@article {33484,
	title = {Ants of the Florida Keys: species accounts, biogeography, and conservation (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)},
	journal = {Journal of Insect Science},
	volume = {14},
	year = {2014},
	month = {Jan-01-2014},
	pages = {295 - 295},
	abstract = {<p>As a tropical archipelago, the Florida Keys provide an ideal environment to examine the historic and short-term processes that structure and influence biological diversity. Through a new survey of the ants of the Florida Keys, we increase our knowledge of the number of species to 94 representing 34 genera and 8 subfamilies. Through detailed collection information, we provide an in depth picture of the distribution of each species across the Keys. On the basis of these data and information on the native and known distributions of each species, we confirm the historical trend toward continued immigration of nonnative species into the Florida Keys and present these findings in the context of the proportion of native to nonnative species. We find a similar number of species introduced from the Old World and Neotropical mainland and discuss the probable immigration of mainland Florida species during the exposure of the Florida Shelf during the last glacial episode and the subsequent isolation of some populations as sea level rose following the last glaciation. Lastly, we discuss the possible threats to these populations due to rapid climate change and other human influences.</p>
},
	keywords = {biodiversity, Biogeography, Climate change, Florida, insect, Invasive species},
	doi = {10.1093/jisesa/ieu157},
	url = {http://jinsectscience.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/doi/10.1093/jisesa/ieu157},
	author = {Moreau, C. S. and Deyrup, M. A. and Davis, L. R.}
}
@article {33470,
	title = {Worldwide ant invasions under climate change},
	journal = {Biodiversity and Conservation},
	year = {2014},
	month = {Jul-09-2014},
	abstract = {<p>Many ants are among the most globally significant invasive species. They have caused the local decline and extinction of a variety of taxa ranging from plants to mammals. They disturb ecosystem processes, decrease agricultural production, damage infrastructure and can be a health hazard for humans. Overall, economic costs caused by invasive ants amount to several billion US $ annually. There is general consensus that the future distributions of invasive species are likely to expand with climate change, however this dogma remains poorly tested. Here we model suitable area globally for 15 of the worst invasive ant species, both currently and with predicted climate change (in 2080), globally, regionally and within the world\&rsquo;s 34 biodiversity hotspots. Surprisingly, the potential distribution of only five species was predicted to increase (up to 35.8\&nbsp;\%) with climate change, with most declining by up to 63.3\&nbsp;\%. The ant invasion hotspots are predominantly in tropical and subtropical regions of South America, Africa, Asia and Oceanic islands, and particularly correspond with biodiversity hotspots. Contrary to general expectations, climate change and invasive ant species will not systematically act synergistically. However, ant invasions will likely remain as a major global problem, especially where invasion hotspots coincide with biodiversity hotspots.</p>
},
	keywords = {biological invasions, Climate change, Consensus model, Invasive ants, Species distribution models},
	issn = {0960-3115},
	doi = {10.1007/s10531-014-0794-3},
	url = {http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10531-014-0794-3http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10531-014-0794-3},
	author = {Bertelsmeier, Cleo and Luque, Gloria M. and Hoffmann, Benjamin D. and Courchamp, Franck}
}
