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Liyuen
@liyuenc.bsky.social
Research fellow 🇲🇾 🇸🇬 | Dung Beetle
https://teelabntu.wixsite.com/home
Nature • Insect • People • Life
Matthew 6:33
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#TEELab NTU Asian School of the Environment NTU College of Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore collaborate with UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and Gardens by the Bay, SG, in bringing this innovation to insect conservation. 🌿 @eleslade.bsky.social @liyuenc.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Exciting progress in #insect #monitoring! Meetings and on-site installation of the new AMI system mark a big step towards practical, cost-effective & standardised monitoring solutions.This upgraded system enables automated monitoring of insects for better biodiversity insights.
August 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Curious on what the #TEELab has been up to during two weeks adventure in Sepilok-Kabili #rainforest check out our blog to find out our #fieldwork & #digitising #dungbeetle reference collection at FRC, Sandakan 🪲

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Into the Understories of Sepilok, Sandakan, Malaysia
The TEE Lab returned to the rainforests of Sepilok-Kabili Forest Reserve in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia, for a resurvey of dung beetle communities. Our team (Prof. Eleanor Slade, Dr. Ong Xin Rui, and Dr...
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April 11, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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A warm welcome to our visitors from 🇯🇵! Grateful for the chance to share our work on #moleculartechniques, #digitisingdungbeetles & current research. Special thanks to Prof. Hosaka for his inspiring talk on #dipterocarp flowering & #insect seed predation in Malaysian 🌳
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March 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Great talks today by PhD students from Hiroshima University on #livestock #grazing and #plant-pollinator interactions. @xinruiong.bsky.social from #TEELab shared her work on the #IUCN Red List for #tropical #insects! Great knowledge sharing all around 😇 @eleslade.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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March 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Celebrating the brilliant #women in our lab this International Women’s Day! 💜 Our lab is proud to have so many incredible women making a difference in #ecology & #conservation.
Read more on our amazing women in #science!
March 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Join us to step into the tiny yet fascinating world of insects! Our Prof. @eleslade.bsky.social will share the incredible stories of these tiny engineers 🤩. Experience insects like never before—through the lens of both art and ecology! #TEELab

Register here:
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Invisible Engineers: Insects Role in Singapore’s ‘City in Nature’
Rising temperatures induced by climate change as well as land-use development are two of the biggest threats to insect populations globally in what has been referred to as the “insect ap…
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March 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Lab museum tour at NTU, SG Open House 2025 led by our research assistant, Poorvi 😇. We introduced our lab to the public, showcasing our main projects with visuals displayed outside the lab. It was great to see so much interest and engagement in our work! @eleslade.bsky.social #TEELab
March 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Our amazing PhD student Zann Teo is sharing her ecology journey at Nanyang Technological University, SG during Open House 2025. She cherishes her time here and has even creatively designed a dung beetle identification key inspired by a Pokédex! 🤩 Proud supervisor @eleslade.bsky.social #TEELab
March 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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NTU, SG open house 2025 🎉
Our lab is excited to share our ecology course & projects with the public, inspiring the youngsters on their university journey. It’s been fantastic engaging with so many people and discussing our research and passion for the environment!
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March 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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We have a moth project to build #moth database on #iNaturalist for 🇸🇬 & 🇲🇾! Moths are understudied, so we need your help!

📸 If you’ve taken moth pics, upload them to iNaturalist (use Singapore/Malaysia if unsure of location) or email us (see poster) with your name for credits 😇
February 19, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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We're utilizing #AI-powered automated camera and audio systems to standardise #monitoring of insects, bats, and birds.

Check out our previous blog for more details! #TEELab @eleslade.bsky.social

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February 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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🎉 Congratulations, Dr. @tharakasp.bsky.social on successfully defending his PhD! ✨ Your dedication to conserving #invertebrate #biodiversity in #agricultural & #urban landscapes is truly inspiring! Proud supervisor @eleslade.bsky.social 😎 #TEELab #phdunlocked
February 13, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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🔬 Our undergrad student under supervision of @eleslade.bsky.social is looking at the effects of the #AfricanSwineFlu outbreak on dung beetle populations in Sabah, Borneo, while measuring key traits. Stay tuned for some cool results! 🪲✨ #TEELab
February 4, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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📢 Exciting news! 🥳
Dr. @xinruiong.bsky.social has successfully defended her PhD on advancing #insect #conservation in Southeast Asia 🪲🧬
#TEELab @eleslade.bsky.social

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January 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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🎉 Huge congratulations to Dr. @xinruiong.bsky.social on successfully defending her PhD! ✨ Her work on #integrative approaches to address data, knowledge & capacity gaps in SE Asia #insect #conservation is a major step for #biodiversity research. Proud supervisor @eleslade.bsky.social 😎 #TEELab #phd
January 16, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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New study out in @science.org combining a massive #biodiversity dataset from SAFE Project & SEARRP science, showing that logged forest is still valuable for biodiversity. Happy that @teelab.bsky.social #dungbeetle data could contribute to this.
Read more here
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Tropical forest clearance impacts biodiversity and function, whereas logging changes structure
The impacts of degradation and deforestation on tropical forests are poorly understood, particularly at landscape scales. We present an extensive ecosystem analysis of the impacts of logging and conve...
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January 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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📢 Can AI help to save our planet? 🌱
Tune in now and get inspired to see how #technology meets #nature! Exciting #podcast exploring how #AI is transforming #biodiversity #conservation by @eleslade.bsky.social 🎧

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o4: AI & Biodiversity Conservation in Asia
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January 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Ushering in 2025 is our latest publication in Ecology Letters! Through a quantitative assessment of insect occurrence records, insect studies and '#conservation' posts, we identified gaps in five areas and suggest potential solutions to enable insect conservation efforts in Southeast Asia. (1/n)
January 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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November 21, 2024 at 3:12 PM
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November 21, 2024 at 3:12 PM