NDLI: Can reforested and plantation habitats effectively conserve SW China’s ant biodiversity?

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Author	Lu, Zhixing Hoffmann, Benjamin D. Chen, Youqing
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	China has a long history of deforestation and environmental degradation. Because China is also lacking biological reserves, off-reserve conservation is a major contributor to its conservation efforts. Off-reserve conservation in China is primarily being achieved within afforestation and low-intensity agriculture. We compare ant diversity of three habitats: Natural Forest, Disturbed Forest and Plantation, to assess the conservation potential of these multiple land uses. Natural Forest consistently had the greatest plot-level species richness of the three habitats, but this pattern was only statistically significant for arboreal ants. Functional group profiles showed that Specialist Predators were significantly more represented in Disturbed Forest, Opportunists were significantly more represented in one Plantation site, coupled with a lack of Subordinate Camponotini, and Generalised Myrmicinae were more represented in a second Plantation site coupled with a complete lack of Cryptic Species. Multivariate analysis revealed significant differences of ant species composition between habitats. Within IndVal analyses, 17 species were associated with Natural Forest and nine with Plantation. No species were associated with Disturbed Forest. Reforestation and low-intensity agriculture clearly provide habitat for many species, but will not necessarily substitute for undisturbed habitat for many other species, especially specialised species. China’s off-reserve conservation could be enhanced by developing a greater understanding of agricultural practices and reforestation techniques that promote species diversity, especially for uncommon, threatened and specialised species.
Starting Page	753
Ending Page	770
Page Count	18
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09603115
Journal	Biodiversity and Conservation
Volume Number	25
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	15729710
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2016-03-30
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Ant diversity Bio-indicator Community Conservation Habitat loss Evolutionary Biology Plant Sciences Tree Biology Biodiversity Ecology Conservation Biology/Ecology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Nature and Landscape Conservation

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