Dakélé C Yode, Lombart MM Kouakou, Kanvaly Dosso, Wouter Dekoninck, Kolo Yeo, Souleymane Konate, and Philippe Kouassi Kouassi (2023)
Diversity and assembly composition of arboreal ants in a west African humid forest-savannah mosaic
African Journal of Ecology:1-8.
In the tropical forest-savannah mosaic of Lamto Reserve in Ivory Coast ants play an
important role in the biodiversity conservation. This work aimed to explore the structure and composition of the arboreal ant assemblages in a forest-savannah mosaic
located in central Côte d'Ivoire. Ants were collected by baited trap (Protein bait: tuna
and sugar bait: sweet milk) and beating of low vegetation. During the entire sampling
campaign, 59 ant species belonging to 18 genera and five subfamilies (Formicinae,
Ponerinae, Myrmicinae, Dolichoderinae and Pseudomyrmecinae) were recorded. The
mean ant species richness of shrub savannah (SS) was significantly lower than of both
forest island (FI) and forest gallery. Likewise, a significant difference was observed
for species composition when comparing the arboreal ant communities of SS, gallery
forest and FI.
Peer Review, PDF available, Impact Factor, RBINS Collection(s)
biodiversity, canopies, ecotone, Formicidae, insects, sampling by beating
- DOI: 10.1111/aje.13189
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