Effect of tropical forest disturbance on the competitive interactions within a diverse ant community
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-23272-y
Abstract: Understanding how anthropogenic disturbance influences patterns of community composition and the reinforcing interactive processes that structure communities is important to mitigate threats to biodiversity. Competition is considered a primary reinforcing process, yet little is known… read more here.
Keywords: competitive interactions; effect tropical; ant community; tropical forest ... See more keywords
Co-occurrence Patterns in a Subtropical Ant Community Revealed by Complementary Sampling Methodologies
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DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvy143
Abstract: Abstract Ants are abundant and ecologically dominant insects in most terrestrial communities. In subtropical ecosystems, there is a high turnover of species from the canopy to the top layers of the soil. Additionally, ant communities… read more here.
Keywords: occurrence patterns; community; competition; ant community ... See more keywords
Fire effects on the ant community in areas of native and exotic vegetation
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DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v66i1.3178
Abstract: Acacia melanoxylon is an invasive species of the mountain grassland of the southeastern part of the Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Fires are a natural disturbance, characteristic of the area, and favor the germination of this… read more here.
Keywords: ant community; community areas; fire; areas native ... See more keywords
Ants Sense, and Follow, Trail Pheromones of Ant Community Members
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DOI: 10.3390/insects10110383
Abstract: Ants deposit trail pheromones that guide nestmates to food sources. We tested the hypotheses that ant community members (Western carpenter ants, Camponotus modoc; black garden ants, Lasius niger; European fire ants, Myrmica rubra) (1) sense,… read more here.
Keywords: sense follow; community members; trail; ant community ... See more keywords