Exotic species affect the biogeochemical pools and fluxes of materials and energy, thereby
altering the fundamental structure and function of their ecosystems. Rapidly accumulating …

Ecosystem engineers strongly influence the communities in which they live by modifying
habitats and altering resource availability. These biogenic changes can persist beyond the …

Comprising a substantial part of living biomass on earth, ants are integral to the functioning
of terrestrial ecosystems. More than 12,000 species have been described to date, and it is …

The impact of the imported fire ant (IFA) is complex, in large part, because several very
different species of “Fire Ants” have invaded and one of these has two forms, all of which are …

Since their origin about 120 million years ago (Mya), ants have evolved to become the most
species-rich and ecologically diverse group of social insects (Grimaldi and Engel 2005; …

Adaptive management at its most basic level involves the continual incorporation of new
knowledge into a decision-making process to refine and improve project actions and …

Biological invasion is one of the major challenges to changing ecosystems worldwide. Red
fire ants are a prime example of invasive soil animals. However, the impacts of their invasion …

Nearly every terrestrial ecosystem hosts invasive ant species, and many of those ant species
construct underground nests near roots and/or tend phloem‐feeding hemipterans on plants …

Despite many reports of animals using visual landmarks for homing, surprisingly little is
known about construction of landmarks for the purpose of orientation. Semiterrestrial crabs …

Ants mediate ecosystem services that can modulate crop performance and overall
agroecosystem functioning. Our study investigated how the activity of Solenopsis invicta …