Impact of human dwellings on the distribution of the exotic Argentine ant: a case study in the Doñana National Park, Spain

Carpintero, Soledad; Reyes-López, Joaquı́n; Reyna, Luis Arias de

doi:10.1016/s0006-3207(03)00147-2

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“…The first row shows areas of consensus among predictions developed using GLM, GAM, GBM, GARP, and Maxent, while the second row shows the variance among them. Darker shades indicate higher agreement (first row) and higher variance (second row) between modeling approaches in predicting the potential geographic distribution of the Argentine ant locally, such as anthropogenic disturbances or presence of watercourses (Carpintero et al 2004;Menke and Holway 2006;Menke et al 2007). It is also important to notice that elevation has a stronger influence in the east than in the west, where other variables (maximum summer mean temperature, NDVI vegetation index) seem to be more influential on the species' distribution.…”

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“…Presently, Argentine ants range along much of the coastal zone, except along the Cantabrian coast where records are scarce. Few populations are known from interior localities, except those associated with urban centers (Espadaler and Gómez 2003;Carpintero et al 2004). Several studies have analyzed Argentine ant invasion in the region (Way et al 1997;Espadaler and Gómez 2003;RouraPascual et al 2004;Carpintero et al 2005;RouraPascual et al 2006;Carpintero and Reyes-López 2008), but none has focused on regional-scale ecological requirements of the species in this part of its introduced range.…”

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Consensual predictions of potential distributional areas for invasive species: a case study of Argentine ants in the Iberian Peninsula

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International audienceInvasive species are known to influence the structure and function of invaded ecological communities, and preventive measures appear to be the most efficient means of controlling these effects. However, management of biological invasions requires use of adequate tools to understand and predict invasion patterns in recently introduced areas. The present study: (1) estimates the potential geographic distribution and ecological requirements of the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile Mayr), one of the most conspicuous invasive species throughout the world, in the Iberian Peninsula using ecological niche modeling, and (2) provides new insights into the process of selection of consensual areas among predictions from several modeling methodologies. Ecological niche models were developed using 5 modeling techniques: generalized linear models (GLM), generalized additive models (GAM), generalized boosted models (GBM), Genetic Algorithm for Rule-Set Prediction (GARP), and Maximum Entropy (Maxent). Models for the eastern and western portions of the Iberian Peninsula were built using subsets of occurrence and environmental data to investigate the potential for ecological niche differences between the invading populations. Our results indicate geographic differences between predictions of different approaches, and the utility of ensemble predictions in identifying areas of uncertainty regarding the species' invasive potential. More generally, our models predict coastal areas and major river corridors as highly suitable for Argentine ants, and indicate that western and eastern Iberian Peninsula populations occupy similar environmental conditions

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“…Cardiocondyla are among the few ants that co-exist with more aggressive tramp ants, such as Linepithema (Carpintero et al, 2004;Harris, 2002;Heterick et al, 2000;Wetterer et al, 1998). While dominant invaders may engage in long-lasting struggles for ecological supremacy, as Pheidole megacephala and Linepithema humile have done for more than half a century in Bermuda (Wetterer and Wetterer, 2004), Cardiocondyla appears to fl ourish in the shadow of the more aggressive taxa and perhaps even benefi ts from their destructive effects on the native ant fauna.…”

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Stealthy invaders: the biology of Cardiocondyla tramp ants

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Many invasive ant species, such as the Argentine ant or the red imported fi re ant, have huge colonies with thousands of mass-foraging workers, which quickly monopolise resources and therefore represent a considerable threat to the native ant fauna. Cardiocondyla obscurior and several other species of this myrmicine genus have similarly been transferred throughout the tropics by human activities. However, because their colonies are tiny and workers forage solitarily, Cardiocondyla are often not recognized as successful invaders. Here, we document that the life history of Cardiocondyla closely resembles that of the more conspicuous tramp species, with polygyny, intranidal mating, budding, worker sterility, low genetic variability, and possibly also unicoloniality. Given that introduced Cardiocondyla may locally reach a very high population density, the effects of these stealthy invaders on the native arthropod fauna should receive more attention.

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“…The members of this genus are ecologically subordinate and avoid competition with larger and more aggressive ants. As such they are among the few ants that can coexist with known invasives such as the Argentine ant (Carpintero et al 2004). …”

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Exotic ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Ohio

Ivanov¹

2016

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The worldwide transfer of plants and animals outside their native ranges is an ever increasing problem for global biodiversity. Ants are no exception and many species have been transported to new locations often with profound negative impacts on local biota. The current study is based on data gathered since the publication of the "Ants of Ohio" in 2005. Here I expand on our knowledge of Ohio's myrmecofauna by contributing new records, new distributional information and natural history notes. The list presented here contains 10 species with origins in a variety of geographic regions, including South America, Europe, Asia, and Indo-Australia. Two distinct groups of exotics, somewhat dissimilar in their geographic origin, occur in Ohio: a) 3 species of temperate Eurasian origin that have established reproducing outdoor populations; and b) 7 tropical tramp species currently confined to man-made structures. Only Nylanderia flavipes (Smith, 1874) is currently seen to be of concern although its effects on local ant communities appear to be restricted largely to already disturbed habitats. A systematic sampling of disturbed areas, urban sites, plant nurseries and conservatories, where new arrivals can be expected, would extend and build upon our current knowledge of Ohio's exotic ant fauna.

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Impact of human dwellings on the distribution of the exotic Argentine ant: a case study in the Doñana National Park, Spain

Cited by 35 publications

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Consensual predictions of potential distributional areas for invasive species: a case study of Argentine ants in the Iberian Peninsula

Consensual predictions of potential distributional areas for invasive species: a case study of Argentine ants in the Iberian Peninsula

Stealthy invaders: the biology of Cardiocondyla tramp ants

Exotic ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Ohio

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