Induced drought in an Amazonian forest affects diversity but not foraging distance of generalist ants

• Published in: Ecological entomology Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 630 - 641
• Main Authors: Almeida, Rony P. S., Baccaro, Fabrício B., Ellison, Aaron M., Camarota, Flávio, Silva, Rogério R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2025; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Ants; Baits; climate change; Colonies; distance to nest; Drought; Ecosystem services; Environmental changes; environmental context; ESECAFLOR; Food resources; Forage; Foraging habitats; Forests; Formicidae; National forests; Nutrient availability; Nutrients; Rain water; Rainforests; resource removal; Species composition; Species richness; Tropical environment; Tropical environments; Tropical forests; Water stress

Ongoing environmental change is forecast to lead to lower precipitation and concomitant species losses in tropical regions. These losses may affect generalist species that provide essential ecosystem services, such as controlling the rate at which nutrients become available for uptake by other organ...