Alien ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) on a quest to conquer Greece: a review including an updated species checklist and guidance for future research

IF 3.8 2区 环境科学与生态学 Q1 BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION Neobiota Pub Date : 2023-07-10 DOI:10.3897/neobiota.86.98157
J. Demetriou, C. Georgiadis, Evangelos Koutsoukos, L. Borowiec, S. Salata
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Biological invasions represent one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss with adverse impacts on human societies, economies and public health. More than 500 ant species have been transported outside their native range with the help of humans, while the majority of them have managed to establish viable populations in the wild. Nevertheless, data from the Mediterranean region suggest that most alien ants occupy anthropogenic habitats with little spread in semi-natural and natural habitats. Research on biological invasions of ants in Greece had previously identified a total of 15 alien ant species. In this article, an extensive literature investigation and material examination provide a revised checklist of the alien myrmecofauna of Greece. Although the number of alien ant species remains the same, the checklist’s composition is largely altered to provide an up-to-date overview of the country’s alien myrmecofauna in order to enhance management decisions and future research. The presence and distribution of alien ants within Greek administrative divisions, NATURA 2000 sites and Corine Land Cover types are analysed and presented. In particular, the species richness of alien ants seems to be highest in the Aegean Archipelago (Crete and Southern Aegean Islands) probably due to uneven collecting efforts and increased climatic suitability. Alien ant species are mostly associated with anthropogenic habitats including urban and agricultural areas, although a significant percentage has managed to spread into forest and semi-natural areas, including protected NATURA 2000 sites. Future research directions enhancing the monitoring of alien ants and their impacts are indicated to safeguard native ant biodiversity and conservation efforts of rare and endemic taxa.
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Alien蚂蚁(膜翅目,蚁科)在一个探索征服希腊:一个审查,包括一个更新的物种清单和指导未来的研究
生物入侵是生物多样性丧失的主要驱动因素之一,对人类社会、经济和公共健康产生不利影响。在人类的帮助下,500多种蚂蚁已经被转移到了它们的原生栖息地之外,而其中大多数蚂蚁已经在野外建立了可行的种群。然而,来自地中海地区的数据表明,大多数外来蚂蚁占据了人为栖息地,在半自然和自然栖息地几乎没有分布。此前,对希腊蚂蚁生物入侵的研究共发现了15种外来蚂蚁。在这篇文章中,广泛的文献调查和材料审查提供了一份修订的希腊外来myrmcofauna清单。尽管外来蚂蚁物种的数量保持不变,但检查表的组成在很大程度上发生了变化,以提供该国外来蚁类的最新概况,从而加强管理决策和未来的研究。分析并介绍了外来蚂蚁在希腊行政区划、NATURA 2000遗址和Corine土地覆盖类型内的存在和分布。特别是,外来蚂蚁的物种丰富度似乎在爱琴海群岛(克里特岛和爱琴海南部岛屿)最高,这可能是由于采集工作不均衡和气候适应性增强。外来蚂蚁物种大多与包括城市和农业地区在内的人类栖息地有关,尽管有很大一部分已经扩散到森林和半自然地区,包括NATURA 2000保护区。未来的研究方向是加强对外来蚂蚁及其影响的监测,以保护本地蚂蚁的生物多样性以及稀有和特有类群的保护工作。
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Neobiota
Neobiota Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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期刊介绍: NeoBiota is a peer-reviewed, open-access, rapid online journal launched to accelerate research on alien species and biological invasions: aquatic and terrestrial, animals, plants, fungi and micro-organisms. The journal NeoBiota is a continuation of the former NEOBIOTA publication series; for volumes 1-8 see http://www.oekosys.tu-berlin.de/menue/neobiota All articles are published immediately upon editorial approval. All published papers can be freely copied, downloaded, printed and distributed at no charge for the reader. Authors are thus encouraged to post the pdf files of published papers on their homepages or elsewhere to expedite distribution. There is no charge for color.
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