@article{fdi:010085897,
  title = {{I}mpact of invasive little fire ants {W}asmannia auropunctata on rainforest soil fauna : implications for conservation of the endangered flightless kagu of {N}ew {C}aledonia},
  author = {{J}ourdan, {H}erv{\'e} and {B}ourguet, {E}. and {M}ille, {C}. and {G}ula, {R}. and {T}heuerkauf, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he little fire ant, {W}asmannia auropunctata, is an invasive species known to negatively affect many native species in its introduced range. {H}ere, we studied the effect of little fire ant presence on the biomass of soil fauna in rainforest of {N}ew {C}aledonia to assess if little fire ants have an impact on an endangered endemic flightless bird, the kagu, {R}hynochetos jubatus. {T}he average biomass of soil fauna (except for millipedes) was lower in 53 sample plots with little fire ants than in 597 sample plots without little fire ants and the biomass decreased with increasing density of little fire ant nests. {M}illipedes on the contrary seemed to be positively impacted as their average biomass was higher in areas with fire ants than in areas without, but even millipede biomass decreased with increasing nest density of fire ants. {K}agu density decreased with increasing area of rainforest invaded by little fire ants, suggesting, given their observed negative impact on soil fauna biomass, that they may limit food resources for kagu. {L}ittle fire ants might therefore transform rainforest into a less suitable habitat for the kagu by reducing the biomass of their prey and thus have a negative impact for kagu conservation.},
  keywords = {{W}asmannia auropunctata ; {I}ndirect impact ; {I}nvasive ant ; {S}oil fauna ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iological {I}nvasions},
  volume = {[{E}arly access]},
  numero = {},
  pages = {[6 p.]},
  ISSN = {1387-3547},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10530-022-02882-8},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085897},
}