Revisiting ecological dominance in arboreal ants how dominant usage of nesting resources shapes community assembly

• Published in: Oecologia Vol. 194; no. 1/2; pp. 151 - 163
• Main Authors: Camarota, Flávio, Vasconcelos, Heraldo L., Marquis, Robert J., Powell, Scott
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Science + Business Media 01.10.2020; Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Springer
• Subjects: Ants; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Cephalotes; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY – ORIGINAL RESEARCH; dominant species; ecological differentiation; Ecology; Environmental aspects; Hydrology/Water Resources; Life Sciences; Niche (Ecology); occupations; Plant Sciences; species richness; Surveys; Ecological dominance; Niche differentiation; Interspecific competition; Community assembly; Resource specialization

Ecologically dominant species can shape the assembly of ecological communities via altering competitive outcomes. Moreover, these effects may be amplified under limited niche differentiation. Nevertheless, the influences of ecological dominance and niche differentiation on assembly are rarely consid...