Ants play a central role in understanding the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on
communities and ecosystems because of their diversity, abundance, and functional roles in …

Conducting a repeat study of the presence of mound-building red wood ants (Formica rufa
group) after a period of 30 years has rarely been done in Europe. From 1990 to 2020 such a …

The number of colonies of red wood ants (Formica rufa group) in the north western part of
Belgium has declined by more than half over the past 20 years. In the study area of 20× 50 …

The impact of agriculture on wood ants of the Formica rufa group was investigated in a small-
scale agricultural landscape with many woodland fragments in the east of the Netherlands …

Species' life-history traits underlie species–environment relationships. Therefore, analysis of
species traits, combined into life-history strategies, can be used to identify key factors …

Colonies of social insects such as ants have species-typical life history attributes that include
mature colony size, mortality rate, size at first reproduction, lifespan, reproductive investment …

Climate change brings along trend-like changes as well as changes in the temporal
variations in environmental conditions which interact with the biological dynamics of …

Hebben mieren bescherming nodig? Soorten kunnen het best worden beschermd door het
biotoop waarin ze voorkomen goed te beheren. Behalve biotoopbeheer zal er aandacht …

Halting the fast decrease of global biodiversity has become the major challenge facing
conservation biologists today. Populations of numerous species are suffering significant …

Forest plantations are still often considered the antithesis of real nature. However,
plantations can host many organisms. The problem is that some of the hosted species are …