Fire effect on ground-foraging ant assemblages in northeastern Argentina

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Calcaterra, Luis Alberto; Di Blanco, Yamil Edgardo; Srur, Malena; Briano, Juan
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2014
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Fire is an important component of many natural ecosystems affecting plant communities and arthropods by mortality during combustion and/or indirectly through the modification of the habitat. The Iberá Natural Reserve (INR) is one of the most diverse ecosystems in northern Argentina; it is dominated by grasslands commonly affected by disturbances, such as grazing and fire. The objective of this work was to study the response of groundforaging ant assemblages, particular species, and functional groups to an extended fire of high intensity in four natural INR habitats with [5 years of cattle exclusion (strict conservation area). A total of 12,798 ant workers of 67 species were captured in 39 sampling stations. The ant fauna was less abundant in burned sites only a few days after the fire; 6 months later, no effect was detected. Richness and abundance of ants differed among unburned habitats. However, fire effect on species richness and composition remained unclear. The rapid recovery of the ant fauna made these insects poor indicators of long-term fire-promoted changes on biodiversity in open habitats dominated by grassland, though some ant species showed a high level of habitat fidelity mainly in unburned habitats. These results agree with those from other areas of the world, indicating that ants are particularly unreliable biodiversity indicators, with the exception of severe disturbance with long-term habitat restoration. Management decisions at the INR should be oriented to preserve the closed savanna, one of the most diverse and threatened habitat of Argentina.
Fil: Calcaterra, Luis Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fundación para el Estudio de Especies Invasivas; Argentina
Fil: Di Blanco, Yamil Edgardo. Centro de Investigaciones del Bosque Atlantico; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Nordeste. Instituto de Biologia Subtropical. Instituto de Biologia Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazu; Argentina
Fil: Srur, Malena. The Conservation Land Trust; Argentina
Fil: Briano, Juan. Fundación para el Estudio de Especies Invasivas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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Disturbance Ecology
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Conservation Management
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spelling Fire effect on ground-foraging ant assemblages in northeastern ArgentinaCalcaterra, Luis AlbertoDi Blanco, Yamil EdgardoSrur, MalenaBriano, JuanDisturbance EcologyFunctional GroupsFireAnt AssemblagesConservation Managementhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Fire is an important component of many natural ecosystems affecting plant communities and arthropods by mortality during combustion and/or indirectly through the modification of the habitat. The Iberá Natural Reserve (INR) is one of the most diverse ecosystems in northern Argentina; it is dominated by grasslands commonly affected by disturbances, such as grazing and fire. The objective of this work was to study the response of groundforaging ant assemblages, particular species, and functional groups to an extended fire of high intensity in four natural INR habitats with [5 years of cattle exclusion (strict conservation area). A total of 12,798 ant workers of 67 species were captured in 39 sampling stations. The ant fauna was less abundant in burned sites only a few days after the fire; 6 months later, no effect was detected. Richness and abundance of ants differed among unburned habitats. However, fire effect on species richness and composition remained unclear. The rapid recovery of the ant fauna made these insects poor indicators of long-term fire-promoted changes on biodiversity in open habitats dominated by grassland, though some ant species showed a high level of habitat fidelity mainly in unburned habitats. These results agree with those from other areas of the world, indicating that ants are particularly unreliable biodiversity indicators, with the exception of severe disturbance with long-term habitat restoration. Management decisions at the INR should be oriented to preserve the closed savanna, one of the most diverse and threatened habitat of Argentina.Fil: Calcaterra, Luis Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fundación para el Estudio de Especies Invasivas; ArgentinaFil: Di Blanco, Yamil Edgardo. Centro de Investigaciones del Bosque Atlantico; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Nordeste. Instituto de Biologia Subtropical. Instituto de Biologia Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazu; ArgentinaFil: Srur, Malena. The Conservation Land Trust; ArgentinaFil: Briano, Juan. Fundación para el Estudio de Especies Invasivas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaSpringer2014-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/10324Calcaterra, Luis Alberto; Di Blanco, Yamil Edgardo; Srur, Malena; Briano, Juan; Fire effect on ground-foraging ant assemblages in northeastern Argentina; Springer; Journal Of Insect Conservation; 18; 3; 6-2014; 339-3521366-638X1572-9753enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s10841-014-9642-8info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10841-014-9642-8info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-17T11:13:07Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/10324instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-17 11:13:07.766CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Fire effect on ground-foraging ant assemblages in northeastern Argentina
