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Ant communities in natural and man-made habitats in Hong Kong. / 天然及人工生境的螞蟻群落研究 / Tian ran ji ren gong sheng jing de ma yi qun luo yan jiu

So, Wai Yan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 244-270). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgements --- p.vi / Table of contents --- p.viii / List of figures --- p.xii / List of tables --- p.xiv / List of plates --- p.xvii / List of appendices --- p.xviii / Chapter Chapter 1 --- General Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- General Information of Hong Kong Climate and Vegetation --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Grasslands in Hong Kong --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Shrublands in Hong Kong --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Woodlands in Hong Kong --- p.5 / Chapter 1.1.4 --- Plantations in Hong Kong --- p.7 / Chapter 1.2 --- Quarries and Landfills in Hong Kong --- p.9 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Quarries in Hong Kong --- p.9 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Landfills in Hong Kong --- p.13 / Chapter 1.3 --- Ants as Bioindicators --- p.16 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- The Use of Bioindicators --- p.16 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- The Use of Ants as Bioindicators --- p.19 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- Ant Functional Groups --- p.21 / Chapter 1.3.4 --- Ants in Hong Kong --- p.22 / Chapter 1.4 --- Research Objectives --- p.24 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Ant Communities in Natural and Semi-natural Habitats in Hong Kong --- p.25 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.25 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Abiotic Factors --- p.25 / Chapter 2.1.1.1 --- Habitat complexity --- p.25 / Chapter 2.1.1.2 --- Elevation --- p.26 / Chapter 2.1.1.3 --- Soil properties --- p.27 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Biotic Factors --- p.30 / Chapter 2.1.2.1 --- Interaction with plants --- p.30 / Chapter 2.1.2.2 --- Interaction among ants --- p.31 / Chapter 2.1.2.3 --- Interaction with other fauna --- p.32 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Objectives --- p.33 / Chapter 2.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.34 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Study Sites --- p.34 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Ant Sampling --- p.41 / Chapter 2.2.2.1 --- Pitfall trapping --- p.42 / Chapter 2.2.2.2 --- Litter extraction --- p.43 / Chapter 2.2.2.3 --- Visual search --- p.44 / Chapter 2.2.2.4 --- Baiting --- p.45 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Ant Examination --- p.46 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Other Samplings --- p.46 / Chapter 2.2.4.1 --- Soil sampling --- p.46 / Chapter 2.2.4.2 --- Vegetation measurements --- p.47 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Data Analysis --- p.47 / Chapter 2.3 --- Results --- p.50 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Vegetation and Soil Properties --- p.50 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- "Species Diversity, Abundance and Frequency of Occurrence" --- p.63 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Ant Community --- p.72 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Ant Species Analysis --- p.75 / Chapter 2.3.5 --- Functional Group Analysis --- p.78 / Chapter 2.3.6 --- Correlation of Ant Community with Vegetation and Soil Properties --- p.81 / Chapter 2.4 --- Discussion --- p.84 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Ant Species Richness in Different Habitats --- p.84 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Relationship of Ant Community and Vegetation and Soil Properties --- p.89 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Indicator Species --- p.91 / Chapter 2.4.4 --- Changes in Community Structure --- p.92 / Chapter 2.4.5 --- Ant Functional Groups --- p.93 / Chapter 2.5 --- Conclusions --- p.95 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Ant Community on Rehabilitated Lands in Hong Kong --- p.97 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.97 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- "Restoration, Rehabilitation and Reallocation" --- p.97 / Chapter 3.1.1.1 --- Restoration --- p.97 / Chapter 3.1.1.2 --- Rehabilitation --- p.97 / Chapter 3.1.1.3 --- Reallocation --- p.98 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Ants as Biodiversity Indicators and Ecological Indicators of Disturbed Lands --- p.99 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Factors Affecting Ant Community Structure on Rehabilitated Lands during Succession --- p.102 / Chapter 3.1.3.1 --- Dominance-controlled and founder-controlled model --- p.103 / Chapter 3.1.3.2 --- Time since last disturbance --- p.104 / Chapter 3.1.3.3 --- Proximity to undisturbed sites --- p.104 / Chapter 3.1.3.4 --- Habitat created --- p.105 / Chapter 3.1.3.5 --- Presence of invasive and weed species --- p.105 / Chapter 3.1.4 --- Objectives --- p.106 / Chapter 3.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.107 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Study Sites --- p.107 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Ant Sampling --- p.111 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Other Samplings --- p.116 / Chapter 3.2.3.1 --- Soil sampling --- p.116 / Chapter 3.2.3.2 --- Vegetation measurements --- p.116 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Data Analysis --- p.116 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results --- p.119 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Vegetation and Soil Properties --- p.119 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- "Species Diversity, Abundance and Frequency of Occurrence" --- p.140 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Ant Community --- p.153 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Ant Species Analysis --- p.159 / Chapter 3.3.5 --- Functional Groups --- p.161 / Chapter 3.3.6 --- "Correlation of Ant Communities with Vegetation, Soil Properties and Rehabilitation Age" --- p.162 / Chapter 3.4 --- Discussion --- p.167 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Patterns of Ant Richness on Rehabilitated Quarries and Landfills --- p.169 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Ant Communities on Rehabilitated Quarries and Landfills --- p.173 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Species Analysis --- p.176 / Chapter 3.4.4 --- Functional Groups --- p.177 / Chapter 3.5 --- Conclusions --- p.178 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Ant Community Study-A Cost Effectiveness Analysis --- p.180 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.180 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Ant Sampling Methods --- p.181 / Chapter 4.1.1.1 --- Pitfall trapping --- p.181 / Chapter 4.1.1.2 --- Litter extraction by Winkler sack or Berlese funnel --- p.183 / Chapter 4.1.1.3 --- Baiting --- p.184 / Chapter 4.1.1.4 --- Direct sampling/Visual search --- p.185 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Increasing the Cost Effectiveness of Inventory --- p.185 / Chapter 4.1.2.1 --- Simplifying ant identification --- p.186 / Chapter 4.1.2.2 --- Other simplification methods --- p.187 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Objectives --- p.188 / Chapter 4.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.188 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Study Sites --- p.188 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Ant Sampling --- p.189 / Chapter 4.2.2.1 --- Pitfall trapping --- p.190 / Chapter 4.2.2.2 --- Litter extraction --- p.190 / Chapter 4.2.2.3 --- Visual search (direct sampling) --- p.191 / Chapter 4.2.2.4 --- Baiting --- p.191 / Chapter 4.2.2.5 --- Ant examination --- p.192 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Data Analysis --- p.192 / Chapter 4.3 --- Results --- p.193 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Genus and Species Richness --- p.194 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Ant Community Structure --- p.204 / Chapter 4.4 --- Discussion --- p.212 / Chapter 4.5 --- Conclusions --- p.224 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- General Conclusions --- p.225 / Chapter 5.1 --- Ant Fauna on Natural Habitats --- p.225 / Chapter 5.2 --- Ant Fauna on Man-made Habitats --- p.227 / Chapter 5.3 --- Simplification of Ant Sampling --- p.229 / Chapter 5.4 --- Ants as Bioindicators --- p.230 / Chapter 5.5 --- Further Studies --- p.232 / Appendices --- p.233 / References --- p.244

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_326518
Date January 2009
ContributorsSo, Wai Yan., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biology.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, xviii, 270 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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