Urbanisation and habitat loss favour thermophilic and monogynous ant species
Basile Finand, Thibaud Monnin, Céline Bocquet, Angélique Bultelle, Pierre Fédérici, Léa Darmedru, Solène Gouffault, Joséphine Ledamoisel, Nicolas Loeuille
The paper examines how urbanisation and habitat fragmentation affect ant communities, finding that urban areas favor thermophilic and monogynous species, altering community composition and thermal preferences.
Peer Community Journal · Aug 27, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology