Research Article

Vertical Distribution of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Ganos (Işık) Mountains

Volume: 9 Number: 2 December 31, 2023
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Vertical Distribution of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Ganos (Işık) Mountains

Abstract

This research was studied vertically in 200 m sections in different habitats of the Ganos Mountains, at altitudes from sea level to 924 m. During the research, material was collected from 31 different localities and 10 different habitats, and 23 genera and 66 species belonging to 4 subfamilies (Ponerinae, Myrmicinae, Dolichoderinae, Formicinae) were identified. Of the 66 species identified, 3 (Aphaenogaster ovaticeps, Messor minor, Carebara oertzeni) are new records for the Turkish fauna, and 3 species (Messor ebeninus, Tapinoma simrothi, Proformica striaticeps) are new records for the Thrace Region. In vertical studies conducted on the southern and northern slopes of the Ganos Mountains, the number of species was found to be low at altitudes between 0-200 m (24 species), reaching the highest numerical value between 200-800 m (47 species), and at altitudes from 800 m to the summit the number of species decreased again (26 species).

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Terrestrial Ecology, Animal Systematics and Taxonomy

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2023

Submission Date

October 9, 2023

Acceptance Date

December 20, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 9 Number: 2

APA
Kuşçu, E., Aktaç, N., & Çamlıtepe, Y. (2023). Vertical Distribution of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Ganos (Işık) Mountains. Kirklareli University Journal of Engineering and Science, 9(2), 300-316. https://doi.org/10.34186/klujes.1373277
AMA
1.Kuşçu E, