Mangroves in Singapore buzzing with insect life and are home to 1,102 species, study shows

Pulau Ubin, which has one of the largest swaths of mangroves left in Singapore, has about 245 species of plants. ST PHOTO: JOEL CHAN
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SINGAPORE - Mangroves here may boast fewer plant species than other types of forests, but they still buzz with life, new research has indicated.

More than 3,000 species of insects have been found in mangrove patches here, with most likely to be new to science or new records for Singapore, said Dr Darren Yeo, a post-doctoral research fellow at the National University of Singapore (NUS).

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