The Causes and Consequences of Ant Invasions

D. Holway; L. Lach; A. V. Suarez; N. Tsutsui; T. Case

DOI:10.1146/ANNUREV.ECOLSYS.33.010802.150444

Corpus ID: 16691880

The Causes and Consequences of Ant Invasions

@article{Holway2002TheCA,
  title={The Causes and Consequences of Ant Invasions},
  author={D. Holway and L. Lach and A. V. Suarez and N. Tsutsui and T. Case},
  journal={Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics},
  year={2002},
  volume={33},
  pages={181-233}
}

D. Holway, L. Lach, +2 authors T. Case

Published 2002

Biology

Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

Invasions by non-native ants are an ecologically destructive phenomenon affecting both continental and island ecosystems throughout the world. Invasive ants often become highly abundant in their introduced range and can outnumber native ants. These numerical disparities underlie the competitive asymmetry between invasive ants and native ants and result from a complex interplay of behavioral, ecological, and genetic factors. Reductions in the diversity and abundance of native ants resulting from… CONTINUE READING

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