2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-9563.2012.00569.x
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Stand type is more important than red wood ant abundance for the structure of ground‐dwelling arthropod assemblages in managed boreal forests

Abstract: 1 The relationships between red wood ants (Formica rufa group) and other grounddwelling arthropods were studied in young managed forests stands in Eastern Finland. The main objectives were: (i) to test the influence of stand type (dominant tree species; age: sapling versus pole stage) and numbers of red wood ants on the occurrence of other ground-dwelling arthropods and (ii) to study the occurrence of red wood ants versus other arthropods on a distance gradient from ant mounds. We used pitfall traps set in 5-1… Show more

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“…In the later stages of succession, changes in habitat properties and the appearance of dominant, aggressive species can lead to the exclusion of early colonizing ant species (Vepsäläinen et al ., ). Besides foraging on the forest floor, redwood ants also forage efficiently on tree trunks (Lenoir, ; Neuvonen et al ., ) and, in the present study, there was a low abundance of the F. rufa group, which might be explained by a weak effect of interference competition in shaping assemblage composition of the forest stands studied.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 55%
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“…In the later stages of succession, changes in habitat properties and the appearance of dominant, aggressive species can lead to the exclusion of early colonizing ant species (Vepsäläinen et al ., ). Besides foraging on the forest floor, redwood ants also forage efficiently on tree trunks (Lenoir, ; Neuvonen et al ., ) and, in the present study, there was a low abundance of the F. rufa group, which might be explained by a weak effect of interference competition in shaping assemblage composition of the forest stands studied.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 55%
“…Besides generalist and open habitat species with good colonizing abilities, some forest specialist species can also persist, which results in an increased abundance or diversity in young forest stands (Koivula et al ., ). Several studies have reported that forest ant assemblages change dramatically within 2 years after clear‐cutting (Sorvari & Hakkarainen, ; Neuvonen et al ., ); old‐growth forest specialists almost disappear, presumably because of the loss of arboreal food resources (Punttila et al ., ), although Gibb and Johansson () found that ant workers collected similar amounts of hemipteran honeydew from recently clear‐cut sites and the different aged forest stands, suggesting an optimization of foraging effort.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In this context, ants stand out in this scenario due to their effectiveness as general predators, they influence the structure, composition and dynamics of arthropod communities in different environments (see RicoGray & Oliveira, 2007). In Europe, some studies have been made in order to assess the potential of ants as agents for biological control in pinus (Neuvonen et al, 2012) and olive orchards (Paredes et al, 2013) reforestation areas. Similar studies have been made in cotton (Kaplan & Eubanks, 2005;Wickings & Ruberson, 2011), corn (Knutson & Campos, 2008), cocoa (Philpott & Armbrecht, 2006;Tadu et al, 2014), sugar cane (Souza et al, 2010) and orchards (Fernandes et al, 2012) in North and South America.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Neuvonen et al (2012) also found that lycosids were positively associated with ants (Formica rufa species group), and captured more lycosids near wood ant nests than at greater distances. Neuvonen et al (2012) suggested that these patterns were not related to direct benefits associated with ant presence, however, but rather the result of habitat preferences or indirect effects related to other arthropod responses. This study did not specify how individual lycosid species may have been affected by wood ants.…”
Section: (Pogonomyrmex Maricopa Wheeler and Pogonomyrmex Desertorum Wmentioning
confidence: 77%
“…(Asteraceae), near ant nests was determined to have a negative influence on spider abundance (Heikkinen, 1999). Additional studies have also found ants to have negative or mixed associations with spiders in other habitats (Howard & Oliver, 1978;Cherix & Bourne, 1980;Sudd & Lodhi, 1981;Halaj et al, 1997;Punttila et al, 2004;Sanders & Platner, 2007), while other studies have concluded that the presence of ants is inconsequential to spider populations (Van der Aart & de Wit, 1971;Sterling etal., 1979;Briming, 1991;Neuvonen et al, 2012).…”
Section: a Biological Indicator Is A "Species Or Group O F Species mentioning
confidence: 99%