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Succession in Ant Communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Deciduous Forest Clear-Cuts – an Eastern European Case Study
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGYENTOMOLOGY ISSN (online): 1802-8829 Eur. J. Entomol. 114: 92–100, 2017 http://www.eje.cz doi: 10.14411/eje.2017.013 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Succession in ant communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in deciduous forest clear-cuts – an Eastern European case study IOAN TĂUŞAN 1, JENS DAUBER 2, MARIA R. TRICĂ1 and BÁLINT MARKÓ 3 1 Department of Environmental Sciences, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu; Applied Ecology Research Centre, Dr. Raţiu 5-7, 550012 Sibiu, Romania; e-mails: [email protected], [email protected] 2 Thünen Institute of Biodiversity, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries, Bundesallee 50, D-38116 Braunschweig, Germany; e-mail: [email protected] 3 Hungarian Department of Biology and Ecology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Clinicilor 5-7, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; e-mails: [email protected], [email protected] Key words. Hymenoptera, Formicidae, ants, deciduous forests, secondary succession, clear-cutting, community structure, pitfall traps Abstract. Clear-cutting, the main method of harvesting in many forests in the world, causes a series of dramatic environmental changes to the forest habitat and removes habitat resources for arboreal and epigeal species. It results in considerable changes in the composition of both plant and animal communities. Ants have many critical roles in the maintenance and functioning of forest ecosystems. Therefore, the response of ants to clear-cutting and the time it takes for an ant community to recover after clear- cutting are important indicators of the effect of this harvesting technique on the forest ecosystem. We investigated ground-dwelling ant communities during secondary succession of deciduous forests in Transylvania, Romania. -
Arthropods in Linear Elements
Arthropods in linear elements Occurrence, behaviour and conservation management Thesis committee Thesis supervisor: Prof. dr. Karlè V. Sýkora Professor of Ecological Construction and Management of Infrastructure Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology Group Wageningen University Thesis co‐supervisor: Dr. ir. André P. Schaffers Scientific researcher Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology Group Wageningen University Other members: Prof. dr. Dries Bonte Ghent University, Belgium Prof. dr. Hans Van Dyck Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium Prof. dr. Paul F.M. Opdam Wageningen University Prof. dr. Menno Schilthuizen University of Groningen This research was conducted under the auspices of SENSE (School for the Socio‐Economic and Natural Sciences of the Environment) Arthropods in linear elements Occurrence, behaviour and conservation management Jinze Noordijk Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of doctor at Wageningen University by the authority of the Rector Magnificus Prof. dr. M.J. Kropff, in the presence of the Thesis Committee appointed by the Doctorate Board to be defended in public on Tuesday 3 November 2009 at 1.30 PM in the Aula Noordijk J (2009) Arthropods in linear elements – occurrence, behaviour and conservation management Thesis, Wageningen University, Wageningen NL with references, with summaries in English and Dutch ISBN 978‐90‐8585‐492‐0 C’est une prairie au petit jour, quelque part sur la Terre. Caché sous cette prairie s’étend un monde démesuré, grand comme une planète. Les herbes folles s’y transforment en jungles impénétrables, les cailloux deviennent montagnes et le plus modeste trou d’eau prend les dimensions d’un océan. Nuridsany C & Pérennou M 1996. -
Irish Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): Distribution, Conservation and Functional Relationships
