ESJ57 シンポジウム S18

シンポジウム S18 -- 3月19日9:00-12:00 H会場

Effects of ants and termites in ecosystem process and biodiversity

Organizers: Mizue Ohashi (University of Hyogo), Seiki Yamane (Kagoshima Univeristy), Takao Itioka (Kyoto Univerity)

Ants and termites have various interactions with biotic and abiotic process in ecosystems because of their eusocial behaviors. Clarification of their ecological impacts could be a key for understanding complicate structure of ecosystems. Here, we aimed to introduce international studies of impacts of ants and termites on animal mutualisms, element dynamics and biodiversity.

[S18-1] Effects of interspecific variation in myrmecophytic traits among Macaranga plants on the diversity of herbivore　*T. Itioka, T. Okubo, K. Shimizu, M. Nomura （Kyoto University）

[S18-2] Wood ants (Formica s. str.) and aphids affect tree growth in Eurasian boreal forests　J. Kilpelainen (Finnish Forest Research Institute)

[S18-3] Ant-aphid-tree interactions in boreal forests: cascading effects on carbon and nitrogen fluxes and biodiversity　T. Domisch (Finnish Forest Research Institute)

[S18-4] Effects of ants and termites on hot spots of soil respiration in Asian tropics　M. Ohashi (University of Hyogo)

[S18-5] Termites and carbon cycling　A. Yamada (Kyoto University)

[S18-6] The effect of ants on the biodiversity of arthropod communities　P. Niemela (University of Turku)

[S18-7] Diversity of ants in Asia　Sk. Yamane (Kagoshima University)

[S18-8] Effects of ants on canopy structure of tropical rainforests　*H. O. Tanaka （Kyoto University）, S. Yamane （Kagoshima Univ.）, Y. Inui （Osaka Kyoiku Univ.）, T. Itioka （Kyoto Univ.）

[S18-9] The role of Formica exsecta (Nyl.) on vegetation and seed bank patterns　*M. Schuetz, A. C. Risch （Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research）