Appendix A. Literature sources for data on community composition of invaded and intact ant assemblages.
Reference |
Region |
Country |
Invasive species |
Sampling |
Abbott et al. 2007 |
Tokelau Island |
New Zealand |
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
pitfall trap |
Garnas et al. 2007 |
Maine |
USA |
Myrmica rubra |
baiting, pitfall trap |
Gotelli and Arnett 2000 |
Eastern USA |
USA |
Solenopsis invicta |
pitfall trap |
Holway 1998 |
California |
USA |
Linepithema humile |
pitfall trap, baiting |
Human and Gordon 2007 |
California |
USA |
Linepithema humile |
pitfall trap |
Ipser et al. 2004 |
Georgia |
USA |
Solenopsis invicta |
pitfall trap, leaf-litter, baiting |
King and Tschinkel 2006 |
Florida |
USA |
Solenopsis invicta |
pitfall trap |
Porter and Savignano 1990 |
Texas |
USA |
Solenopsis invicta |
pitfall trap |
Sanders et al. 2003 |
California |
USA |
Linepithema humile |
baiting, visual survey |
Suarez et al. 1998 |
California |
USA |
Linepithema humile |
pitfall trap |
Ward 1987 |
California |
USA |
Linepithema humile |
leaf-litter, baiting visual survey |
Wetterer et al. 2006 |
Madeira Island |
Portugal |
Linepithema humile |
leaf-litter, visual survey |
LITERATURE CITED
Abbott, K. L., S. N. J. Greaves, P. A. Ritchie, and P. J. Lester. 2007. Behaviourally and genetically distinct populations of an invasive ant provide insight into invasion history and impacts on a tropical ant community. Biological Invasions 9:453–463.
Garnas, J. R., F. A. Drummond, and E. Groden. 2007. Intercolony aggression within and among local populations of the invasive ant, Myrmica rubra (Hymenoptera : Formicidae), in coastal Maine. Environmental Entomology 36:105–113.
Gotelli, N. J., and A. E. Arnett. 2000. Biogeographic effects of red fire ant invasion. Ecology Letters 3:257–261.
Holway, D. A. 1998. Effect of Argentina ant invasions on ground-dwelling arthropods in northern California riparian woodlands. Oecologia 116:252–258.
Human, K. G., and D. M. Gordon. 1997. Effects of Argentine ants on invertebrate biodiversity in northern California. Conservation Biology 11:1242–1248.
Human, K.G., S. Weiss, A. Weiss, B. Sandler, and D. M. Gordon. 1998. Effects of abiotic factors on the distribution and activity of the invasive Argentine ant (Hymenoptera : Formicidae). Environmental Entomology 27:822–833.
Ipser, R. M., M. A. Brinkman, W. A. Gardner, and H. B. Peeler. 2004. A survey of ground-dwelling ants (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) in Georgia. Florida Entomologist 87:253–260.
King, J. R., and W. R. Tschinkel. 2006. Experimental evidence that the introduced fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, does not competitively suppress co-occurring ants in a disturbed habitat. Journal of Animal Ecology 75:1370–1378.
Porter, S., and D. Savignano. 1990. Invasion of polygyne fire ants decimates native ants and disrupts arthropod community. Ecology 71:2095–2106.
Sanders, N. J., N. J. Gotelli, N. E. Heller, and D. M. Gordon. 2003. Community disassembly by an invasive species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 100:2474–2477.
Suarez, A.V., D. T. Bolger, and T. J. Case. 1998. Effects of fragmentation and invasion on native ant communities in coastal southern California. Ecology 79:2041–2056.
Ward, P. 1987. Distribution of the introduced Argentine ant (Iridomyrmex humilis) in natural habitats of the lower Sacramento Valley and its effects on the indigenous ant fauna. Hilgardia 55:1–16.
Wetterer, J. K., X. Espadaler, A. L. Wetterer, D. Aguin-Pombo, and A. M. Franquinho-Aguiar. 2006. Long-term impact of exotic ants on the native ants of Madeira. Ecological Entomology 31:358–368.