Irish Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): Distribution, Conservation and Functional Relationships Submitted by: Dipl. Biol. Robin Niechoj Supervisor: Prof. John Breen Submitted in accordance with the academic requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Limerick Limerick, April 2011 Declaration I hereby declare that I am the sole author of this thesis and that it has not been submitted for any other academic award. References and acknowledgements have been made, where necessary, to the work of others. Signature: Date: Robin Niechoj Department of Life Sciences Faculty of Science and Engineering University of Limerick ii Acknowledgements/Danksagung I wish to thank: Dr. John Breen for his supervision, encouragement and patience throughout the past 5 years. His infectious positive attitude towards both work and life was and always will be appreciated. Dr. Kenneth Byrne and Dr. Mogens Nielsen for accepting to examine this thesis, all the CréBeo team for advice, corrections of the report and Dr. Olaf Schmidt (also) for verification of the earthworm identification, Dr. Siobhán Jordan and her team for elemental analyses, Maria Long and Emma Glanville (NPWS) for advice, Catherine Elder for all her support, including fieldwork and proof reading, Dr. Patricia O’Flaherty and John O’Donovan for help with the proof reading, Robert Hutchinson for his help with the freeze-drying, and last but not least all the staff and postgraduate students of the Department of Life Sciences for their contribution to my work. Ich möchte mich bedanken bei: Katrin Wagner für ihre Hilfe im Labor, sowie ihre Worte der Motivation. -
Evolution of Colony Characteristics in the Harvester Ant Genus
Evolution of Colony Characteristics in The Harvester Ant Genus Pogonomyrmex Dissertation zur Erlangung des naturwissenschaftlichen Doktorgrades der Bayerischen Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg vorgelegt von Christoph Strehl Nürnberg Würzburg 2005 - 2 - - 3 - Eingereicht am: ......................................................................................................... Mitglieder der Prüfungskommission: Vorsitzender: ............................................................................................................. Gutachter : ................................................................................................................. Gutachter : ................................................................................................................. Tag des Promotionskolloquiums: .............................................................................. Doktorurkunde ausgehändigt am: ............................................................................. - 4 - - 5 - 1. Index 1. Index................................................................................................................. 5 2. General Introduction and Thesis Outline....................................................... 7 1.1 The characteristics of an ant colony...................................................... 8 1.2 Relatedness as a major component driving the evolution of colony characteristics.................................................................................................10 1.3 The evolution -
From Field to Fat
From field to fat Integrating approaches to unveil use of trophic resources by tropical and temperate ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) vom Fachbereich Biologie der Technischen Universität Darmstadt zur Erlangung des Grades Doktor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) Dissertation von Félix Baumgarten Rosumek aus Blumenau, Brasilien Erstgutachterin: PD Dr. Michael Heethoff Zweitgutachter: Prof. Dr. Nico Blüthgen Darmstadt 2018 Rosumek, Félix Baumgarten: From field to fat – Integrating approaches to unveil use of trophic resources by tropical and temperate ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Darmstadt, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Jahr der Veröffentlichung der Dissertation auf TUprints: 2018 URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-81035 Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 12.10.2018 Veröffentlicht unter CC BY-SA 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ “It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.” - Samwise Gamgee Table of contents 1. Summary 7 2. Zusammenfassung 9 3. Introduction 11 3.1. Getting the big picture: use of trophic resources and ecosystem functioning 11 3.2. Getting the focus: trophic biology of ants 13 3.3: Getting the answers: one method to rule them all? 17 3.4: Getting to work: resource use in tropical and temperate ants 18 4. Study sites 19 4.1. Brazil 19 4.2 Germany 20 5. Natural history of ants: what we (do not) know about trophic and temporal niches of Neotropical species 21 6. Patterns and dynamics of neutral lipid fatty acids in ants – implications for ecological studies 22 7. -
