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Article: High Diversity in Urban Areas: How Comprehensive Sampling Reveals High Ant Species Richness within One of the Most Urbanized Regions of the World
Title | High Diversity in Urban Areas: How Comprehensive Sampling Reveals High Ant Species Richness within One of the Most Urbanized Regions of the World |
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Keywords | Biological invasions Biodiversity Species checklist Urban ecology Conservation |
Issue Date | 2021 |
Publisher | MDPI AG. The Journal's web site is located at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/diversity |
Citation | Diversity, 2021, v. 13 n. 8, article no. 358 How to Cite? |
Abstract | The continuous increase in urbanization has been perceived as a major threat for biodiversity, particularly within tropical regions. Urban areas, however, may still provide opportunities for conservation. In this study focused on Macao (China), one of the most densely populated regions on Earth, we used a comprehensive approach, targeting all the vertical strata inhabited by ants, to document the diversity of both native and exotic species, and to produce an updated checklist. We then compared these results with 112 studies on urban ants to illustrate the dual roles of cities in sustaining ant diversity and supporting the spread of exotic species. Our study provides the first assessment on the vertical distribution of urban ant communities, allowing the detection of 55 new records in Macao, for a total of 155 ant species (11.5% being exotic); one of the highest species counts reported for a city globally. Overall, our results contrast with the dominant paradigm that urban landscapes have limited conservation value but supports the hypothesis that cities act as gateways for exotic species. Ultimately, we argue for a more comprehensive understanding of ants within cities around the world to understand native and exotic patterns of diversity. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/306028 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.1 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.585 |
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dc.contributor.author | Brassard, F | - |
dc.contributor.author | Leong, CM | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chan, HH | - |
dc.contributor.author | Guénard, B | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-20T10:17:47Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-10-20T10:17:47Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Diversity, 2021, v. 13 n. 8, article no. 358 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1424-2818 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/306028 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The continuous increase in urbanization has been perceived as a major threat for biodiversity, particularly within tropical regions. Urban areas, however, may still provide opportunities for conservation. In this study focused on Macao (China), one of the most densely populated regions on Earth, we used a comprehensive approach, targeting all the vertical strata inhabited by ants, to document the diversity of both native and exotic species, and to produce an updated checklist. We then compared these results with 112 studies on urban ants to illustrate the dual roles of cities in sustaining ant diversity and supporting the spread of exotic species. Our study provides the first assessment on the vertical distribution of urban ant communities, allowing the detection of 55 new records in Macao, for a total of 155 ant species (11.5% being exotic); one of the highest species counts reported for a city globally. Overall, our results contrast with the dominant paradigm that urban landscapes have limited conservation value but supports the hypothesis that cities act as gateways for exotic species. Ultimately, we argue for a more comprehensive understanding of ants within cities around the world to understand native and exotic patterns of diversity. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | MDPI AG. The Journal's web site is located at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/diversity | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Diversity | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | Biological invasions | - |
dc.subject | Biodiversity | - |
dc.subject | Species checklist | - |
dc.subject | Urban ecology | - |
dc.subject | Conservation | - |
dc.title | High Diversity in Urban Areas: How Comprehensive Sampling Reveals High Ant Species Richness within One of the Most Urbanized Regions of the World | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Guénard, B: bguenard@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Guénard, B=rp01963 | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/d13080358 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85112413599 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 328270 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 13 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 8 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | article no. 358 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | article no. 358 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000688808300001 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Switzerland | - |