Department of Biology, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
J Anim Ecol. 2019 Mar;88(3):346-349. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12958.
In Focus: Andersen, A. N. (2019). Responses of ant communities to disturbance: Five principles for understanding the disturbance dynamics of a globally dominant faunal group. Journal of Animal Ecology 88, 350-362. Disturbance is a key driver of ecosystem dynamics. Whereas plant community responses to disturbance are relatively well understood, the same does not hold for animals. With rapid changes affecting our world's ecosystems, predicting the response of important ecological groups to ongoing disturbance should be a focus. In particular, ants are ecosystem engineers that create habitats for other organisms and have a crucial role to play in nutrient cycling. Nevertheless, our understanding of ant community response to disturbance is, at best, fragmented. Moreover, how ant communities respond to disturbance on a global scale appears highly idiosyncratic. The perspective article by Andersen (Journal of Animal Ecology 88, 350-362.) proposes five general principles that can help elucidate ant community response to disturbance. Specifically, this synthesis deepens our understanding of how contemporary disturbances, ecological processes and the evolutionary and biogeographic history of lineages interact to influence ant community structure.
安德森，A. N.（2019 年）。蚂蚁群落对干扰的响应：理解全球占主导地位的动物类群干扰动态的五个原则。动物生态学杂志 88，350-362。干扰是生态系统动态的关键驱动因素。虽然植物群落对干扰的响应相对较好理解，但动物群落并非如此。随着影响我们世界生态系统的快速变化，预测重要生态类群对持续干扰的响应应该是一个重点。特别是，蚂蚁是生态工程师，它们为其他生物创造栖息地，在养分循环中起着至关重要的作用。然而，我们对蚂蚁群落对干扰的响应的理解充其量是零散的。此外，蚂蚁群落对全球范围内干扰的响应似乎高度特殊。安德森的观点文章（动物生态学杂志 88，350-362.）提出了五个一般原则，可以帮助阐明蚂蚁群落对干扰的响应。具体来说，这种综合加深了我们对当代干扰、生态过程以及谱系的进化和生物地理历史如何相互作用影响蚂蚁群落结构的理解。
