The current demand for studies on ants in general and their communities in particular has
exponentially increased during the last decades. Much has already been said about ant …

During the last decades, urbanization has been highlighted as one of the main causes of
biodiversity loss worldwide. Among organisms commonly associated with urban …

There is often a vertical stratification of the vegetation in tropical forests, where each forest
stratum has a unique set of environmental conditions, including marked differences in …

1. Interspecific competition is a major structuring principle in ecological communities.
Despite their prevalence, the outcome of competitive interactions is hard to predict, highly …

Choosing an appropriate sampling method to study ants is a key factor since distinct
sampling methods can capture distinct ant fauna and, therefore, leading to bias in the …

Ecologically dominant species can shape the assembly of ecological communities via
altering competitive outcomes. Moreover, these effects may be amplified under limited niche …

Many ants can cooperatively transport large food items (either coordinated or uncoordinated
during transportation), which can be rarely observed in other animals besides humans …

Ant invasions represent a serious threat to biodiversity, agriculture and public health. Highly
invasive ant species exhibit a very high abundance within its introduced range and cause …

Physical disturbances, such as fire, may affect the relationship between ants and plants. We
evaluated the extent to which severe fires alter the protective effect of ants against the …

Urban environments are characterized by profound differences in abiotic conditions
compared to natural environments, which filter one part of the biotic communities that endure …