A new look at decades of data from #MuseumCollections & #surveys of #LeafLitter #ants in #Florida #reveals a steady #decline in #NativeAnts , #simultaneous #increase in #nonNative ants—even in #protected natural areas of the state, researchers report.
#Reported in the journal Current #Biology , the findings point to a potential future devoid of native ants, the #researchers said.
#entomology #insects #biodiversity #AtRisk #ecology #environment
Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2023-04-florida-nonnative-leaf-litter-ants-native.html
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In Florida study, nonnative leaf-litter ants are replacing #nativeants @UofIllinois @currentbiology https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0960982223003329 https://phys.org/news/2023-04-florida-nonnative-leaf-litter-ants-native.html
A new look at decades of data from museum collections and surveys of leaf-litter ants in Florida reveals a steady decline in native ants and simultaneous increase in nonnative ants—even in protected natural areas of the state, researchers report.
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