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Ants Sow the Seeds of Global Diversification in Flowering Plants by Lengyel, Szabolcs, Gove, Aaron D, Latimer, Andrew M, Majer, Jonathan D, Dunn, Robert R

“…Background: The extraordinary diversification of angiosperm plants in the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods has produced an estimated 250,000-300,000 living…”
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Animals in the Restoration Process--Progressing the Trends by Majer, Jonathan D

“…A survey of fauna-focused papers in Restoration Ecology indicates that increased attention is being paid to this component of the biota. Although much of this…”
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Convergent evolution of seed dispersal by ants, and phylogeny and biogeography in flowering plants: A global survey by Lengyel, Szabolcs, Gove, Aaron D., Latimer, Andrew M., Majer, Jonathan D., Dunn, Robert R.

“…Seed dispersal is a fundamental life history trait in plants. Although the recent surge of interest in seed dispersal by ants (myrmecochory) has added greatly…”
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Agricultural matrices affect ground ant assemblage composition inside forest fragments by Assis, Diego Santana, Dos Santos, Iracenir Andrade, Ramos, Flavio Nunes, Barrios-Rojas, Katty Elena, Majer, Jonathan David, Vilela, Evaldo Ferreira

“…The establishment of agricultural matrices generally involves deforestation, which leads to fragmentation of the remaining forest. This fragmentation can…”
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Climatic drivers of hemispheric asymmetry in global patterns of ant species richness by Dunn, Robert R, Agosti, Donat, Andersen, Alan N, Arnan, Xavier, Bruhl, Carsten A, Cerdá, Xim, Ellison, Aaron M, Fisher, Brian L, Fitzpatrick, Matthew C, Gibb, Heloise, Gotelli, Nicholas J, Gove, Aaron D, Guenard, Benoit, Janda, Milan, Kaspari, Michael, Laurent, Edward J, Lessard, Jean-Philippe, Longino, John T, Majer, Jonathan D, Menke, Sean B, McGlynn, Terrence P, Parr, Catherine L, Philpott, Stacy M, Pfeiffer, Martin, Retana, Javier, Suarez, Andrew V, Vasconcelos, Heraldo L, Weiser, Michael D, Sanders, Nathan J

“…Although many taxa show a latitudinal gradient in richness, the relationship between latitude and species richness is often asymmetrical between the northern…”
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critical role of ants in the extensive dispersal of Acacia seeds revealed by genetic parentage assignment by Pascov, Caitlin M, Nevill, Paul G, Elliott, Carole P, Majer, Jonathan D, Anthony, Janet M, Krauss, Siegfried L

“…Ants are prominent seed dispersal agents in many ecosystems, and dispersal distances are small in comparison with vertebrate dispersal agents. However, the…”
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The potential protective value of ants in Northern Australian coffee plantations by Bizumungu, Gabriel, Majer, Jonathan D., Fay, Harry A. C.

“…Native ants are the oldest example of biological control agents used in tropical tree crops. Unfortunately, intensification of agricultural practices has led…”
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keystone ant species promotes seed dispersal in a “diffuse” mutualism by Gove, Aaron D, Majer, Jonathan D, Dunn, Robert R

“…In order to understand the dynamics of co-evolution it is important to consider spatial variation in interaction dynamics. We examined the relative importance…”
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Does a Rural-Urban Gradient Affect Beetle Assemblages in an Arid Ecosystem? by Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S, Sharaf, Mostafa R, Majer, Jonathan D, Al-Sadoon, Mohammed K, Soliman, Ahmed M, Aldawood, Abdulrahman S, Aldhafer, Hathal M, Orabi, Gamal M

“…Urbanization affects all elements of the pre-urban environment, including soils, hydrology, vegetation, and microclimate. Recently, Saudi Arabia has…”
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Putting plant resistance traits on the map: a test of the idea that plants are better defended at lower latitudes by Moles, Angela T., Wallis, Ian R., Foley, William J., Warton, David I., Stegen, James C., Bisigato, Alejandro J., Cella-Pizarro, Lucrecia, Clark, Connie J., Cohen, Philippe S., Cornwell, William K., Edwards, Will, Ejrnæs, Rasmus, Gonzales-Ojeda, Therany, Graae, Bente J., Hay, Gregory, Lumbwe, Fainess C., Magaña-Rodríguez, Benjamín, Moore, Ben D., Peri, Pablo L., Poulsen, John R., Veldtman, Ruan, von Zeipel, Hugo, Andrew, Nigel R., Boulter, Sarah L., Borer, Elizabeth T., Campón, Florencia Fernández, Coll, Moshe, Farji-Brener, Alejandro G., De Gabriel, Jane, Jurado, Enrique, Kyhn, Line A., Low, Bill, Mulder, Christa P. H., Reardon-Smith, Kathryn, Rodríguez-Velázquez, Jorge, Seabloom, Eric W., Vesk, Peter A., van Cauter, An, Waldram, Matthew S., Zheng, Zheng, Blendinger, Pedro G., Enquist, Brian J., Facelli, Jose M., Knight, Tiffany, Majer, Jonathan D., Martínez-Ramos, Miguel, McQuillan, Peter, Prior, Lynda D.

