Mapping the distribution of the European Red Wood Ant in Turkey and its key factors in conservation planning

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dc.contributor.authorDumlu, Cansu
dc.contributor.authorCamlitepe, Yilmaz
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T10:58:22Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T10:58:22Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractIn this study, 82 nests in the Thrace region, the only distribution area of the European redwood ant (Formica pratensis Retzius,1783) in Turkey, were identified and monitored for two years. A nest ID was created for each nest, showing nest features, strategic location, habitat characteristics and some morphometric differences of workers. The species ' living areas (area of occupancy, AOO) and extension of occurrence (EOO) calculations were also carried out. Statistical analyses were carried out to show the relationships between these features. The results demonstrated that the optimum distribution of the nests is between 300-600 m, and the nests are mainly located at a distance of 0-200 m close to the water source. Nests are mostly built facing south in open areas in fields or forests, and the B-shaped nest is the most frequently observed nest morphology. Moreover, colony individuals frequently visit oak and blackberry species, and the Thracian population tends to form monodomous nests at a rate of 95%. The relationship between the morphological characteristics of ants (NHLI, NBH, LBH and HW), nest altitude data, and the distance of nests to water sources and forest areas was tested with Spearman rank correlation analysis, and a weak reverse correlation was found between the averages of NBH data and nest altitudes (r:-0.300; p<0.05), at 95% confidence interval. Accordingly, the AOO of the species in the Thrace region was calculated as 50,176 m2 and the EOO was 3,682 km2. All nests are shown on political maps, and applicable maps have been created in which buffer zoning and conservation areas are suggested. In total, 36 conservation and awareness training types were also carried out in two years, reaching 1201 students, and 92% awareness was created. Our results indicate that the nests cannot remain stable for many years due to intense human pressure.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific Research Projects Unit of Trakya University, TUBAP [2020/79]; Kirklareli Nature Conservation and National Parks Branch Directorateen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was supported by the Scientific Research Projects Unit of Trakya University, TUBAP 2020/79. We are grateful to Prof.Dr. Volkan Aksoy, who contributed to almost every stage of this study, which is a part of Dr. Cansu Dumlu's PhD thesis. We would also like to thank Kirklareli Nature Conservation and National Parks Branch Directorate for supporting this study and the Nature and Culture Association (DOKU) and Goeksal Cidem for their support in field studies.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5281/zenodo.10023410
dc.identifier.endpage172en_US
dc.identifier.issn2588-3526
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85175013654en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage152en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10023410
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/20042
dc.identifier.volume7en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001089568400009en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherArak Univ, Araken_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal Of Wildlife And Biodiversityen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectConservation Biologyen_US
dc.subjectConservation Zonesen_US
dc.subjectFormica Pratensisen_US
dc.subjectRed Wood Antsen_US
dc.subjectGeographic Information Systemsen_US
dc.subjectFormica-Pratensis Retziusen_US
dc.subjectNestmate Recognitionen_US
dc.subjectGenetic Relatednessen_US
dc.subject1783 Hymenopteraen_US
dc.titleMapping the distribution of the European Red Wood Ant in Turkey and its key factors in conservation planningen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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