Determinants of local ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species richness and activity density across Europe
1. Species richness is influenced by local habitat features and large-scale climatic gradients. Usually, both influences are studied in isolation because of the divergent spatial scales at which they occur. Here, we compared the influence of large-scale climate and local habitat type on European ant...
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ftulundlup:oai:lup.lub.lu.se:eb3c8566-6947-4349-aa1f-b6738a91a3a5 2023-05-15T17:44:47+02:00 Determinants of local ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species richness and activity density across Europe Kumschick, Sabrina Schmidt-Entling, Martin H. Bacher, Sven Hickler, Thomas Espadaler, Xavier Nentwig, Wolfgang 2009 https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/1520761 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.2009.01127.x eng eng Wiley-Blackwell https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/1520761 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.2009.01127.x wos:000271495700011 scopus:70449442542 Ecological Entomology; 34(6), pp 748-754 (2009) ISSN: 1365-2311 Physical Geography habitat type productivity hypothesis equilibrium evapotranspiration gradient diversity disturbance Ambient energy hypothesis biodiversity contributiontojournal/article info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2009 ftulundlup https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.2009.01127.x 2023-02-01T23:33:10Z 1. Species richness is influenced by local habitat features and large-scale climatic gradients. Usually, both influences are studied in isolation because of the divergent spatial scales at which they occur. Here, we compared the influence of large-scale climate and local habitat type on European ants using a continent-wide, standardised sampling programme. 2. We investigated species richness and activity density from pitfall traps distributed over four habitat types at 17 locations from northern Sweden to Spain and Greece. Species richness and activity density were analysed with respect to ambient energy [equilibrium evapotranspiration (EET)] and productive energy (net primary productivity). Furthermore, we compared ant richness and activity density between the four habitat types: arable land, scrubland, grassland, and forest. 3. Species richness and activity density of ants increased with equilibrium evapotranspiration (EET), explaining 30.2% of the total variation in species richness and 24.2% of activity density. Habitat type explained an additional 19.2% of the variation in species richness and 20.2% of activity density, and was not related to productivity. Species richness and activity density were highest in scrubland and significantly lower in forest and (marginally significant) in arable land. 4. The increase in EET and the decrease in forest confirms the pronounced thermophily of ants, whereas the decrease in arable land is probably caused by soil disturbance. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Lund University Publications (LUP) Ecological Entomology 34 6 748 754 |
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Physical Geography habitat type productivity hypothesis equilibrium evapotranspiration gradient diversity disturbance Ambient energy hypothesis biodiversity Kumschick, Sabrina Schmidt-Entling, Martin H. Bacher, Sven Hickler, Thomas Espadaler, Xavier Nentwig, Wolfgang Determinants of local ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species richness and activity density across Europe |
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1. Species richness is influenced by local habitat features and large-scale climatic gradients. Usually, both influences are studied in isolation because of the divergent spatial scales at which they occur. Here, we compared the influence of large-scale climate and local habitat type on European ants using a continent-wide, standardised sampling programme. 2. We investigated species richness and activity density from pitfall traps distributed over four habitat types at 17 locations from northern Sweden to Spain and Greece. Species richness and activity density were analysed with respect to ambient energy [equilibrium evapotranspiration (EET)] and productive energy (net primary productivity). Furthermore, we compared ant richness and activity density between the four habitat types: arable land, scrubland, grassland, and forest. 3. Species richness and activity density of ants increased with equilibrium evapotranspiration (EET), explaining 30.2% of the total variation in species richness and 24.2% of activity density. Habitat type explained an additional 19.2% of the variation in species richness and 20.2% of activity density, and was not related to productivity. Species richness and activity density were highest in scrubland and significantly lower in forest and (marginally significant) in arable land. 4. The increase in EET and the decrease in forest confirms the pronounced thermophily of ants, whereas the decrease in arable land is probably caused by soil disturbance. |
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Kumschick, Sabrina Schmidt-Entling, Martin H. Bacher, Sven Hickler, Thomas Espadaler, Xavier Nentwig, Wolfgang |
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Kumschick, Sabrina Schmidt-Entling, Martin H. Bacher, Sven Hickler, Thomas Espadaler, Xavier Nentwig, Wolfgang |
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Determinants of local ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species richness and activity density across Europe |
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Determinants of local ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species richness and activity density across Europe |
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Determinants of local ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species richness and activity density across Europe |
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Determinants of local ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species richness and activity density across Europe |
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Determinants of local ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species richness and activity density across Europe |
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determinants of local ant (hymenoptera: formicidae) species richness and activity density across europe |
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