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Urbanization and habitat fragmentation alter ant community composition by selecting for thermophilic and monogynous species, with urban park size positively correlating with species richness. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To determine how urbanisation and habitat fragmentation influence the taxonomic and functional diversity of ant communities.

August 29, 2026Peer Community JournalOpen Access

Urbanisation and habitat loss favour thermophilic and monogynous ant species

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BFBasile FinandCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique TMThibaud MonninCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique CBCéline BocquetCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Comparative ecological study reveals shifts toward thermophilic and monogynous traits in urban ant communities, suggesting urban heat islands filter species based on climate resilience.

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To determine how urbanisation and habitat fragmentation influence the taxonomic and functional diversity of ant communities.
Sampled and compared ant communities across wooded habitats in 25 urban parks and 24 rural forests in the Paris region.
Assessed differences in species composition, thermal preferences, colony queen number (monogyny vs. polygyny), and the effect of habitat patch size.
Urban park ant communities differed significantly from rural forest communities, displaying a higher prevalence of thermophilic species and an increased frequency of monogyny.
Rural forest ant assemblages remained homogeneous regardless of patch size, whereas urban park assemblages varied by area, with larger parks harboring higher species richness.
Urbanisation exerted strong trait-filtering pressures that elevated the average thermal preference across urban ant communities.

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Finand et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9298aa8e5d7d1fc0c108ef https://doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.775

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Comparative ecological study reveals shifts toward thermophilic and monogynous traits in urban ant communities, suggesting urban heat islands filter species based on climate resilience.

Urbanisation and habitat loss favour thermophilic and monogynous ant species

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Urbanisation and habitat loss favour thermophilic and monogynous ant species

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