Both arthropods and large grazing herbivores are important components and drivers of
biodiversity in grassland ecosystems, but a synthesis of how arthropod diversity is affected …

Ecosystem engineering is increasingly recognized as a relevant ecological driver of diversity
and community composition. Although engineering impacts on the biota can vary from …

Habitat selection by the 1st reintroduced population of giant anteaters (Myrmecophaga
tridactyla) was studied at Iberá Nature Reserve (northeastern Argentina), a subtropical …

Shrub encroachment in semi‐arid savannas is induced by interacting effects of climate, fire
suppression, and unsustainable livestock farming; it carries a severe risk of land …

Aim We investigate the dynamics of ant biodiversity patterns and community structure from
the Eocene until the present. Our goal is to empirically test hypotheses regarding the …

Animal ecology could benefit from a well‐defined trait‐based framework, mostly applied in
plant ecology, to further develop predictions of animal communities under various …

We review the fire ant research conducted by the ARS‐South American Biological Control
Laboratory (SABCL) since 1987 to find a complex of natural enemies in southern South …

Se analizó la macrofauna del suelo de cuatro ambientes naturales y agroecosistemas
localizados en zonas altas de la eco-región Esteros del Iberá (Corrientes, Argentina) con …

Fire is an important component of many natural ecosystems affecting plant communities and
arthropods by mortality during combustion and/or indirectly through the modification of the …

A comparative study on forests and grasslands in three ecoregions (Humid Chaco, Espinal,
and Paranaense) was conducted in two protected areas in northeastern Argentina: Iberá …