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Ants are a ubiquitous, highly diverse, and ecologically dominant faunal group. They represent a large proportion of global terrestrial faunal biomass and play key ecological roles as soil engineers, predators, and re-cyclers of nutrients. They have particularly important interactions with plants as defenders against herbivores, as seed dispersers, and as seed predators. One downside to the ecological importance of ants is that they feature on the list of the world’s worst invasive species. Ants have also been important for science as model organisms for studies of diversity, biogeography, and community ecology. Despite such importance, ants remain remarkably understudied. A large proportion of species are undescribed, the biogeographic histories of most taxa remain poorly known, and we have a limited understanding of spatial patterns of diversity and composition, along with the processes driving them. The papers in this Special Issue collectively address many of the most pressing questions relating to ant diversity. What is the level of ant diversity? What is the origin of this diversity, and how is it distributed at different spatial scales? What are the roles of niche partitioning and competition as regulators of local diversity? How do ants affect the ecosystems within which they occur? The answers to these questions provide valuable insights not just for ants, but for biodiversity more generally.

Research & information: general --- ant diversity --- cryptic species --- morphospecies --- species delimitation --- sympatric association --- endosymbiont --- ant --- vertical transmission --- biogeography --- ancestral state reconstruction --- phylogeny --- ants --- community structure --- physiology --- interactions --- temperature --- behavioral interactions --- coexistence --- co-occurrence --- competitive exclusion --- dominance --- Formicidae --- scale --- Dolichoderinae --- species distribution models --- climatic gradients --- wet tropics --- climate change --- invasion ecology --- invasive species --- red imported fire ant --- commensalism --- gopher tortoise --- diversity --- conservation --- burrow commensal --- soil arthropods --- pitfall --- bait --- turnover --- food specialisation --- stratification --- sampling methods --- hypogaeic --- species richness --- species occurrence --- endemic species --- distribution ranges --- dispersal routes --- centre of origin --- refugium areas --- antbird --- army ant --- biodiversity --- biological indicator --- deforestation --- habitat fragmentation --- myrmecophiles --- mimicry --- species interactions --- tropics --- biological invasions --- species checklist --- urban ecology --- n/a

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Northern forested landscapes are important habitats for many boreal birds. This Special Issue portrays the current state of knowledge on boreal bird diversity, ecology, management, and conservation. Humans have diverse impacts on boreal habitats worldwide, and knowledge of the avian community associated with these northern forests is key to conservation measures.

boreal --- buffering --- climate change --- forest bird --- macroclimate --- population decline --- protected areas --- topographic heterogeneity --- bird distribution and abundance --- boreal birds --- Canada Warbler --- Cardellina canadensis --- Zonation --- reserve design --- Euphagus carolinus --- nest success --- post-fledging --- rusty blackbird --- survivorship --- streams --- wetlands --- range periphery --- spruce–fir forests --- range shift --- community dynamics --- red squirrel --- wetland --- point count --- remotely sensed landscape data --- unmarked --- boreal forest --- clear-cutting --- conservation --- forest management --- old-growth forest --- Picoides dorsalis --- Black Belt Prairie --- citizen science --- machine learning --- niche modeling --- group size --- habitat use --- species distribution models --- Rusty Blackbird --- boreal wetlands --- aquatic macroinvertebrates --- foraging ecology --- occupancy modeling --- genetic diversity --- glacial refugia --- phylogeography --- n/a --- spruce-fir forests

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Ants are a ubiquitous, highly diverse, and ecologically dominant faunal group. They represent a large proportion of global terrestrial faunal biomass and play key ecological roles as soil engineers, predators, and re-cyclers of nutrients. They have particularly important interactions with plants as defenders against herbivores, as seed dispersers, and as seed predators. One downside to the ecological importance of ants is that they feature on the list of the world’s worst invasive species. Ants have also been important for science as model organisms for studies of diversity, biogeography, and community ecology. Despite such importance, ants remain remarkably understudied. A large proportion of species are undescribed, the biogeographic histories of most taxa remain poorly known, and we have a limited understanding of spatial patterns of diversity and composition, along with the processes driving them. The papers in this Special Issue collectively address many of the most pressing questions relating to ant diversity. What is the level of ant diversity? What is the origin of this diversity, and how is it distributed at different spatial scales? What are the roles of niche partitioning and competition as regulators of local diversity? How do ants affect the ecosystems within which they occur? The answers to these questions provide valuable insights not just for ants, but for biodiversity more generally.

