Site: Bukit Timah
Country: Singapore
Site PI: Shawn Lum
Data Type:
Availabilty: Approve
About Data: The 2-ha Forest Dynamics Plot, established in 1993, lies within the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, located in the center of the small island state of Singapore. The reserve encompasses approximately 125 ha of forest on the slopes of Bukit Timah hill, rising to 163 m above sea level. The reserve, two thirds of which is primary forest, lies in the center of the island, 8 km from the city center and adjacent to a highly developed urban area. Since 1985, a six-lane expressway has separated the nature reserve from a 2600-ha parcel of 50-year old secondary forest of the Central Water Catchment.
The 2-ha plot is located in primary forest, just off of one of the reserve's major hiking trails. A second 2-ha Forest Dynamics Plot has been established nearby in secondary forest.
The Bukit Timah Forest Dynamics Plot is a collaboration between the National Institute of Education of Nanyang Technological University and the Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO).