pitfall trapping (Formicidae)

Subcategory: community sampling

Standard reference: Billick (1999)

Papers: 29 | Mentions: 38

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Description

Standardized 2-hour baiting experiments using 5 different resource types arranged in pentagonal plots to sample ant communities and assess dominance patterns. Records ant abundance and identity at regular time intervals to calculate dominance metrics.

Typical Equipment

plastic discs (6 cm diameter)
canned tuna in water
untoasted sesame seeds
20% sugar water solution
1% saltwater solution
tap water
cotton balls
handheld infrared thermometer (Raytek Raynger 5T)

Output Measurements

species abundance
bait monopolization
discovery order
dominance scores

pitfall trapping (Formicidae)

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Description

Typical Equipment

Output Measurements

Papers Using This Protocol (33)

Different aspects of dominance are not equivalent when testing for trade-offs in ant communities

Breakfast of champions: Spatiotemporal variation in the quality of ant nests for bear consumers

Breakfast of champions: Spatiotemporal variation in the quality of ant nests for bear consumers

Ant Behavioral Responses to Aphids Colonizing <i> Ligusticum porteri </i>

Testing trade-offs and the dominance–impoverishment rule among ant communities

Are ants botanists? Ant associative learning of plant chemicals mediates foraging for carbohydrates

Progressive sensitivity of trophic levels to warming underlies an elevational gradient in ant–aphid mutualism strength

Progressive sensitivity of trophic levels to warming underlies an elevational gradient in ant–aphid mutualism strength

Elevational cline in herbivore abundance driven by a monotonic increase in trophic level sensitivity to aridity

Elevational cline in herbivore abundance driven by a monotonic increase in trophic level sensitivity to aridity

The Effect of Predation on Ant-aphid Mutualism in <i>Ligusticum porteri</i>

Elevated temperatures alter an ant aphid mutualism

Effects of Ant Presence on Nicrophorus investigatorâ€™s Reproductive Success

Short-term, low-level nitrogen deposition dampens a trophic cascade between bears and plants

The effects of Na pulses on subalpine ecosystems

Effects of <i>Helianthella quinquenervis</i> Extrafloral Nectaries on Ant Abundance and Community Structure

Effects of <i>Helianthella quinquenervis</i> Extrafloral Nectaries on Ant Abundance and Community Structure

The Effects of Ants on Ecosystem Dynamics: Investigating the Ecological Influence of Ant Nests in the Rocky Mountains

The Effects of Elevation on Herbivorous Insect Communities and the Host Plant Boechera stricta.

Changes in ant community composition caused by 20 years of experimental warming vs.13 years of natural climate shift

Does ant usage vary between the plants <i>Ligusticum porteri</i> and <i>Helianthella quinquenervis</i>?

Abiotic and multitrophic determinants of geographic distribution in an herbivorous insect

Influence of macronutrient imbalance on native ant foraging and interspecific interactions in the field

Role of floral nectaries and plant sex in mediating ant-aphid interactions on <i>Valeriana edulis</i>

Impact of mound-building ants on ecosystem properties create islands of fertility in alpine meadows

Ant presences alter plants: The impact <i>Formica obscuripes</i> presence on plants and soil micro-anthropod diversity

A balanced diet: Effects of ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nutritional state on the balance between mutualism and predation upon aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Protection at a price? Ant interactions with pollinators on aspen sunflower (<i>Helianthella quinquenervis</i>)

Reciprocal effects among the ant <i>Formica obscuripes</i> and the asters <i>Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus</i> and <i>Artemisia tridentata</i>

Impact of the Western Thatching Ant (Formica obscuripes) on

The relationship between the distribution of worker sizes and new worker production in the ant Formica neorufibarbis

Biotic and abiotic effects on ant community structure

The effects of plant succession and ant nest on soil organic matter and soil moisture