The Causes and Consequences of Ant Invasions

By D. Holway, Lori Lach, A. Suarez, N. Tsutsui, T. Case. 2002

1,476 citations recorded by the source corpus.

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

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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. T. Tscharntke
2. I. Steffan‐Dewenter
3. W. E. Snyder
4. S. Philpott
5. J. Tylianakis
6. Kirsten Lee Abbott
7. Jorge M. Lobo
8. I. Perfecto

In Genetics

1. W. E. Snyder
2. T. Tscharntke
3. Kirsten Lee Abbott
4. Lori Lach
5. I. Steffan‐Dewenter
6. B. Fisher
7. S. Philpott
8. B. Hoffmann

In Insect Science

1. T. Tscharntke
2. W. E. Snyder
3. S. Philpott
4. I. Steffan‐Dewenter
5. J. Vandermeer
6. David Crowder
7. J. Tylianakis
8. I. Armbrecht

Citations in the corpus

• Modelling the potential geographic distribution of invasive ant species in New Zealand (2007, background): “…species are currently receiving considerable attention from around the globe, with increasing evidence of economic and agricultural impacts, health effects on humans, and disruption to natural ecosystems (Williams 1994; Christian 2001; Holway et al. 2002; O’Dowd et al. 2003; Ward and Harris 2005).”
• Seasonal spatial dynamics and causes of nest movement in colonies of the invasive Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) (2006, background): “Humidity influences the survival and colony growth rates of L. humile ( Holway et al. , 2002b; Walters & Mackay, 2003 ).”
• Experimental Evidence of Large-Scale Unicoloniality in the Tramp Ant Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger) (2004, background): “Biological invasions by ants are a severe threat to biodiversity and human activity in areas where they occur, with unicoloniality being one of the main attributes thought to facilitate their success (Holway et al., 2002; Tsutsui et al., 2003).”
• The spread of invasive species and infectious disease as drivers of ecosystem change (2008, background): “Fire ant invasion is especially important in disturbed areas, where it causes declines in invertebrate biodiversity and nesting success of birds (Holway et al. 2002).”
• The Effects of Invasive Ants on Prospective Ant Mutualists (2004, background): “(Holway et al. 2002), and perhaps to mediate their interactions with prospective mutualists.”
• The ecology, policy, and management of ants in Hawaii (2005, background): “For example, Hawaii already has five of the six or so species recognized as the most highly invasive worldwide (Holway et al. 2002).”
• Global invasions of the western honeybee (Apis mellifera) and the consequences for biodiversity (2005, background): “Indeed, important invasive social insect species often share life history traits that enhance their ability to invade and dominate new environments (Holway et al., 2002).”
• Spatial dynamics of supercolonies of the invasive yellow crazy ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes, on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean (2006, background): “…in developing research and control programs to mitigate impacts and understand invasion dynamics, it is not surprising that the spatial dynamics, the tempo of invasion and its effects are key issues in invasion biology today (Holway et al., 2002; Leung et al., 2002; Krushelnycky et al., 2003).”
• Improving invasive ant eradication as a conservation tool: A review (2016, background): “These tramp species are having direct and indirect negative impacts on natural and managed ecosystems (Holway et al., 2002; Lach and Hooper-Bui, 2010).”
• REMOVAL EXPERIMENT REVEALS LIMITED EFFECTS OF A BEHAVIORALLY DOMINANT SPECIES ON ANT ASSEMBLAGES (2004, result): “These findings support the contention that competition is important within the guild of dominant ants (the Dominant Dolichoderinae), and are consistent with evidence that invasive ants have strongest effects on ecologically similar species (Holway et al. 2002).”
• Native predators and exotic prey –an acquired taste? (2009, background): “Invasive ants also drastically reduce the populations of both native ants and other arthropods in invaded areas around the globe (Holway et al. 2002).”
• The Colony Structure and Population Biology of Invasive Ants (2003, background): “The ecological causes and consequences of ant invasions are reviewed in detail elsewhere (Holway et al. 2002), and much attention has been paid to the effects of invasive ants on invaded habitats ( Williams 1994; Wojcik et al. 2001).”
• Worldwide ant invasions under climate change (2014, background): “3 %) was especially surprising given that all species are from one family, the Formicidae, occur in similar habitats and have similar ecological characteristics (Holway et al. 2002).”