Mutualism disruption by an invasive ant reduces carbon fixation for a foundational East African ant-plant.
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DOI: 10.1111/ele.13725
Abstract: Invasive ants shape assemblages and interactions of native species, but their effect on fundamental ecological processes is poorly understood. In East Africa, Pheidole megacephala ants have invaded monodominant stands of the ant-tree Acacia drepanolobium, extirpating… read more here.
Keywords: disruption invasive; mutualism disruption; carbon; invasive ants ... See more keywords