A new metastudy of 46 studies of biological invasions by non-native ant species (think: fire ants, crazy ants, etc) show that ant invasions cut native animal abundance and diversity in half.
#Ecology #Ants #Entomology #Biodiversity
https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/icad.12672
Alex Wild /
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2023-08-21 17:55:04
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