The Causes and Consequences of Ant Invasions
Cornell University · University of California San Diego · +2 more institutions
Abstract
▪ Abstract Invasions by non-native ants are an ecologically destructive phenomenon affecting both continental and island ecosystems throughout the world. Invasive ants often become highly abundant in their introduced range and can outnumber native ants. These numerical disparities underlie the competitive asymmetry between invasive ants and native ants and result from a complex interplay of behavioral, ecological, and genetic factors. Reductions in the diversity and abundance of native ants resulting from ant invasions give rise to a variety of direct and indirect effects on non-ant taxa. Invasive ants compete with and prey upon a diversity of other organisms, including some vertebrates, and may enter into or…
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- 100%
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- 388
Authors
5- DADavid A. HolwayCorresponding
Cornell University, University of California San Diego, University of California, Davis, University of California, Berkeley
- LLLori Lach
Cornell University, University of California San Diego, University of California, Davis, University of California, Berkeley
- AVAndrew V. Suarez
Cornell University, University of California San Diego, University of California, Davis, University of California, Berkeley
- NDNeil D. Tsutsui
Cornell University, University of California San Diego, University of California, Davis, University of California, Berkeley
- TJTed J. Case
Cornell University, University of California San Diego, University of California, Davis, University of California, Berkeley
Topics & keywords
- Ecology
- Biology
- Invasive species
- ANT
- Range (aeronautics)
- Predation
- Introduced species
- Taxon
- Life in Land