Canopy and litter ant assemblages share similar climate-species density relationships

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Alternative codes found

RIV/60076658:12310/10:00012018

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Canopy and litter ant assemblages share similar climate-species density relationships

Original language description

Tropical forest canopies house most of the globe?s diversity, yet little is known about global patterns and drivers of canopy diversity. Here, we present models of ant species density, using climate, abundance and habitat (i.e. canopy versus litter) as predictors. Ant species density is positively associated with temperature and precipitation, and negatively (or non-significantly) associated with two metrics of seasonality, precipitation seasonality and temperature range. Ant species density was significantly higher in canopy samples, but this difference disappeared once abundance was considered. Thus, apparent differences in species density between canopy and litter samples are probably owing to differences in abundance? diversity relationships, and not differences in climate? diversity relationships. Thus, it appears that canopy and litter ant assemblages share a common abundance?diversity relationship influenced by similar but not identical climatic drivers.

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

EH - Ecology - communities

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)

Publication year

2010

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Biology Letters

ISSN

1744-9561

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Volume of the periodical

6

Issue of the periodical within the volume

6

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

4

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000284104000014

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