Soon freshwater swamp forest, Singapore: hydrology and biodiversity   1
      G.W.H. Davison, Y. Cai, T.J. Li & W.H. Lim
The biological, ecological and conservation signifcance of freshwater swamp forest in Singapore   9
      E. Clews, R.T. Corlett, J.K.I. Ho, D.E. Kim, C.Y. Koh, S.Y. Liong, R. Meier, A. Memory, S. J. Ramchunder, T.M. Sin, H.J.M.P. Siow, Y. Sun, H.H. Tan, S.Y. Tan, H.T.W. Tan, M.T.Y. Theng, R.J. Wasson, D.C.J. Yeo & A.D. Ziegler
The hydro-geomorphic status of Nee Soon freshwater swamp forest catchment of Singapore   33
      C.T.T. Nguyen, R.J. Wasson & A.D. Ziegler
Rediscoveries, new records, and the floristic value of the Nee Soon freshwater swamp forest, Singapore   49
      K.Y. Chong, R.C.J. Lim, J.W. Loh, L. Neo, W.W. Seah, S.Y. Tan & H.T.W. Tan
Aquatic macroinvertebrate richness, abundance and distribution in the Nee Soon freshwater swamp forest, Singapore   71
      J.K.I. Ho, R.F. Quek, S.J. Ramchunder, A. Memory, M.T.Y Theng, D.C.J. Yeo & E. Clews
Diversity of terrestrial snails and slugs in Nee Soon freshwater swamp forest, Singapore   109
      W.H. Lim, T.J. Li & Y. Cai
Diversity, distribution and habitat characteristics of dragonflies in Nee Soon freshwater swamp forest, Singapore   123
      Y. Cai, C. Y. Ng & R.W.J. Ngiam
Next-Generation identifcation tools for Nee Soon freshwater swamp forest, Singapore   155
      S.N. Kutty, W. Wang, Y. Ang, Y.C. Tay, J.K.I. Ho & R. Meier
Projected impacts of climate change on stream flow and groundwater of Nee Soon freshwater swamp forest, Singapore   175
      Y. Sun, D.E. Kim, D. Wendi, D.C. Doan, S.V. Raghavan, Z. Jiang & S.Y. Liong
Conservation outputs and recommendations for Nee Soon freshwater swamp forest, Singapore   191
      Y. Cai, G.W.H. Davison, L. Chan & S.Y. Liong

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