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Insights for conservation from the Ecological Knowledge Games project

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Environmental conservation research requires robust methods for collecting large‐scale behavioral data and engaging diverse stakeholders in decision‐making processes. We (Y.P., A.B.D., and N.B.) created EcoKnowGames (Ecological Knowledge Games), a transdisciplinary project that develops knowledge games for conservation science and data ...
Yuan Pan, A. Bradley Duthie, Isabel Jones, Daksha Patel, Nils Bunnefeld   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Managing Imported Fire Ants in Urban Areas

EDIS, 2003
This document provides comprehensive guidelines for managing imported fire ants in urban areas. It covers the identification of fire ant species, the impact of their stings, and various control methods including Integrated Pest Management (IPM ...
David H. Oi, Philip Koehler
doaj   +1 more source

Venomous Animals; Are They Important in Iran? [PDF]

, 2015
Many reports have indicated the medical importance of animal poisons in Iran. The significance numbers of Iranians are injured from high endemic to sporadic, by venomous snakes, scorpions, wasps, bees, fire and velvet ants, spiders and backswimmer bugs ...
Dehghani, R.
core   +1 more source

Scientists’ warning on the global destruction of rock outcrop ecosystems

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Rock outcrops are geological formations that harbor a highly specialized biota adapted to harsh environmental conditions that differ from their surrounding landscapes. They are globally distributed, especially in old, highly weathered landscapes, and can function as habitat islands containing high levels of endemism and distinct evolutionary ...
Luiza F. A. de Paula, Lucas N. Perillo, Gianluigi Ottaviani, Flávio F. Carmo, Mandar N. Datar, Katherine C. Enebeli‐Ekwutoziam, Bruno Fogliani, Stephen D. Hopper, Aboli Kulkarni, Hans Lambers, Rafael F. Magalhães, Frederico S. Neves, Jean‐François Ponge, Stefan Porembski, Bruno H. P. Rosado, Fernando M. G. Santos, Elycée Tindano, Bram Vanschoenwinkel, Aparna Watve, Fernando A. O. Silveira   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does mutualism drive the invasion of two alien species? The case of Solenopsis invicta and Phenacoccus solenopsis.

PLoS ONE, 2012
Although mutualism between ants and honeydew-producing hemipterans has been extensively recognized in ecosystem biology, however few attempts to test the hypothesis that mutualism between two alien species leads to the facilitation of the invasion ...
Aiming Zhou, Yongyue Lu, Ling Zeng, Yijuan Xu, Guangwen Liang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Foraging Behavior of Tetramorium Caespitum in an Urban Environment: the Effect of Food Quality on Foraging [PDF]

, 2016
Animals\u27 foraging strategies are directly related to their fitness. Proposed models of optimal foraging assume that animals strategize in terms of maximizing benefits over the cost of acquiring resources. Ants are social insects that are comparable in
Crofton, Nicole A., D\u27Mello, Sabrina R., Sy, Nene S.   +2 more
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Biological conservation at risk in Slovakia: Brown bears under attack of autocratic pressures

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Recent governance changes in Slovakia have allowed extensive brown bear removals while reducing expert involvement. These developments raise concerns about long‐term management and consistency with EU conservation standards. The case underscores how political context affects conservation outcomes.
Michal Haring, Dusan Janak, Martin Kovanic, Ivo Pavlik   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pesticide‐free management of invasive ants impacting ground‐nesting wildlife populations

Wildlife Society Bulletin
Nonnative, invasive ants, and especially the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, are a widespread threat to ground‐nesting wildlife. In this paper I describe a method of controlling fire ants using hot water.
Joshua R. King
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of sea-level rise on physiological ecology of populations of a ground-dwelling ant.

PLoS ONE, 2020
INTRODUCTION:Sea-level rise is a consequence of climate change that can impact the ecological and physiological changes of coastal, ground-dwelling species.
L M Hooper-Bùi, R M Strecker-Lau, D M Stewart, M J Landry, A M Papillion, S N Peterson, R A Daniel   +6 more
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A Species delimitation approach to uncover cryptic species in the South American fire ant decapitating flies (Diptera: Phoridae: Pseudacteon).

PLoS ONE, 2020
South American fire ant decapitating flies in the genus Pseudacteon (Diptera: Phoridae) are potential biocontrol agents of the invasive fire ants Solenopsis invicta and S.
Andrés F Sánchez-Restrepo, Lucila Chifflet, Viviana Andrea Confalonieri, Neil D Tsutsui, Marcos Antônio Pesquero, Luis Antonio Calcaterra   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source