A literature survey identified 403 primary research publications that investigated the
ecological effects of invasive alien insects and/or the mechanisms underlying these effects …

Invasive alien species affect the composition and functioning of invaded ecosystems in
many ways, altering ecological interactions that have arisen over evolutionary timescales …

Ants are probably the most dominant insect group on Earth, representing ten to fifteen
percent of animal biomass in terrestrial ecosystems. Flowering plants, meanwhile, owe their …

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 …

Islands can serve as model systems for understanding how biological invasions affect
community structure and ecosystem function. Here we show invasion by the alien crazy ant …

A major challenge of invasion biology is the development of a predictive framework that
prevents new invasions. This is inherently difficult because different biological …

Diplochory is seed dispersal by a sequence of two or more steps or phases, each involving
a different dispersal agent. Here, we describe five forms of diplochory and derive general …

Myrmecochory, or seed dispersal by ants, is a dispersal syndrome found among several
thousand plant species occupying different ecosystems and geographical regions. Typically …

Ants are recognized for their abilities both to engage in mutualistic interactions with diverse
taxa, and to invade and dominate habitats outside their native geographic range. Here, we …

In coastal California, the invasive Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) displaces nearly all
above ground foraging native ant species. The loss of native ants following invasion by …