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The effect of edaphic factors on the distribution and abundance of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Iran
The current study is aimed at investigating the effect of edaphic factors on the distribution and abundance of ants in different habitats of the central areas of Iran, while considering the vegetation. During 2018 to 2019, 20 stations from four habitats, including deserts, mountainous and submontane...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7822805/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33519259 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e54843 |
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author | Mohseni, Mohammad Reza Pashaei Rad, Shahrokh |
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description | The current study is aimed at investigating the effect of edaphic factors on the distribution and abundance of ants in different habitats of the central areas of Iran, while considering the vegetation. During 2018 to 2019, 20 stations from four habitats, including deserts, mountainous and submontane, plains and rural areas and urban areas, were selected. In general, a total of 311 sample units were collected from all the stations, out of which, 32 species belonging to 13 genera, nine tribes and three subfamilies were identified. The biological distribution and abundance of species were argued by computing the physical and chemical parameters of the soil, such as salinity, pH, total nitrogen, organic carbon, calcium and vegetation. The present study has demonstrated that the calcium content significantly affects the species richness of ants, although the impact of this element on various genera is different. We found that increasing in the abundance and richness of plant species has a positive impact on the abundance and richness of ants. Our results also show that some genera are meaningfully adaptable to a variety of habitats. In Kahak station, which is an urban habitat, with enormous diversity, 14 species were found, while in Sadrabad Historic Karvansara, a desert habitat, only Cataglyphis lividus (André, 1881) was collected. Cataglyphis bellicosus (Karavaiev, 1924), as the most abundant species, collected from 12 stations, was the most dominant species. |
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spelling | pubmed-78228052021-01-29 The effect of edaphic factors on the distribution and abundance of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Iran Mohseni, Mohammad Reza Pashaei Rad, Shahrokh Biodivers Data J Research Article The current study is aimed at investigating the effect of edaphic factors on the distribution and abundance of ants in different habitats of the central areas of Iran, while considering the vegetation. During 2018 to 2019, 20 stations from four habitats, including deserts, mountainous and submontane, plains and rural areas and urban areas, were selected. In general, a total of 311 sample units were collected from all the stations, out of which, 32 species belonging to 13 genera, nine tribes and three subfamilies were identified. The biological distribution and abundance of species were argued by computing the physical and chemical parameters of the soil, such as salinity, pH, total nitrogen, organic carbon, calcium and vegetation. The present study has demonstrated that the calcium content significantly affects the species richness of ants, although the impact of this element on various genera is different. We found that increasing in the abundance and richness of plant species has a positive impact on the abundance and richness of ants. Our results also show that some genera are meaningfully adaptable to a variety of habitats. In Kahak station, which is an urban habitat, with enormous diversity, 14 species were found, while in Sadrabad Historic Karvansara, a desert habitat, only Cataglyphis lividus (André, 1881) was collected. Cataglyphis bellicosus (Karavaiev, 1924), as the most abundant species, collected from 12 stations, was the most dominant species. Pensoft Publishers 2021-01-15 /pmc/articles/PMC7822805/ /pubmed/33519259 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e54843 Text en Mohammad Reza Mohseni, Shahrokh Pashaei Rad http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Mohseni, Mohammad Reza Pashaei Rad, Shahrokh The effect of edaphic factors on the distribution and abundance of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Iran |
title | The effect of edaphic factors on the distribution and abundance of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Iran |
title_full | The effect of edaphic factors on the distribution and abundance of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Iran |
title_fullStr | The effect of edaphic factors on the distribution and abundance of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Iran |
title_full_unstemmed | The effect of edaphic factors on the distribution and abundance of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Iran |
title_short | The effect of edaphic factors on the distribution and abundance of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Iran |
title_sort | effect of edaphic factors on the distribution and abundance of ants (hymenoptera: formicidae) in iran |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7822805/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33519259 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e54843 |
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