The effect of forest age and habitat structure on the ground‐dwelling ant assemblages of lowland poplar plantations

Gallé, Róbert; Torma, Attila; Maák, István

doi:10.1111/afe.12148

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“…This result is in concordance with many previous findings obtained in other forest habitats (e.g. Levings & Traniello 1981, Ryti & Case 1986, Gotelli & Ellison 2002, Czechowski & MarkÓ 2005, even if other factors, such as forest age, can mask the overall effect of competition (Gallé et al 2016). Competition can have a significant influence on the dispersion of colonies by shifting them to a more regular (overdispersed) spatial arrangement (Herbers 1989, Soares & Schoereder 2001, but it can also cause the exclusion of some species from optimal habitats, forcing them to live under suboptimal conditions (Savalainen & Vepsäläinen 1988, Andersen & Patel 1994, Cerdá et al 1997, Sanders & Gordon 2000.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…& MAÁK, I. E. 2015, Gallé et al 2016), which can induce negative changes in ground-dwelling arthropod assemblages (Schirmel et al 2011, Gallé et al 2015, usually by altering habitat structure (Hejda et al 2009). Other consequences of habitat disturbance can be the reduction in the number of habitat specialists (Okland et al 2003), or increase in the number of generalist or open habitat specialist species (Riley & Browne 2011, Gallé et al 2016. In the older planted forests, however, native forest species can settle due to the well-developed soil layer and associated fungal flora, and the increased dead wood on the forest floor (Brockerhoff et al 2008).…”

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“…Another factor responsible for the alteration of arthropod assemblages is the on-going change of forest vegetation throughout the succession (Gallé et al 2016). From the ants' perspective, forests can differ markedly in many characteristics (e.g.…”

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“…Competition is usually considered to have a great effect in shaping ant communities (Savolainen & Vepsäläinen 1988, Braschler & Baur 2003, although other types of interactions can also be important, e.g. predation or social parasitism (Czechowski & MarkÓ 2005, Cerdá et al 2013, Gallé et al 2016. The heterogeneity of a given habitat, however, can favour the co-occurrence of several ant species on the same location by decreasing the overlap in resource requirements (Coelho & Riberio 2006) and/or by increasing the amount of available nesting sites (Brockerhoff et al 2008).…”

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Structure of ant assemblages in planted poplar (Populus alba) forests and the effect of the Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

Somogyi¹,

Lőrinczi²,

Kovács³

et al. 2017

Acta Zool Acad Sci H

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Besides changes in vegetation during succession, the regular disturbance can be also responsible for the alteration of arthropod assemblages in planted forests, especially when the disturbance allows the establishment of non-native plant species. In our study, we investigated the structure of ant assemblages in plantations of different aged poplar forests (Populus alba) infested with the invasive common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca). Our results showed that the dispersion pattern of colonies was mostly regular with higher interspecific neighbour distances in the younger forests and higher intraspecific neighbour distances in the older forests. In the younger forests, most colonies nested in milkweed stems, while in the older forests colonies used more types of nesting sites and were mostly found in the soil and litter. These findings suggest that depending on whether suitable sites for nesting are limited or not, the importance of intra-and interspecific competition may vary among the different aged forests. The high abundances of milkweed thus can lead to the significant alteration of local ant assemblages, especially in the earlier successional stages of the forests.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Structure of ant assemblages in planted poplar (Populus alba) forests and the effect of the Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

Somogyi¹,

Lőrinczi²,

Kovács³

et al. 2017

Acta Zool Acad Sci H

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“…Appropriately managed plantations can over time develop diverse communities resembling those of native forests (Gallé, Torma, & Maák, 2016;Pawson, Brockerhoff, & Didham, 2009;Pawson, Brockerhoff, Meenken, & Didham, 2008) and can even include rare or endangered taxa (Berndt, Brockerhoff, & Jactel, 2008;Humphrey, Newton, Peace, & Holden, 2000). Longer harvest rotations, while less economically beneficial for timber production in many contexts, often benefit conservation objectives (Brockerhoff, Jactel, Parrotta, Quine, & Sayer, 2008;Humphrey, 2005).…”

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The impacts of bioenergy pine plantation management practices on bee communities

Loy

Gruenewald

Gottlieb³

et al. 2020

Journal of Applied Ecology

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1. Cultivation of bioenergy feedstocks is a growing land-use world-wide, yet we have a poor understanding of how bioenergy crop management practices affect biodiversity. This knowledge gap is particularly acute for candidate cellulosic bioenergy feedstocks, such as tree plantations, and for organisms that provide important ecosystem services, such as pollinators.2. We examined bee communities in 83 sites across three states in the southeastern United States-Alabama, Florida and Georgia. We compared bee abundance and diversity in 66 pine plantation sites that reflect management with and without potential bioenergy feedstock production. At least three bioenergy feedstock production methods have been proposed for this region: (a) converting conventional timber stands to short-rotation bioenergy plantations; (b) harvesting feedstock by thinning conventional plantations; and (c) harvesting of woody debris residues after plantations have been clear-cut.3. We found that bioenergy-associated management practices including younger plantations (relative to older) and woody debris removal (relative to debris unremoved) in clear-cut plantations were associated with reduced bee diversity. Removing ground debris in clear-cut plantations also drastically increased bee abundance, though this effect was largely driven by strong dominance of just two bee species.Clear-cut plantations had lower beta diversity than standing plantations. 4. Synthesis and applications. Management practices associated with bioenergy feedstock production can have negative effects on bee community diversity. In particular, harvesting of debris in clear-cut plantations dramatically reduces bee diversity. Large-scale bioenergy feedstock production that increases the prevalence of young and clear-cut stands may cause landscape-level beta diversity to decline. Nevertheless, bioenergy pine plantations likely support higher bee diversity than corn fields, an alternative bioenergy feedstock. K E Y W O R D S diversity, evenness, forestry, insect diversity, land-use change, pollinators, residue harvest | 953 Journal of Applied Ecology LOY et aL. S U PP O RTI N G I N FO R M ATI O N Additional supporting information may be found online in the Supporting Information section.

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Ants in restoration ecology: Why, what's and the way forward

De Almeida,

Arnan,

Capowiez

et al. 2023

Land Degrad Dev

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Global changes call for more nature‐based solutions, especially in nature conservation involving ecological restoration. Current methods essentially based on civil engineering are both expensive and costly in non‐renewable energy consumption and pollution terms. The non‐sustainability of these techniques is leading to the direct use of certain species to restore degraded ecosystems. Ants, because of their central role in ecosystem functioning and their occurrence on almost all terrestrial ecosystems, are promising candidates for environmental monitoring and such ecological restoration projects. We provide here a narrative review of the ecological functions performed by ants, and we take stock of how ants are currently considered in passive and active restoration. We then propose a trait‐based approach to facilitate their use by practitioners in future restoration projects. We list and discuss both life‐history traits relevant for environmental monitoring and functional traits known to affect abiotic (physical and chemical soil properties) and biotic (plant and fauna communities) components.

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The effect of forest age and habitat structure on the ground‐dwelling ant assemblages of lowland poplar plantations

Cited by 16 publications

References 45 publications

Structure of ant assemblages in planted poplar (Populus alba) forests and the effect of the Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

Structure of ant assemblages in planted poplar (Populus alba) forests and the effect of the Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

The impacts of bioenergy pine plantation management practices on bee communities

Ants in restoration ecology: Why, what's and the way forward

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