Peer-Reviewed Papers

Due to copyright protection, direct links can not be provided to the cenTER publications. Please contact Mr Thomas Nielsen for any of the publications on the list.

2010

Krag, K., Lundegaard, R., Offenberg J., Gissel Nielsen, M. and Wiwatwittaya, D. (2010). "Intercolony transplantation of Oecophylla smaragdina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) larvae". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology – in press (available online)

2009

Bucholtz, R.H., Meilvang, A.S., Cedhagen, T., Christensen, J.T., Macintosh, D. 2009, "Biological Observations on the Mudskipper Pseudapocryptes elongatus in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam", Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, vol. 40 nr. 6, s. 711-723.

Offenberg, J and Wiwatwittaya, D. (2009). “Weaver Ants Convert Pest Insects into Food - Prospects for the Rural Poor” Paper at the Tropentag 2009 Conference on International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development, University of Hamburg, October 6-8, 2009

Offenberg, J. and Wiwatwittaya, D. (2009). “Sustainable weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) farming: harvest yields and effects on worker ant density” Asian Myrmecology Volume 3; 55–62

2008

Macintosh, D., Nielsen, T., Zweig, R. (2008)."Principles for a Code of Conduct for the Management and Sustainable Use of Mangrove Ecosystems. World Conservation Forum, Barcelona, Spain, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland,

Cannicci, S., Burows, D., Fratini, S., Smith III, T.J., Offenberg, H.J., Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2008). Faunal impact on vegetation structure and ecosystem function in mangrove forests: A review. Aquatic Botany, vol. 89, s. 186-200.

Sribandit, W., Wiwatwitaya, D., Suksard, S., Offenberg, H.J. (2008). The importance of weaver ant ( Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius) harvest to a local community in Northeastern Thailand. Asian Myrmecology, vol. 2, s. 129-138.

2007

Offenberg, J. (2007). The distribution of weaver ant pheromones on host trees. Insectes Sociaux 54: 248-250

2006

Offenberg, J., D. Macintosh, and M. G. Nielsen. (2006). Indirect ant-protection against crab herbivory: damaged leave’s increased susceptibility to crab grazing may lead to reduced crab-grazing on ant-colonised trees." Functional Ecology 20(1): 52-57

Offenberg, J., Nielsen, M. G., Macintosh, D. J., Aksornkoae, S. & Havanon, S. (2006). Weaver ants increase premature loss of leaves used for nest construction in rhizophora trees. Biotropica 38(6): 782-785

2005

Nga, T.T., Ashton, E.C., Thinh, H.Q. and Thao, V.N. (2005). Mangrove Productivity Compared Inside and Outside of Mixed Integrated Mangrove-Shrimp Farms in Ca Mau, Vietnam. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 31(3): 157-162, 2005

Offenberg, J., M. G. Nielsen, D. Macintosh, S. Havanon and S. Aksornkoae (2005). Lack of ant attendance may induce compensatory plant growth. Oikos 111(1): 170-178

2004

Christensen., SM, Macintosh, DJ and Phuong, NT (2004). Pond production of the mud crabs Scylla paramamosain(Estampador) and S. olivacea(Herbst) in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, using two different supplementary diets, Aquaculture Research, 2004, Vol 35: 1013-1024

Offenberg, J., S. Havanon, S. Aksornkoae, D. Macintosh and M. G. Nielsen (2004). Observations on the ecology of weaver ants ( Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius) in a Thai mangrove ecosystem and their effect on herbivory of Rhizophora mucronata Lam. Biotropica 36(3): 344-351

Offenberg, J., M. G. Nielsen, D. Macintosh, S. Havanon and S. Aksornkoae (2004). Evidence that insect herbivores are deterred by ant pheromones. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London series B (Suppl.) 271(6): 433-435

2003

Donald J. Macintosh, Elizabeth C. Ashton and Vinij Tansakul (2003). Utilisation and Knowledge of Biodiversity in the Ranong Biosphere Reserve, Thailand. AQUACULTURE News May 2003

Ashton, EC, Hogarth, PJ. and Macintosh, DJ (2003). A Comparison of Brachyuran Crab Community Structure at Four Mangrove Locations under Different Management Systems along the Melaka Straits-Andaman Sea Coast of Malaysia and Thailand. Estuaries Vol. 26, No. 6, p. 1461–1471

Ashton, EC, Macintosh, DJ and Hogarth, PJ. (2003). A baseline study of the diversity and community ecology of crab and molluscan macrofauna in the Sematan mangrove forest, Sarawak, Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Ecology 19 :127–142