title Fire effect on ground-foraging ant assemblages in northeastern Argentina
spellingShingle Fire effect on ground-foraging ant assemblages in northeastern Argentina
Calcaterra, Luis Alberto
Disturbance Ecology
Functional Groups
Fire
Ant Assemblages
Conservation Management
title_short Fire effect on ground-foraging ant assemblages in northeastern Argentina
title_full Fire effect on ground-foraging ant assemblages in northeastern Argentina
title_fullStr Fire effect on ground-foraging ant assemblages in northeastern Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Fire effect on ground-foraging ant assemblages in northeastern Argentina
title_sort Fire effect on ground-foraging ant assemblages in northeastern Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Calcaterra, Luis Alberto
Di Blanco, Yamil Edgardo
Srur, Malena
Briano, Juan
author Calcaterra, Luis Alberto
author_facet Calcaterra, Luis Alberto
Di Blanco, Yamil Edgardo
Srur, Malena
Briano, Juan
author_role author
author2 Di Blanco, Yamil Edgardo
Srur, Malena
Briano, Juan
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Disturbance Ecology
Functional Groups
Fire
Ant Assemblages
Conservation Management
topic Disturbance Ecology
Functional Groups
Fire
Ant Assemblages
Conservation Management
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Fire is an important component of many natural ecosystems affecting plant communities and arthropods by mortality during combustion and/or indirectly through the modification of the habitat. The Iberá Natural Reserve (INR) is one of the most diverse ecosystems in northern Argentina; it is dominated by grasslands commonly affected by disturbances, such as grazing and fire. The objective of this work was to study the response of groundforaging ant assemblages, particular species, and functional groups to an extended fire of high intensity in four natural INR habitats with [5 years of cattle exclusion (strict conservation area). A total of 12,798 ant workers of 67 species were captured in 39 sampling stations. The ant fauna was less abundant in burned sites only a few days after the fire; 6 months later, no effect was detected. Richness and abundance of ants differed among unburned habitats. However, fire effect on species richness and composition remained unclear. The rapid recovery of the ant fauna made these insects poor indicators of long-term fire-promoted changes on biodiversity in open habitats dominated by grassland, though some ant species showed a high level of habitat fidelity mainly in unburned habitats. These results agree with those from other areas of the world, indicating that ants are particularly unreliable biodiversity indicators, with the exception of severe disturbance with long-term habitat restoration. Management decisions at the INR should be oriented to preserve the closed savanna, one of the most diverse and threatened habitat of Argentina.
Fil: Calcaterra, Luis Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fundación para el Estudio de Especies Invasivas; Argentina
Fil: Di Blanco, Yamil Edgardo. Centro de Investigaciones del Bosque Atlantico; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Nordeste. Instituto de Biologia Subtropical. Instituto de Biologia Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazu; Argentina
Fil: Srur, Malena. The Conservation Land Trust; Argentina
Fil: Briano, Juan. Fundación para el Estudio de Especies Invasivas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description Fire is an important component of many natural ecosystems affecting plant communities and arthropods by mortality during combustion and/or indirectly through the modification of the habitat. The Iberá Natural Reserve (INR) is one of the most diverse ecosystems in northern Argentina; it is dominated by grasslands commonly affected by disturbances, such as grazing and fire. The objective of this work was to study the response of groundforaging ant assemblages, particular species, and functional groups to an extended fire of high intensity in four natural INR habitats with [5 years of cattle exclusion (strict conservation area). A total of 12,798 ant workers of 67 species were captured in 39 sampling stations. The ant fauna was less abundant in burned sites only a few days after the fire; 6 months later, no effect was detected. Richness and abundance of ants differed among unburned habitats. However, fire effect on species richness and composition remained unclear. The rapid recovery of the ant fauna made these insects poor indicators of long-term fire-promoted changes on biodiversity in open habitats dominated by grassland, though some ant species showed a high level of habitat fidelity mainly in unburned habitats. These results agree with those from other areas of the world, indicating that ants are particularly unreliable biodiversity indicators, with the exception of severe disturbance with long-term habitat restoration. Management decisions at the INR should be oriented to preserve the closed savanna, one of the most diverse and threatened habitat of Argentina.
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Calcaterra, Luis Alberto; Di Blanco, Yamil Edgardo; Srur, Malena; Briano, Juan; Fire effect on ground-foraging ant assemblages in northeastern Argentina; Springer; Journal Of Insect Conservation; 18; 3; 6-2014; 339-352
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