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Into the Understories of Sepilok, Sandakan, Malaysia
The TEE Lab is featured in the Merdeka Daily News, local Sandakan paper. Photo 2025, Arthur Chung The TEE Lab returned to the rainforests...
liyuenchiew
Apr 112 min read


Exploring the Intersection of Ecology and Data Science via Bioacoustics
Hello! I am Joanna , a part-time student from NTU CCDS Masters in Data Science . In this entry, I will be summarizing my recent work for...
Joanna Chua
Dec 17, 20246 min read


Swamp things 2: saproxylic bugaloos
This post is a sequel to Swamp Things 1: Death, life and nutrient cycling in the peat swamp forest In January, Sean (me!) returned to the...
Sean Yap
Oct 14, 20242 min read


SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION: EXPLORING BRUNEI DARUSSALAM'S BIODIVERSITY
Recently, TEE lab members Sean (me!) and Calvin participated in the scientific expedition: Exploring Brunei Darussalam's Biodiversity,...
Sean Yap
Jun 21, 20243 min read


Rediscovering Wilderness: A Return to the SAFE Project
In early 2024, we returned to the Stability of Altered Forest Ecosystems (SAFE) project area in Kalabakan Tawau to resample dung beetles...
Chiew Li Yuen
May 20, 20241 min read


Resuming Field Operations: A Return to the Stability of Altered Forest Ecosystems (SAFE) Project
We are thrilled to announce our return to action! In November our team embarked on an expedition to the Stability of Altered Forest...
Chiew Li Yuen
Jan 16, 20242 min read


Learning is fun! - tee lab @ the UGM Tropical biodiversity & sustainable development course
In June, Dr. Eleanor Slade was invited to lecture in the field course component of the Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable...
Nicole Dorville
Oct 23, 20235 min read


Assessing the change in saproxylic insect community across Singapore’s forest regeneration gradient
Hi this is Calvin Leung, a PhD student who studies the diversity and ecosystem functions of saproxylic insects in tropical rainforest....

Marx Yim
Sep 3, 20233 min read
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[Field Course] Introduction to Field Ecology | Danum Valley, Sabah | 2022 | NTU-ASE
As the academic year of 2021/22 came to a close, the Tropical Ecology and Entomology Lab (TEE Lab) embarked on an adventure to Danum...

Marx Yim
Apr 5, 20231 min read


ES2302 Field Course Recce Trip!
In preparation for the upcoming ES2302 field course, TEE Lab members, Dr. Eleanor Slade, Marx Yim, Ong Xin Rui, Chiew Li Yuen, and ASE's...
Xin Rui Ong
Mar 2, 20233 min read


A Day In The Life of A Insect Ecologist
In November 2022, Dr Eleanor Slade and Dr Chiew Li Yuen, both ecologists and entomologists from the Tropical Ecology & Entomology Lab...

Marx Yim
Feb 4, 20231 min read


Kuamut Rainforest Conservation Project Biodiversity Data Management and Analysis Workshop
In collaboration with the Southeast Asia Rainforest Research Partnership (SEARRP), the Tropical Ecology & Entomology (TEE) Lab of the...

Marx Yim
Jan 31, 20232 min read


Exciting finds in Dung Beetle Surveys
Since late 2022, the TEE Lab has been surveying and documenting dung beetle communities across the forests of Central Catchment Nature...
Xin Rui Ong
Jan 30, 20232 min read


Scientific Expedition at Sekar IMEJ Conservation Area (SICA) With A Group of Passionate Researchers
The Southeast Asia Rainforest Research Partnership (SEARRP) with the Tropical Ecology & Entomology (TEE) Lab, Nanyang Technological...

Marx Yim
Oct 17, 20222 min read


Are riparian buffers a source of rhinoceros beetles in oil palm?
Pasukan Kumbang Badak (The rhinoceros beetle team) in action! The team started the fieldwork in January 2022 to answer the question: Are...

Marx Yim
Jun 27, 20221 min read


My TEE LAB RESEARCH ATTACHMENT
Hey there! I’m Breanna and I joined the Tropical Ecology and Entomology (TEE) lab briefly during the December holidays as a research...
Xin Rui Ong
Mar 28, 20224 min read


Arthropod diversity #2 - Catching em' all
Hey there! It's Li Si again! A year ago, I posted about my URECA research project and today, I'm excited to finally share about some of...

Li Si
Jan 8, 20223 min read


Wait No More - Get It DONE!
In a time of uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic, research fieldwork has been hit hard. Travel restrictions were imposed globally...

Marx Yim
Oct 15, 20212 min read


Arthropod diversity #1 - My First research experience
Hi! It's Li Si :) A year ago, I went on a search for a research project, and was kindly offered a chance to study about termite...

Li Si
Feb 12, 20213 min read


Jurong Eco-Garden: Butterfly Watch 2020
On 18 September 2020, at 1pm, members of the TEE Lab assembled under the hot sun at Jurong Eco-Garden (JEG) to see what butterflies would...
auraphere
Oct 7, 20203 min read
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