2002

Ashton, E.C. & Macintosh, D.J. (2002). Preliminary assessment of the plant biodiversity and community ecology of the Sematan mangrove forest, Sarawak, Malaysia. Forest Ecology and Management 166(1-3): 111-129

Macintosh, D.J., Ashton, E.C. & Havanon, S. (2002). Mangrove rehabilitation and intertidal biodiversity: study of the Ranong mangrove ecosystem, Thailand. Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science, 55: 333 - 345

Macintosh, D.J., Overton, J.L. and Thu, H.V.T. (2002). Confirmation of two common mud crab species (Genus Scylla ) in the Mangrove Ecosystem of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Journal of Shellfish Research 21(1): 259-265

Moser, S. M, Macontosh, D. J., Pripanapons, S: and Tongdee, N. (2002). Estimated Growth of the Mud Crab Scylla olivacea in the Ranong Mangrove Ecosystem, based on a tagging and recapture study. Marine and Freshwater Research 53 : 1083-1098

Overton, J. L and Macintosh, D. J. (2002). Estimated size at sexual maturity for female mud crabs (Genus Scylla) from two sympatric species within Ban Don Bay, Thailand. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 22(4): 790-797

2001

Moser, S. M. and Macintosh, D. J. (2001). Diurnal and lunar patterns of larval recruitment of Brachyura into a mangrove estuary system in Ranong Province, Thailand. Marine Biology, Vol. 138, 827 - 841

2000 and Older

Macintosh, D. J., Goncales, F., Soares, A., Moser, S. and Paphavisit, N. (1999)Transport mechanisms of crab megalopae in mangrove ecosystems, with special reference to a mangrove estuary in Ranong, Thailand. In: Mud Crab Aquaculture and Biology, Proceedings of an International Scientific Forum held in Darwin Australia, 21 – 24 April 1997. Edited by: Keenan, S. P. and Blackshaw A. ACIAR Proceedings No. 78, 216 p

Ashton, E.C., Hogarth P.J. & R. Ormond (1999). Breakdown of mangrove leaf litter in a managed mangrove forest in Peninsular Malaysia. Hydrobiologia 413: 77–88

Macintosh, D. J., Hansen, L. N. and Nielsen, T. (1999) Proceedings of the Conference on Biodiversity Conservation and Utilisation: Policy Coherence, Ethical Issues, Management and Implementation. 13th October 1999 Eigtveds Pakhus, Copenhagen, Denmark

Macintosh, D. J., Goncales, F., Soares, A., Moser, S. and Paphavisit, N. (1999)Transport mechanisms of crab megalopae in mangrove ecosystems, with special reference to a mangrove estuary in Ranong, Thailand. In: Mud Crab Aquaculture and Biology, Proceedings of an International Scientific Forum held in Darwin Australia, 21 – 24 April 1997. Edited by: Keenan, S. P. and Blackshaw A. ACIAR Proceedings No. 78, 216 p

Overton, J. L. (1999). Morphometrics and Ecology of the Mud Crab ( Scylla spp.) from Southeast Asia. In: Mud Crab Aquaculture and Biology, Proceedings of an International Scientific Forum held in Darwin Australia, 21 – 24 April 1997. Edited by: Keenan, S. P. and Blackshaw A. ACIAR Proceedings No. 78, 216 p

Overton, J. L., Macintosh, D. J. and Thorpe, R. S. (1997). Multivariate analysis of the mud crab Scylla serrata (Brachyura: Portunidae) from four locations in Southeast Asia.Marine Biology, 128: 55-62

Macintosh, D., Zisman, S., 1995. The status of mangrove ecosystem: trends in the utilization and management of mangrove

Popular publications

Offenberg, J. (2007). Myrer som plantebeskyttere. moMentum nr. 1, årgang 2007: 31-34

Offenberg, J. (2005). Myrer – fremtidens insektbekæmpelse. Aktuel Naturvidenskab , Vol 1, 2005

Macintosh, D.J., Ashton, E.C. and V. Tansakul. (2002). Utilisation and Knowledge of Biodiversity in the Ranong Biosphere Reserve, Thailand. ITCZM Monograph No. 7, 29pp

Minh,T.H., A.Yakupitiyage and D.J. Macintosh, (2001). Management of the Integrated Mangrove-Aquaculture Farming Systems in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. ITCZM Monograph No. 1, 24 pp

Schiøler, E. (2004). A University for the World – Research for Development (Eds: Nielsen, I, Østergaard, C. S. and Nielsen, T.). Published by Aarhus University

Thesis – PhD and MSc

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