Global changes call for more nature‐based solutions, especially in nature conservation
involving ecological restoration. Current methods essentially based on civil engineering are …

Ants are recognized as one of the major sources of soil disturbance world‐wide. However,
this view is largely based on isolated studies and qualitative reviews. Here, for the first time …

The interaction between droughts and land-use fires threaten the carbon stocks, climate
regulatory functions, and biodiversity of Amazon forests, particularly in the southeast, where …

1. Leaf‐cutting ants (LCA s) are considered as one of the most important agents of soil
disturbances that affect vegetation patterns, but these assertions are based on isolated …

Forest plantations represent the fourth largest crop by planted area in Brazil. However, leaf-
cutting ants can compromise their establishment and development. Atta and Acromyrmex …

Nearly every terrestrial ecosystem hosts invasive ant species, and many of those ant species
construct underground nests near roots and/or tend phloem‐feeding hemipterans on plants …

A better understanding of plant–herbivore relationships should integrate negative and
positive effects of consumers on plant fitness. We studied the effect of a major insect …

Environmental changes resulting from Atta leaf‐cutter ant activities characterize them as
ecosystem engineers of ecological and economic importance in multiple habitats. Although …

Abstract Ants (Formicidae, Hymenoptera) play an important role in seed bank, seedling
establishment and plant composition of arid ecosystems. Thus, knowing plant-ant interaction …

RESUMO A formiga-cortadeira Atta laevigata (Smith, 1858) é considerada uma das
princiapais pragas de grande importância econômica em muitos habitats neotropicais. Esta …