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Impact of secondary forest management on ant assemblage composition in the temperate region in Japan

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In Japan, the impacts of human disturbance on ant assemblages have been intensively studied mainly in suburban areas. In contrast, the impact on ant assemblages of long-term human management and abandonment of forests is not well studied even though forestry is viewed as a process that seriously impacts ant assemblages. Besides, the studies focused on the relationship between secondary forest management for producing the firewood and charcoal which is considered to be characteristic of Japan and ant assemblage is not well studied. Do the long-term impacts on the secondary forest alter the ant composition? The effects of forest management on ant assemblages were studied through comparisons of managed, unmanaged and clear cut forest plots in secondary tree stands that had been used previously for producing firewood and charcoal. Ant species richness did not differ among forest categories, but ant species composition varied among forest categories. The absence or presence of openland and woodland ant specialist species is considered a good indicator for secondary forest management.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Dr. Matsumoto for his advice with sampling survey. This work was partly funded by research grant #200603 of the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute.

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Yoshimura, M. Impact of secondary forest management on ant assemblage composition in the temperate region in Japan. J Insect Conserv 13, 563–568 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-008-9197-7

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