The role of anthropogenic disturbance and invasion of yellow crazy ant in a recent decline of land crab population

Abstract The yellow crazy ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes was first reported in Kenting National Park, Taiwan, in the 2000s, raising the concern of this invasive ant’s potential effects on the native land crab populations. We investigated the distribution and abundance of A. gracilipes and its adverse e...

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Main Authors: Ching-Chen Lee, Ming-Chung Chiu, Chun-Han Shih, Chin-Cheng Scotty Yang, Hung-Chang Liu, Chung-Chi Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91732-z