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| DOI | 10.1007/s10841-023-00546-z |
| Ant diversity along elevational gradients in the European Alps: insights for conservation under a changing climate | |
| 发表日期 | 2024 |
| ISSN | 1366-638X |
| EISSN | 1572-9753 |
| 起始页码 | 28 |
| 结束页码 | 3 |
| 卷号 | 28期号:3 |
| 英文摘要 | Due to particular vulnerabilities and environmental constraints, Alpine faunas are exposed to significant threats from climate change. However, baseline diversity and distribution data to monitor the trends of key arthropod groups are often scarce. Ants are highly diversified and key ecological actors across terrestrial ecosystems, including mountain ranges. We investigated ant diversity and distribution in the Southern European Alps to provide detailed data over wide elevational gradients and make a first assessment of potential vulnerabilities in the face of global warming. We detected 40 species from 700 to over 2600 m asl, with progressively less diversity corresponding to higher elevations and lower temperatures. Maximum temperature was weakly related to ant diversity as compared to mean and minimum temperature. In shaping ant diversity, the highest elevation species had wide elevation ranges, inconsistent with Rapoport's rule. We documented a fauna characterized by cold-adapted genera, species with wide geographic distributions and presumably high dispersal capabilities, no dietary specializations, and a high frequency of social parasitism. Concerning Bergmann's rule, average ant species size was not larger in the coldest environments. Red wood ants, characterized by much more populous colonies as compared to the other ant species, had the highest number of ant individuals to be found at intermediate elevations and in woodland habitats. On the other hand, grasslands and shrublands proved to be the most species-rich habitats. Our data lay the groundwork for further investigation on elevational shifts and provide context for the discussion of key aspects of the management and conservation of European alpine ants. Implications for insect conservation The cold climate of the European Alps has so far protected its ant fauna from the incursion of alien competitors as compared to what is observed in the Mediterranean region. The scarcity of species with restricted distribution ranges or high-elevation specialists, as well as diet specialists, may grant ants of the European Alps more resilience to climate change as compared to other Alpine arthropod groups. On the other hand, many species are highly interconnected by social parasitism relationships that may be vulnerable to ecological cascade effects. While forest habitats host red wood ants, which are often protected for their important ecological role, the importance of grassland must not be overlooked as they support the highest ant species richness. |
| 英文关键词 | Formicidae; Red wood ants; Bergmann's rule; Rapoport's rule; Social parasitism; Italy |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS研究方向 | Biodiversity & Conservation ; Entomology |
| WOS类目 | Biodiversity Conservation ; Entomology |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:001158130500001 |
| 来源期刊 | JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION
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| 文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
| 条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/292323 |
| 作者单位 | University of Parma |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | . Ant diversity along elevational gradients in the European Alps: insights for conservation under a changing climate[J],2024,28(3). |
| APA | (2024).Ant diversity along elevational gradients in the European Alps: insights for conservation under a changing climate.JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION,28(3). |
| MLA | "Ant diversity along elevational gradients in the European Alps: insights for conservation under a changing climate".JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION 28.3(2024). |
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