Spatial distribution of red wood ants and scientific basis of their protection |
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| Authors: | A. V. Gilev |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Faculty of Forestry, University of Joensuu, P. O. Box 111, FI-80101 Joensuu, Finland;(2) Joensuu Research Unit, Finnish Forest Research Institute, P.O. Box 68, FI-80101 Joensuu, Finland;(3) School of Human Science and Environment, University of Hyogo, 1-1-12, Shinzaike-honcho, Himeji-shi 670-0092, Japan;(4) Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Zuercherstrasse 111, CH-8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland;(5) Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Unit, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 65, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland |
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| Abstract: | The results of long-term research on spatial distribution of red wood ants in the Urals and Western Siberia are presented. It was shown that large complexes counting tens and hundreds of nests clearly tended to form aggregations, or zones of high density. These zones are extended latitudinally and arranged in a striate pattern, with stripes about 15 km wide, about 100 km long, and positioned 100–120 km apart. The possibility of using these trends for the protection of red wood ants and for future research is discussed. |
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