The impact of wood ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on the structure of invertebrate community on mountain birch (Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii)

By P. Punttila, P. Niemelä, K. Karhu. 2004

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Foraging activity and dietary spectrum of wood ants (Formica rufa group) and their role in nutrient fluxes in boreal forests (2009, background): “A similar prey composition was also observed by Punttila et al. (2004) for wood ants in subarctic Lapland, except that they detected a higher proportion of Lepidoptera, particularly Geometridae larvae, which was associated with mountain birch ( Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovi ) present in their…”
Wood ants are wood ants: deforestation causes population declines in the polydomous wood ant Formica aquilonia (2007, background): “%) of their food from trees ( Rosengren & Sundström, 1987, 1991; Whittaker, 1991; Punttila et al. , 2004 ) and thus they are expected to suffer from the loss of large part of their food resources after clear-cutting ( Rosengren & Pamilo, 1978; Rosengren et al. , 1979; Punttila et al. , 1991 ).”
Saproxylic beetle diversity in a managed boreal forest: importance of stand characteristics and forestry conservation measures (2007, background): “The consequent reduction in the size and quantity of old and dead trees, logs, and stumps is considered the primary mechanism causing an increase in the extinction risk of saproxylic taxa (Fridman & Walheim, 2000; Grove, 2002; Punttila et al ., 2004).”