Research & information: general --- ant diversity --- cryptic species --- morphospecies --- species delimitation --- sympatric association --- endosymbiont --- ant --- vertical transmission --- biogeography --- ancestral state reconstruction --- phylogeny --- ants --- community structure --- physiology --- interactions --- temperature --- behavioral interactions --- coexistence --- co-occurrence --- competitive exclusion --- dominance --- Formicidae --- scale --- Dolichoderinae --- species distribution models --- climatic gradients --- wet tropics --- climate change --- invasion ecology --- invasive species --- red imported fire ant --- commensalism --- gopher tortoise --- diversity --- conservation --- burrow commensal --- soil arthropods --- pitfall --- bait --- turnover --- food specialisation --- stratification --- sampling methods --- hypogaeic --- species richness --- species occurrence --- endemic species --- distribution ranges --- dispersal routes --- centre of origin --- refugium areas --- antbird --- army ant --- biodiversity --- biological indicator --- deforestation --- habitat fragmentation --- myrmecophiles --- mimicry --- species interactions --- tropics --- biological invasions --- species checklist --- urban ecology

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Geological Heritage has very diverse elements, both for its intrinsic nature and for its social and scientific significance. These elements have a scientific dimension (stratigraphic, geomorphological, lithological, paleontological, etc.) and a landscape dimension, both with implications for territorial management. In territorial management and planning, it is essential to carry out inventory and cataloging of places of natural and social interest to establish a comprehensive policy. The identification and valuation of the geological and biological heritage, and their interaction in the landscape should favor the conservation and preservation of this natural and historical heritage. Sustainable development implies rational use that prevents the degradation or loss of these unique environments of the natural environment as well as a dissemination and awareness of landscape resources for a better understanding and enjoyment, integrating activities of both environmental education and nature tourism.The diversity of a territory is the result of the complex and continuous interaction of the geological substrate (geotopical) and biological factors that model the existing ecological and evolutionary processes at the level of genes, species, ecosystems, and landscapes and that are expressed in a characteristic representation of organisms adapted to these factors. These vary according to the spatial dimensions and the temporal scales considered, in a wide range, that goes from the geological processes that involve millions of years and vast territories to the casuistic biotic, and anthropic events that can occur in an instant in any territorial sector.

quaternary landscape --- geomorphological analysis --- depositional-erosional terraces --- incision-displacement rates --- Tormes River --- landscape --- landscape quality --- landscape fragility, need of protection --- landscape diagnosis --- GIS --- environmental assessment --- petrified forest --- sustainable development --- geodiversity --- biodiversity --- Puyango --- geopark --- fluvial terraces --- chronology --- Yeltes river --- Duero basin (Spain) --- geomorphological map --- Appalachian landscape --- neotectonic --- drainage network --- superimposition-antecedence --- fungal indicators --- conservation --- dehesas --- MW Spain --- Corridor Designer --- MaxEnt --- species distribution models --- ecological corridors --- armed conflict --- Colombia --- conservation and development --- fertility --- human biodemography --- infant mortality --- local populations --- population structure --- protected areas --- socio-economic effects --- ecological niche dynamics --- reciprocal niche models --- biological invasions --- Batuecan lizard --- connectivity --- endangered species --- graph theory --- Iberolacerta martinezricai --- mountain lizard --- network analysis --- Ramsar Site --- types of wetlands --- priority habitats --- cultural values --- sensitivity --- vulnerability --- threatened species --- hydrophyte plants --- species’ rear edges --- climatic change --- CENFA

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Geological Heritage has very diverse elements, both for its intrinsic nature and for its social and scientific significance. These elements have a scientific dimension (stratigraphic, geomorphological, lithological, paleontological, etc.) and a landscape dimension, both with implications for territorial management. In territorial management and planning, it is essential to carry out inventory and cataloging of places of natural and social interest to establish a comprehensive policy. The identification and valuation of the geological and biological heritage, and their interaction in the landscape should favor the conservation and preservation of this natural and historical heritage. Sustainable development implies rational use that prevents the degradation or loss of these unique environments of the natural environment as well as a dissemination and awareness of landscape resources for a better understanding and enjoyment, integrating activities of both environmental education and nature tourism.The diversity of a territory is the result of the complex and continuous interaction of the geological substrate (geotopical) and biological factors that model the existing ecological and evolutionary processes at the level of genes, species, ecosystems, and landscapes and that are expressed in a characteristic representation of organisms adapted to these factors. These vary according to the spatial dimensions and the temporal scales considered, in a wide range, that goes from the geological processes that involve millions of years and vast territories to the casuistic biotic, and anthropic events that can occur in an instant in any territorial sector.

Research & information: general --- quaternary landscape --- geomorphological analysis --- depositional-erosional terraces --- incision-displacement rates --- Tormes River --- landscape --- landscape quality --- landscape fragility, need of protection --- landscape diagnosis --- GIS --- environmental assessment --- petrified forest --- sustainable development --- geodiversity --- biodiversity --- Puyango --- geopark --- fluvial terraces --- chronology --- Yeltes river --- Duero basin (Spain) --- geomorphological map --- Appalachian landscape --- neotectonic --- drainage network --- superimposition-antecedence --- fungal indicators --- conservation --- dehesas --- MW Spain --- Corridor Designer --- MaxEnt --- species distribution models --- ecological corridors --- armed conflict --- Colombia --- conservation and development --- fertility --- human biodemography --- infant mortality --- local populations --- population structure --- protected areas --- socio-economic effects --- ecological niche dynamics --- reciprocal niche models --- biological invasions --- Batuecan lizard --- connectivity --- endangered species --- graph theory --- Iberolacerta martinezricai --- mountain lizard --- network analysis --- Ramsar Site --- types of wetlands --- priority habitats --- cultural values --- sensitivity --- vulnerability --- threatened species --- hydrophyte plants --- species’ rear edges --- climatic change --- CENFA