Improving estimates of global ant biomass and abundance

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Result on the web
<a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.1073/pnas.2214825119" target="_blank" >https://www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.1073/pnas.2214825119</a>
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Improving estimates of global ant biomass and abundance
Original language description
Ants are ubiquitous on Earth, being found in all terrestrial biomes, except for polar regions. Although global patternsnof ant diversity are reasonably well understood, there is still a surprisingly high degree of uncertainty regarding how many ant individuals there are in the worldnand the extent to which ants contribute to global biomass. In PNAS, Schultheiss et al. addressed these knowledge gaps, and estimated that that globalnant biomass is about one-fifth that of humans. We reviewed in our commentary article the historical literature on ant abudnance and biomass estimates, and constrast them with findings by Schultheiss et al. Further, we highlight the main knowledge gaps for future research on the topic.
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Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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