Sites (disturbed and non-disturbed) had no
effect on ant species (Table 3). In this study we
found Oecophylla smaragdina in all study sites,
indicating that our study sites were not a primary
forest and the forest had previously been disturbed
(personal observation). This is consistent with
Tarutao National Park being a very popular for
tourist destination. There are many visitors each
year. Thus our undisturbed sites were still disturbed
by visitors.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the Conservation