Nonindigenous Ants at High Elevations on Mauna Kea, Hawai'i

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1998-07
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Wetterer, James K.
Banko, Paul C.
Laniawe, Leona P.
Slotterback, John W.
Brenner, Greg J.
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University of Hawaii Press
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Ant surveys were conducted at high elevations (1680-3140 m) on the western slope of Mauna Kea Volcano on the island of Hawai'i to determine the extent of ant infestation in those highland communities and particularly to evaluate the potential threat of ants in the highlands to native Hawaiian species. Ants were surveyed at 10 long-term sampling sites. Ants were common on Mauna Kea up to 2000 m elevation, but densities quickly dropped off above that. Five species of ants were collected: Linepithema humile (Mayr), Cardiocondyla venustula Wheeler, Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius), Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander), and Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus). Other than L. humile, these collections on Mauna Kea are the highest recorded locales in the Hawaiian Islands.
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Wetterer JK, Banko PC, Laniawe LP, Slotterback JW, Brenner GJ. 1998. Nonindigenous ants at high elevations on Mauna Kea, Hawai'i. Pac Sci 52(3): 228-236.
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