Succession in ant communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in deciduous forest clear-cuts - an Eastern European case study

Tăușan, Ioan; Dauber, Jens; Trică, Maria R.; Markó, Bálint

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“…S5). A low canopy cover increases ants species richness in the temperate zone (Gotelli and Ellison 2002, Arnan et al 2009, Dolek et al 2009, Tausan et al 2017, and our results clearly support this (Figs. 1, 3).…”

Section: Effects Of Forest Management On Ant Abundance and Species Risupporting

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“…Although single studies on management‐related questions regarding ground‐dwelling (Tausan et al. ) and canopy (Dolek et al. ) ant communities exist, we still lack a more comprehensive understanding of the direct and indirect effects of forest management in temperate forests via changes in habitat heterogeneity, complexity, and microclimate (reviews: Underwood and Fisher , Ellison ).…”

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“…To date, the response of ants to forest management has mainly been studied in the tropics (Vasconcelos 1999, Bihn et al 2008, Klimes et al 2012 and studies focusing on the responses of ant communities to habitat heterogeneity and complexity along environmental gradients were likewise conducted in warmer regions (Arnan et al 2009, Blatrix et al 2016. Although single studies on management-related questions regarding grounddwelling (Tausan et al 2017) and canopy (Dolek et al 2009) ant communities exist, we still lack a more comprehensive understanding of the direct and indirect effects of forest management in temperate forests via changes in habitat heterogeneity, complexity, and microclimate (reviews: Underwood andFisher 2006, Ellison 2015). Our study fills this gap by investigating ant communities in 150 German temperate forest stands with different forests management regimes.…”

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Effect of forest management on temperate ant communities

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Human management of ecosystems can have direct or indirect effects on species communities. How species communities are affected by management is a key question in ecology and nature conservation. As keystone taxon, changes in ant communities can have sustained consequences for entire ecosystems. In forests, management has been shown to have an overall negative effect on ant communities in tropical and a positive effect in boreal forests. However, in temperate forests, it is unclear what components of forest management affect ant communities and how. This study explores the direct and indirect effects of forest management on the taxonomic and functional diversity of ant communities in 150 temperate forest stands in three regions in Germany. Using a multi‐model inference approach and structural equation models, we analyzed the effects of 18 variables, including variables of forest management, forest structure, arthropod diversity, and biomass, as well as abiotic factors, on ant species richness, abundance, and functional trait diversity (Rao's Q) based on morphological (FDM) and life‐history traits (FDLH). In total, we found 28 ant species occurring on 120 plots. Main direct effects of forest management on ant abundance and species richness were caused by tree species selection, measured as dominant tree species. The main positive indirect effect was mediated by a reduced canopy cover with an increasing proportion of oak and pine, resulting in a higher temperature amplitude. Due to the low number of species in two regions, we analyzed functional diversity for the most ant species diverse region only. FDLH was affected positively by tree harvesting and negatively by structural complexity. FDM showed no response to forest management, potentially due to the low morphological diversity of temperate forest ants. Our results show that forest management practices in temperate forests strongly impact ant community structure. This can be beneficial for ants if management reduces the canopy cover, either by tree harvesting or by changing the tree species composition toward shade‐intolerant tree species. To promote ant diversity as key taxon for maintaining ecosystem processes in forest ecosystems, we suggest to integrate forest stands with more open and warmer conditions in future management strategies.

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“…Formicidae é um grupo reconhecido pelo seu potencial bioindicador (ANDERSEN; MAJER, 2004) e presença constante em ecossistemas terrestres (HÖLLDOBLER; WILSON, 1990;TAUSAN et al, 2017). A variedade morfofuncional, ampla distribuição geográfica, especialização dos táxons (BOLTON et al, 2006;PETTERS et al, 2011), dominância ecológica (HÖLLDOBLER; WILSON, 1990), elevada riqueza (LUTINSKI et al, 2014), taxonomia bem estabelecida (BOLTON, 2003) e com amostragens relativamente baratas potencializam o uso das formigas como bioindicadores (ANDERSEN; MAJER, 2004; BHARTI; BHARTI; PFEIFER, 2016).…”

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Áreas de preservação permanente contribuem para a recuperação de ambientes impactados e Formicidae representa um grupo potencialmente bioindicador, utilizado para descrever a complexidade estrutural de habitat. Assim, neste contexto, este estudo objetivou caracterizar a diversidade das assembleias de formigas que ocorrem em sítios com diferentes históricos de uso do solo na APP do reservatório da UHE Foz do Chapecó, bem como avaliar a similaridade das assembleias de formigas segundo os sítios amostrados. A amostragem foi realizada no mês de janeiro de 2017 em cinco sítios, três em Santa Catarina e dois no Rio Grande do Sul. Foram utilizados pitfall, guarda-chuva entomológico, isca de sardinha, isca de glicose e coleta manual. As assembleias foram caracterizadas e comparadas através da riqueza, abundância, diversidade de Shannon-Weaver (H’), Equitabilidade (J’) e estimativas de riqueza (Chao 1). Ao todo foram amostradas 101 espécies. A média das estimativas indicou que a riqueza pode ser 86,7% maior que a amostrada, enquanto os parâmetros de diversidade indicaram diferenças entre as assembleias. Os índices de diversidade mostraram divergência de 39,7% entre as assembleias com maior e menor diversidade. A riqueza observada neste estudo reitera o potencial de utilização das formigas como bioindicadoras do estado de conservação ambiental, acrescenta informações importantes sobre a riqueza e a ocorrência de formigas para a região e apresenta, sobretudo, um inventário das espécies de formigas presentes em uma área de APP, em processo de regeneração, que poderá servir de parâmetro para avaliações subsequentes.

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“…(Buschinger 2004) were not present in the collected samples, underling that wood-pastures are not suitable for forest specialists, at least for ants, in a similar way as reported by Dolek et al (2009) and Sebek et al (2016). Myrmica ruginodis which is the most common forest ant species in Romania (Markó et al 2006;Tăușan et al 2017) was characterized by low abundance in the investigated woodpasture. Yet in other studies this species was abundant (Müller and Schlumprecht 2004;Dolek et al 2009).…”

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Monitoring ant assemblages of oak wood-pastures. A case study from Eastern Europe

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Habitats associated with oak may host high insect diversity, especially saproxylic species, due to the availability of specific microhabitats such as dead wood, rotten logs and woody debris. Among the insects occurring in such habitats, ants play a major role in forest ecosystems as generalist predators. Ant assemblages were investigated using different types of traps. Sampling was carried out in 2015 and 2016, in a wood-pasture located in eastern Transylvania (Romania). Differences between species richness and composition in different types of oak habitats were tested: solitary oak in pasture, oak stand, and the ecotone separating them. Altogether a total of 17 ant species were identified. The three habitats shared an important proportion of the species, yet significant differences between the three habitats in terms of community composition were found. The highest diversity of ant species was recorded in the oak stands, followed by the solitary trees, though differences were not significant. Oak associated habitats can sustain high diversity of ant species and moreover thermophilic specialists thrive. Finally, the abundance of Lasius brunneus is highlighted, the species being proposed as a wood-pasture specialist.

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Succession in ant communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in deciduous forest clear-cuts - an Eastern European case study

Cited by 14 publications

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Effect of forest management on temperate ant communities

Effect of forest management on temperate ant communities

Fauna De Formigas Em Áreas De Preservação Permanente De Usina Hidroelétrica

Monitoring ant assemblages of oak wood-pastures. A case study from Eastern Europe

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