Biodiversity in tropical agroforests and the ecological role of ants and ant diversity in predatory function

By S. Philpott, I. Armbrecht. 2006

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Plant Science

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Contribution of cocoa plantations to the conservation of native ants (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with a special emphasis on the Atlantic Forest fauna of southern Bahia, Brazil (2007, background): “They may even benefit the host trees if the presence of the Hemiptera increases the ant activity and permanence on the trees, and if the ants act as predators against other phytophages (Delabie 2001; Philpott and Armbrecht 2006).”
The little things that run the world revisited: a review of ant-mediated ecosystem services and disservices (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (2012, background): “(2010) Use of ants to estimate impacts on biodiversity from natural fire disturbances Direct PARR & al.”
Testing ant predation on the coffee berry borer in shaded and sun coffee plantations in Colombia (2007, background): “…enemies of coffee pests, such as ants, spiders, and parasitoids, than do sun coffee plantations (Ibarra-Nuñez et al., 2001; Vandermeer et al., 2003; Philpott & Armbrecht, 2006), but these diverse agroecosystems have been transformed into homogeneous monocultures for the purpose of increasing yield.”
Ants defend coffee from berry borer colonization (2013, background): “Ant biodiversity is high in many coffee plantations and ants attack and prey on many coffee pests, including the coffee berry borer (CBB; Hypothenemus hampei [Ferrari] [Coleoptera: Scolytidae]) (Armbrecht and Gallego 2007; Philpott and Armbrecht 2006; Vander-meer et al. 2010).”
The invasive Yellow Crazy Ant and the decline of forest ant diversity in Indonesian cacao agroforests (2008, background): “In sites with high tree density, tree-nesting and -foraging ant species may be favoured, whereas species that nest and forage in leaf-litter and soils may increase in competitive dominance in sites with reduced tree density (e.g., Armbrecht et al. 2004; Philpott and Armbrecht 2006).”
Ecosystem services by birds and bees to coffee in a changing climate: A review of coffee berry borer control and pollination (2019, background): “For example, there is growing evidence that different species of ground-andcoffee foraging ants contribute to CBB control (Philpott and Armbrecht, 2006; Armbrecht and Gallego, 2007; Larsen and Philpott, 2010; Gonthier et al., 2013; De la Mora et al., 2015; Morris and Perfecto, 2016; Morris et al.,…”
Shade is conducive to coffee rust as compared to full sun exposure under standardized fruit load conditions (2012, background): “Such is the casewith birds (Moguel and Toledo, 1999) and ants (Philpott and Armbrecht, 2006) which are able to prey on the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) (Armbrecht and Gallego, 2007; Kellermann et al., 2008).”
Patterns of species change in anthropogenically disturbed forests of Madagascar (2010, background): “Studies elsewhere have shown that shaded plantations preserve high invertebrate diversity in leaf litter and arboreal habitats (Delabie et al., 2007; Philpott and Armbrecht, 2006).”
Rainforest Canopy Ants: The Implications of Territoriality and Predatory Behavior (2007, background): “2002; see also Dyer 2002) or in plantations (Philpott and Armbrecht 2006).”