Contrasting responses of native ant communities to invasion by an ant invader, Linepithema humile

Invasive alien species pose a serious threat to the integrity and function of natural ecosystems. Understanding how these invaders alter natural communities is therefore an important aspect in predicting the likely future outcomes of biological invasions. Many studies have documented the consequence...

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Autores: Devenish, Adam J. M., Newton, Rosemary J., Bridle, Jon R., Gómez López, Crisanto, Midgley, Jeremy J., Sumner, Seirian
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Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
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Palabra clave:Invasions biològiques
Biological invasions
Animals invasors
Introduced organisms
Formiga argentina
Argentine ant
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spelling Contrasting responses of native ant communities to invasion by an ant invader, Linepithema humileDevenish, Adam J. M.Newton, Rosemary J.Bridle, Jon R.Gómez López, CrisantoMidgley, Jeremy J.Sumner, SeirianInvasions biològiquesBiological invasionsAnimals invasorsIntroduced organismsFormiga argentinaArgentine antInvasive alien species pose a serious threat to the integrity and function of natural ecosystems. Understanding how these invaders alter natural communities is therefore an important aspect in predicting the likely future outcomes of biological invasions. Many studies have documented the consequences of invasive alien species on native community structure, through the displacement and local extinction of native species. However, sampling methods and intensities are rarely standardised across such studies, meaning that it is not clear whether differences in response among native communities to the same invader species are due to biological differences between the invaded regions, or differences in the methodologies used. Here we use a matched sampling methodology to compare the effects of the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile Mayr) on native ant community assemblages in two distinct biogeographical regions that share similar ecologies: Girona (Spain) and Jonkershoek Nature Reserve (South Africa). We found a strong negative association between L. humile presence and native ant species richness within both geographic regions. However, the effects differed between the two study regions: in Girona, a single native ant species (Plagiolepis pygmaea) persisted in invaded sites; by contrast, substantially more native ant species persisted at invaded sites in Jonkershoek Nature Reserve. In addition, in Jonkershoek Nature Reserve, the abundance of certain native species appeared to increase in the presence of L. humile. This study therefore demonstrates the potential variable effects of an invasive species in contrasting locations within different biogeographical regions. Future work should explore the causes of this differential resistance among communities and expand standardised sampling approaches to more invaded zones to further explore how local biotic or abiotic conditions of a region determine the nature and extent of impact of L. humile invasion on native ant communitiesThis work was funded by grants and awards from the Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC) Case Studentship awarded to SS, JB and RN (NE/K007076/1); COST Action TD1209 (ECOST-STSM-TD1209: 070915-062123, 010715-062122, and 160614-046307); and Varley-Gradwell Travelling FellowshipSpringer2021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpeer-reviewedapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10256/19488http://hdl.handle.net/10256/19488Biological Invasions, 2021, vol. undef, núm. undefArticles publicats (D-CCAA)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s10530-021-02522-7info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/1387-3547info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/1573-1464Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10256/194882026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Contrasting responses of native ant communities to invasion by an ant invader, Linepithema humile
title Contrasting responses of native ant communities to invasion by an ant invader, Linepithema humile
spellingShingle Contrasting responses of native ant communities to invasion by an ant invader, Linepithema humile
Devenish, Adam J. M.
Invasions biològiques
Biological invasions
Animals invasors
Introduced organisms
Formiga argentina
Argentine ant
title_short Contrasting responses of native ant communities to invasion by an ant invader, Linepithema humile
title_full Contrasting responses of native ant communities to invasion by an ant invader, Linepithema humile
title_fullStr Contrasting responses of native ant communities to invasion by an ant invader, Linepithema humile
title_full_unstemmed Contrasting responses of native ant communities to invasion by an ant invader, Linepithema humile
title_sort Contrasting responses of native ant communities to invasion by an ant invader, Linepithema humile
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Devenish, Adam J. M.
Newton, Rosemary J.
Bridle, Jon R.
Gómez López, Crisanto
Midgley, Jeremy J.
Sumner, Seirian
author Devenish, Adam J. M.
author_facet Devenish, Adam J. M.
Newton, Rosemary J.
Bridle, Jon R.
Gómez López, Crisanto
Midgley, Jeremy J.
Sumner, Seirian
author_role author
author2 Newton, Rosemary J.
Bridle, Jon R.
Gómez López, Crisanto
Midgley, Jeremy J.
Sumner, Seirian
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Invasions biològiques
Biological invasions
Animals invasors
Introduced organisms
Formiga argentina
Argentine ant
topic Invasions biològiques
Biological invasions
Animals invasors
Introduced organisms
Formiga argentina
Argentine ant
description Invasive alien species pose a serious threat to the integrity and function of natural ecosystems. Understanding how these invaders alter natural communities is therefore an important aspect in predicting the likely future outcomes of biological invasions. Many studies have documented the consequences of invasive alien species on native community structure, through the displacement and local extinction of native species. However, sampling methods and intensities are rarely standardised across such studies, meaning that it is not clear whether differences in response among native communities to the same invader species are due to biological differences between the invaded regions, or differences in the methodologies used. Here we use a matched sampling methodology to compare the effects of the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile Mayr) on native ant community assemblages in two distinct biogeographical regions that share similar ecologies: Girona (Spain) and Jonkershoek Nature Reserve (South Africa). We found a strong negative association between L. humile presence and native ant species richness within both geographic regions. However, the effects differed between the two study regions: in Girona, a single native ant species (Plagiolepis pygmaea) persisted in invaded sites; by contrast, substantially more native ant species persisted at invaded sites in Jonkershoek Nature Reserve. In addition, in Jonkershoek Nature Reserve, the abundance of certain native species appeared to increase in the presence of L. humile. This study therefore demonstrates the potential variable effects of an invasive species in contrasting locations within different biogeographical regions. Future work should explore the causes of this differential resistance among communities and expand standardised sampling approaches to more invaded zones to further explore how local biotic or abiotic conditions of a region determine the nature and extent of impact of L. humile invasion on native ant communities
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