A global database of ant species abundances

Heloise Gibb; Rob R Dunn; Nathan J Sanders; Blair F Grossman; Manoli Photakis; Silvia Abril; Donat Agosti; Alan N Andersen; Elena Angulo; Inge Armbrecht; Xavier Arnan; Fabricio B Baccaro; Tom R Bishop; Raphael Boulay; Carsten Bruhl; Cristina Castracani; Xim Cerda; Israel Del Toro; Thibaut Delsinne; Miraia Diaz; David A Donoso; Aaron M Ellison; Martha L Enriquez; Tom M Fayle; Donald H Feener Jr; Brian L Fisher; Robert N Fisher; Matthew C Fitzpatrick; Crisanto Gomez; Nicholas J Gotelli; Aaron Gove; Donato A Grasso; Sarah Groc; Benoit Guenard; Nihara Gunawardene; Brian Heterick; Benjamin Hoffmann; Milan Janda; Clinton Jenkins; Michael Kaspari; Petr Klimes; Lori Lach; Thomas Laeger; John Lattke; Maurice Leponce; Jean-Philippe Lessard; John Longino; Andrea Lucky; Sarah H Luke; Jonathan Majer; Terrence P McGlynn; Sean Menke; Dirk Mezger; Alessandra Mori; Jimmy Moses; Thinandavha Caswell Munyai; Renata Pacheco; Omid Paknia; Jessica Pearce-Duvet; Martin Pfeiffer; Stacy M Philpott; Julian Resasco; Javier Retana; Rogerio R Silva; Magdalena D Sorger; Jorge Souza; Andrew Suarez; Melanie Tista; Herlado L Vasconcelos; Merav Vonshak; Michael D Weiser; Michelle Yates; Catherine L Parr

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A global database of ant species abundances

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A global database of ant species abundances

Heloise Gibb, Rob R Dunn, Nathan J Sanders, Blair F Grossman, Manoli Photakis, Silvia Abril, Donat Agosti, Alan N Andersen, Elena Angulo, Inge Armbrecht, …

Ecology, Vol.98(3), pp.883-884

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.1682

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abundance

ants

database

disturbance

Formicidae

geo-referenced

habitat

local assemblage

occurrence

pitfall trap

Winkler trap

What forces structure ecological assemblages? A key limitation to general insights about assemblage structure is the availability of data that are collected at a small spatial grain (local assemblages) and a large spatial extent (global coverage). Here, we present published and unpublished data from 51â€Š,388 ant abundance and occurrence records of more than 2,693 species and 7,953 morphospecies from local assemblages collected at 4,212 locations around the world. Ants were selected because they are diverse and abundant globally, comprise a large fraction of animal biomass in most terrestrial communities, and are key contributors to a range of ecosystem functions. Data were collected between 1949 and 2014, and include, for each geo-referenced sampling site, both the identity of the ants collected and details of sampling design, habitat type, and degree of disturbance. The aim of compiling this data set was to provide comprehensive species abundance data in order to test relationships between assemblage structure and environmental and biogeographic factors. Data were collected using a variety of standardized methods, such as pitfall and Winkler traps, and will be valuable for studies investigating large-scale forces structuring local assemblages. Understanding such relationships is particularly critical under current rates of global change. We encourage authors holding additional data on systematically collected ant assemblages, especially those in dry and cold, and remote areas, to contact us and contribute their data to this growing data set.

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Title: A global database of ant species abundances
Authors: Heloise Gibb (Author) - La Trobe University
Rob R Dunn (Author) - North Carolina State University, United States
Nathan J Sanders (Author) - University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Blair F Grossman (Author) - La Trobe University
Manoli Photakis (Author) - La Trobe University
Silvia Abril (Author) - University of Girona, Spain
Donat Agosti (Author) - Naturhistorisches Museum Bern, Switzerland
Alan N Andersen (Author) - CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
Elena Angulo (Author) - Estación Biológica de Doñana, Spain
Inge Armbrecht (Author) - Universidad del Valle, Colombia
Xavier Arnan (Author) - Universidade Federal Pernambuco, Brazil
Fabricio B Baccaro (Author) - Universidade Federal do Amazonas-UFAM, Brazil
Tom R Bishop (Author) - University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Raphael Boulay (Author) - d-Aménagement du Territoire Université, France
Carsten Bruhl (Author) - University Koblenz-Landau, Germany
Cristina Castracani (Author) - University of Parma, Italy
Xim Cerda (Author) - Estación Biológica de Doñana, Spain
Israel Del Toro (Author) - Natural History Museum of Denmark, Denmark
Thibaut Delsinne (Author) - University of Parma, Italy
Miraia Diaz (Author) - University of Girona, Spain
David A Donoso (Author) - Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ecuador
Aaron M Ellison (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Martha L Enriquez (Author) - University of Girona, Spain
Tom M Fayle (Author) - University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic
Donald H Feener Jr (Author) - University of Utah, United States
Brian L Fisher (Author) - California Academy of Sciences, United States
Robert N Fisher (Author) - U.S. Geological Survey, United States
Matthew C Fitzpatrick (Author) - University of Maryland Centre for Environmental Science, United States
Crisanto Gomez (Author) - University of Girona, Spain
Nicholas J Gotelli (Author) - University of Vermont, United States
Aaron Gove (Author) - Curtin University
Donato A Grasso (Author) - University of Parma, Italy
Sarah Groc (Author) - Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil
Benoit Guenard (Author) - University of Hong Kong, China
Nihara Gunawardene (Author) - Curtin University
Brian Heterick (Author) - Curtin University
Benjamin Hoffmann (Author) - CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
Milan Janda (Author) - University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic
Clinton Jenkins (Author) - IPE-Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas, Brazil
Michael Kaspari (Author) - University of Oklahoma, United States
Petr Klimes (Author) - University of Oklahoma, United States
Lori Lach (Author) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil
Thomas Laeger (Author) - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Belgium
John Lattke (Author) - Concordia University, Canada
Maurice Leponce (Author) - University of Utah, United States
Jean-Philippe Lessard (Author) - University of Florida, United States
John Longino (Author) - University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
Andrea Lucky (Author) - Curtin University
Sarah H Luke (Author)
Jonathan Majer (Author)
Terrence P McGlynn (Author)
Sean Menke (Author)
Dirk Mezger (Author)
Alessandra Mori (Author)
Jimmy Moses (Author)
Thinandavha Caswell Munyai (Author)
Renata Pacheco (Author)
Omid Paknia (Author)
Jessica Pearce-Duvet (Author)
Martin Pfeiffer (Author)
Stacy M Philpott (Author)
Julian Resasco (Author)
Javier Retana (Author)
Rogerio R Silva (Author)
Magdalena D Sorger (Author)
Jorge Souza (Author)
Andrew Suarez (Author)
Melanie Tista (Author)
Herlado L Vasconcelos (Author)
Merav Vonshak (Author)
Michael D Weiser (Author)
Michelle Yates (Author)
Catherine L Parr (Author)
Publication details: Ecology, Vol.98(3), pp.883-884
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.1002/ecy.1682
ISSN: 0012-9658
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450582102621
Output Type: Journal article

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