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    Ecological and socio-economic impacts of the red import fire ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), on urban agricultural ecosystems

    The agricultural impacts of the Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren 1972, have been well studied in North America, but have received less emphasis in Asia where the species was first detected in the e...

    Kin Ho Chan, Benoit Guénard in Urban Ecosystems (2020)

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    High diversity in an urban habitat: are some animal assemblages resilient to long-term anthropogenic change?

    Urbanization is thought to lead to the loss of biodiversity both because of habitat disturbance and the increased abundance of invasive species. However, most studies of biodiversity in cities are conducted on...

    Benoit Guénard, Adrianna Cardinal-De Casas, Robert R. Dunn in Urban Ecosystems (2015)

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    Urban areas may serve as habitat and corridors for dry-adapted, heat tolerant species; an example from ants

    We collected ants from six urban and one forest land-use types in Raleigh, NC to examine the effects of urbanization on species richness and assemblage composition. Since urban areas are warmer (i.e., heat isl...

    Sean B. Menke, Benoit Guénard, Joseph O. Sexton, Michael D. Weiser… in Urban Ecosystems (2011)