Hymenoptera: Formicidae) 1) Stenamma Debile (FÖRSTER, 1850
Mynnecologische Nachrichten 3 1 - 8 Bürs, 20. Dez. 1999 Bemerkenswerte Ameisenfunde aus Südtirol (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Alfred Buschinger Abstract Hitherto 81 ant taxa had been found or were suspected to occur in South Tyrol. An additional 11 species, mainly rare social parasites, are recorded in this paper (Epimyrma kraussei, E. ravouxi, E. stumperi, Lep tothorax jlavicornis, L. sordidulus, L. recedens, Anergates atratulus, Tetramorium impurum, Bo thriomyrmex cf. menozzii, Plagiolepis xene, P. ampeloni). Other species are confirmed to occur in the area (Tapinoma ambiguum, Formica selysi), and some records and biological data are presented for a number of rare or particularly interesting species (Stenamma debile, DoronomYlmex kutteri, D. pacis, Harpagoxenus sublaevis, Chalepoxenus muellerianus, Strongylognathus testaceus, Polyergus rufescens). The number of ant species found in South Tyrol thus has increased to 92. Key words: Italy, South Tyrol, ant fauna, social parasites. Einleitung "Die Tierwelt Südtirols" (HELLRIGL 1996) enthält eine Liste der Ameisenarten, die 78 Taxa um fasst, einschließlich neun bis dahin nicht nachgewiesener, deren Vorkommen jedoch für "möglich" gehalten wird. Weitere zwei Arten, Doronomyrmex kutteri, D. pacis (siehe dort) sind aus der Um gebung von Schluderbach und Toblach bekannt (BUSCHINGER 1971) und Chalepoxenus muelleria nus wurde unter dem Namen C. insubricus bei KUTTER (1973) für Neumarkt genannt. Von 1968 bis 1998 habe ich mehrere Urlaube in Südtirol verbracht und wiederholt Exkursionen mit Studierenden in die Umgebung von Toblach, Kaltem und Schlanders geführt. Dabei wurde eine Reihe von Amei senruten angetroffen, die in der oben genannten Liste nicht enthalten sind. Dies betrifft insbesonde re sozial parasitische Arten. Die Funde sollen hier mitgeteilt und kommentielt werden. -
Species Diversity and Nestedness of Ant Assemblages in an Urban Environment
Eur. J. Entomol. 109: 197–206, 2012 http://www.eje.cz/scripts/viewabstract.php?abstract=1698 ISSN 1210-5759 (print), 1802-8829 (online) Species diversity and nestedness of ant assemblages in an urban environment PIOTR ĝLIPIēSKI, MICHAà ĩMIHORSKI and WOJCIECH CZECHOWSKI Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Science (PAS), Wilcza 64, 00-679 Warsaw, Poland; e-mail: [email protected] Key words. Formicidae, biodiversity conservation, city, nestedness, redundancy analysis, urban pressure Abstract. Ant assemblages were studied in Warsaw in the context of the effects of urban pressure. Four types of urban greenery were selected: (1) green areas bordering streets, (2) in housing estates, and (3) in parks, and (4) patches of urban woodland. In total, there were 27 species of ants. In terms of the total ant activity density, Lasius niger predominated in all the the lawn biotopes (1–3) and Myrmica rubra in the wooded areas. Ant species diversity was highest in parks and wooded areas and lowest in green areas bor- dering streets. In contrast, activity density was highest in green areas bordering streets and lowest in wooded areas. Some species are found only in a few habitats. Stenamma debile, Lasius brunneus, L. fuliginosus and Temnothorax crassispinus almost exclusively occurred in wooded areas, whereas L. niger was most often found in lawn biotopes. Myrmica rugulosa and Tetramorium caespitum were most abundant in green areas bordering streets, while in parks Lasius flavus, Formica cunicularia and Solenopsis fugax were most abundant. In general, the ant assemblages recorded showed a significantly nested pattern, with biotope type being a significant determinant of nestedness. -
Hymenoptera: Formicidae) De La Península Ibérica
Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa (S.E.A.), nº 56 (30/06/2015): 203–206. ISSN 1134-6094 NUEVAS CITAS DE STENAMMA WESTWOODII WESTWOOD, 1839 (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) DE LA PENÍNSULA IBÉRICA Federico García García1, Xavier Espadaler2, Artur Serrano3 & Mário Boieiro3 1 C/ Sant Fructuós 113, 3º 3ª. 08004. Barcelona (España). Asociación Ibérica de Mirmecología. — [email protected] 2 Unidad de Ecología. Facultad de Biociencias. Edificio C. Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. 08193 Bellaterra (España) 3 Centro de Biologia Ambiental/PEERS, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal. Resumen: Stenamma westwoodii es una especie de historia confusa. Basándonos en toda la información disponible –claves, obreras y sexuados– para la identificación específica y su separación de S. debile, aportamos nuevos datos de distribución para la Península Ibérica, entre ellos la primera cita para Portugal. Su presencia en España queda probada con los sexuados. Las citas previas a 1998 deberían ser revisadas. Palabras clave: Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Stenamma westwoodii, corología, Península ibérica. New records for Stenamma westwoodii Westwood, 1839 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Iberian Peninsula Abstract: Stenamma westwoodii is a species with a confusing history. Based on all the available information –keys, workers and sexuals– allowing for specific identification and differentiation from S. debile, we contribute new distribution data for the Iberian Pen- insula, including the first record for Portugal. Its presence in Spain is proved with sexuals associated with workers. Spanish records predating 1998 should be revised. Key words: Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Stenamma westwoodii, chorology, Iberian Peninsula. Introducción Al género Stenamma Westwood, 1839 pertenecen 10 especies S. debile tiene una amplia distribución europea (Dubois, en el Paleártico occidental (Rigato, 2011). -
Red Data Book for Guernsey
Red Data Book for Guernsey J. Gilmour and C.T. David Guernsey Biological Records Centre 2020 1 Red Data Book for Guernsey J. Gilmour, BSc and C.T. David, PhD, BSc Guernsey Biological Records Centre 2020 Published by La Société Guernesiaise, Candie Gardens, St Peter Port, Guernsey 2020 © Guernsey Biological Records Centre, Raymond Falla House, Longue Rue, St Martin, GY1 6AF All base mapping © States of Guernsey i RED DATA BOOK FOR GUERNSEY PREFACE This book was started by the late Dr Charles David and then passed on to me, Jane Gilmour, to continue with once I joined the staff of the Guernsey Biological Records Centre (GBRC) in 2008. I wrote much of it, although it involved many discussions so it is a truly collaborative work. I stopped in 2012, when he suddenly and tragically died and I had to take on the running of the Centre. The Committee for the Environment and Infrastructure has kindly provided funding towards the completion of this document. For this I am most grateful, as this is a work that both Charles and I felt was dear to our hearts. I have updated as much information as possible to 2020, with help (see below). ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Dr Kim Gilmore, PhD for her editing, going through the book with an eagle eye and help with updating. Elizabeth Sweet, MSc for her review, as well as extensive and impressive formatting and help with updating. Jamie Hooper, BSc for his contributions on the birds. Dr Mel Broadhurst, PhD and Jessi Jennings, MSc for their comments and Dr Laura White, PhD for her contributions to the marine and intertidal sections. -
2011 Kaaistoep Jaarverslag(4
Natuurstudie in De Kaaistoep Verslag 2011 17e onderzoeksjaar 1 Voor informatie over dit onderzoek kunt u contact opnemen met: KNNV-afdeling Tilburg Secretariaat: Marie-Cécile van de Wiel Veldhovenring 27 5041 BA Tilburg Telefoon: 013-5436541 Het onderzoek in De Kaaistoep is mogelijk gemaakt dankzij de beschikbaarstelling van onderzoeksterreinen door de TWM Gronden BV, van onderzoeksfaciliteiten door Natuurmuseum Brabant en van deskundigheid en mankracht door de KNNV-afdeling Tilburg. Het bij dit onderzoek verzamelde en geconserveerde onderzoeksmateriaal is opgenomen in de collecties van Natuurmuseum Brabant en is toegankelijk voor wetenschappelijk onderzoek. Redactie jaarverslag 2011: Tineke Cramer en Paul van Wielink (maart 2012) e-mail: [email protected] en [email protected] De redactie is niet verantwoordelijk voor de inhoud van de afzonderlijke stukken. © De gegevens in dit jaarverslag mogen niet gebruikt worden voor andere publicaties. Neem hiervoor eerst contact op met het secretariaat van de KNNV-afdeling Tilburg. 