“…It has long been believed that plant species from the tropics have higher levels of traits associated with resistance to herbivores than do species from higher…”
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Ant diversity and composition patterns along the urbanization gradients in an arid city by Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S., Sharaf, Mostafa R., Majer, Jonathan D., Al-Sadoon, Mohammed K., Aldawood, Abdulrahman S., Aldhafer, Hathal M., Orabi, Gamal M.

“…The dramatic increased rates of uncontrolled urbanisation in various parts of the World have resulted in loss of native species and overall threats to…”
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Invertebrates and the Restoration of a Forest Ecosystem: 30 Years of Research following Bauxite Mining in Western Australia by Majer, Jonathan D, Brennan, Karl E.C, Moir, Melinda L

“…Restoration needs to consider more than just soils and plants. The role of terrestrial invertebrates in the restoration of Alcoa's bauxite mines in the Jarrah…”
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Herbivory-induced extrafloral nectar increases native and invasive ant worker survival by Lach, Lori, Hobbs, Richard J, Majer, Jonathan D

“…Ascertaining the costs and benefits of mutualistic interactions is important for predicting their stability and effect on community dynamics. Despite…”
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A new method based on taxonomic sufficiency to simplify studies on Neotropical ant assemblages by Groc, Sarah, Delabie, Jacques H.C., Longino, John T., Orivel, Jérôme, Majer, Jonathan D., Vasconcelos, Heraldo L., Dejean, Alain

“…Insects, particularly ants, are good bioindicators of the state of ecosystems. Nevertheless, incorporating them into conservation surveys is expensive due to…”
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Terrestrial invertebrates as bioindicators in restoration ecology: A global bibliometric survey by Borges, Felipe Luis Gomes, Oliveira, Maxwell da Rosa, de Almeida, Tiago Conde, Majer, Jonathan D., Garcia, Letícia Couto

“…•Globally, our knowledge is focused on a limited set of taxonomic groups.•We know more about small and young areas, degraded by mining or agriculture.•Planted…”
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Ants Show the Way Down Under: Invertebrates as Bioindicators in Land Management by Andersen, Alan N., Majer, Jonathan D.

“…The sight of land managers poring over ant checklists is a regular occurrence in Australia, where ant monitoring has been successfully applied to a wide range…”
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A method for designing complex biosecurity surveillance systems: detecting non-indigenous species of invertebrates on Barrow Island by Whittle, Peter J. L., Stoklosa, Richard, Barrett, Susan, Jarrad, Frith C., Majer, Jonathan D., Martin, P. A. J., Mengersen, Kerrie

“…Aim: We developed a new method to design objective, risk-based surveillance systems for non-indigenous species of invertebrates, vertebrates and plants, which…”
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Seeking surrogates for taxonomic and functional evaluations of leaf-litter ant faunas by Koch, Elmo B.A., Nascimento, Ivan Cardoso, Majer, Jonathan D., Delabie, Jacques H.C.

“…•Biodiversity surrogates provide meaningful information at a lower cost and effort.•Ants are often used in such environmental assessments.•We seek a useable…”
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Invertebrates and restoration: Interview with Jonathan Majer by Majer, Jonathan, McDonald, Tein

“…Entomologist Jonathan Majer is a world pioneer in using ants as indicators of restoration success. With hundreds of published works to his name (and five…”
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Is thirty-seven years sufficient for full return of the ant biota following restoration? by Majer, Jonathan D, Heterick, Brian, Gohr, Thomas, Hughes, Elliot, Mounsher, Lewis, Grigg, Andrew

“…Introduction An assessment of whether rehabilitated mine sites have resulted in natural or novel ecosystems requires monitoring over considerable periods of…”
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