@article{fdi:010065249,
  title = {{A} bromeliad species reveals invasive ant presence in urban areas of {F}rench {G}uiana},
  author = {{T}alaga, {S}. and {D}elabie, {J}. {H}. {C}. and {D}ezerald, {O}. and {S}alas-{L}opez, {A}. and {P}etitclerca, {F}. and {L}eroy, {C}{\'e}line and {H}eraultd, {B}. and {C}ereghino, {R}. and {D}ejean, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}ank bromeliads, frequently associated with ants, are considered tiodiversity amplifiers' for both aquatic and terrestrial organisms, and thus have a high ecological value. {T}he focal species of this study, {A}echmea aquilega, sheltered the colonies of 12 ant species in a {G}uianese rural habitat where {O}dontomachus haematodus, associated with 60% of these plants, was the most frequent. {U}nexpectedly, the ant species richness was higher in a compared urban habitat with 21 species, but two synanthropic and four invasive ants were noted among them. {C}onsequently, we conducted baiting surveys (on the ground, on trees and on trees bearing {A}. aquilega) as well as complementary surveys using different sampling modes in urban areas to test if {A}. aquilega is a surrogate revealing the presence of certain invasive ants. {D}uring the baiting survey, we recorded four {N}eotropical and eight introduced invasive ants out of a total of 69 species. {O}f these 12 invasive species, five were noted by baiting {A}. aquilega (including two only noted in this way). {A} bootstrap simulation permitted us to conclude that {A}. aquilega significantly concentrates certain species of invasive ants. {T}his was confirmed by complementary surveys, where we did not record further species. {W}e conclude that baiting on trees bearing large epiphytes in human-modified, {N}eotropical areas is a relevant complement to the early detection of invasive ants.},
  keywords = {{A}echmea aquilega ; {B}ioindicators ; {N}on-specific ant-plant relationships ; {S}urrgogacy ; {T}ank bromeliads ; {U}rban ecology ; {GUYANE} {FRANCAISE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}cological {I}ndicators},
  volume = {58},
  numero = {},
  pages = {1--7},
  ISSN = {1470-160{X}},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.05.027},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065249},
}