2 Inhoud: artikel 1e auteur blz . Voorwoord Redactie 5 Het beheer in 2011 TWM Gronden BV Jaap van Kemenade 7 Onderzoek naar de fauna in de Oude Leij 2011 Paul van Wielink e.a. 13 Vogelringstation Vinkenbaan 2011 Toon de Laat e.a. 21 Vogelringstation Tilburg, onderzoek in de struwelen Bert de Kort 25 Nestkastbescherming foto’s 29 Vogelwaarnemingen in de Kaaistoep-west Ben Akkermans 31 Libellen in de Kaaistoep in 2011 Johan Heeffer 39 Dagvlinders in de Kaaistoep in 2011 Peter Krijnen 43 Wantsen op licht in de Kaaistoep 2011 Berend Aukema 45 Bladwespen en een vlieg in 2010 en 2011 Ad Mol 49 Rectificatie Netvleugeligen in de Kaaistoep Jan Willem van Zuijlen 56 Bijenhotels in de Kaaistoep Theo Peeters e.a. -
Central European Workshop of Myrmecology, 5
5th CEWM Central European Workshop of Myrmecology 5 ‐ 8 September 2013 Abstract Book Innsbruck, 2013 Imprint Publisher: © CEWM 2013 Organising Committee ISBN: 978‐3‐200‐03218‐7 The authors are responsible for the content of the presentation abstracts. Editorial work & layout: Birgit C. Schlick‐Steiner, Wolfgang Arthofer & Florian M. Steiner Molecular Ecology Group, Institute of Ecology University of Innsbruck Technikerstraße 25, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria Cover: Public Relations Office and Cultural Service, University of Innsbruck CEWM 2013 logo: © Public Relations Office and Cultural Service, University of Innsbruck Print: Studia, Innsbruck; www.studia.at Date of publication: August 2013 Suggested citation: Aron S. (2013) The evolution of unorthodox reproductive systems in Cataglyphis desert ants. In: Schlick‐Steiner B.C., Arthofer W., Steiner F.M. (eds.): Abstract Book of the 5th Central European Workshop of Myrmecology. Published by CEWM 2013 Organising Committee, Innsbruck, Austria. 2 5th Central European Workshop of Myrmecology 5 ‐ 8 September 2013 Innsbruck, Austria Contents Organising Committee ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 Scientific Committee ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 Sponsors ………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 Program …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6 Abstracts of Oral Presentations ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8 Abstracts of Poster Presentations ………………………………..………………………………………………………………… 62 Author Index ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… -
Red Lists for Invertebrates: Their Application at Different Spatial Scales – Practical Issues, Pragmatic Approaches
JNCC Report No. 367 Proceedings of INCardiff 2003 Red Lists for Invertebrates: their application at different spatial scales – practical issues, pragmatic approaches 14th International Colloquium of the European Invertebrate Survey 7th meeting of the Bern Convention Group of Experts on Conservation of Invertebrates 1st meeting of the IUCN European Invertebrates Specialist Group National Museum & Gallery of Wales Cardiff, 5-9 September 2003 Edited by Deborah Procter (Joint Nature Conservation Committee) & Paul T. Harding (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology) April 2005 © JNCC Peterborough 2005 ISSN 0963-8091 For further information please contact: Deborah Procter Joint Nature Conservation Committee Monkstone House City Road Peterborough PE1 1JY This report should be cited as: JNCC Report No. 367 Proceedings of INCardiff 2003 Red Lists for Invertebrates: their application at different spatial scales – practical issues, pragmatic approaches Contents Introduction................................................................................................................................. 4 List of participants and contact details........................................................................................5 Regional Red Data Lists and invertebrates in the Nordic countries ........................................... 7 Red Lists in Wallonia (Belgium): existing tools and their limits ............................................. 16 The challenge of evaluating Red List status for 33,000 invertebrate species in Sweden ......... 17 Inventory,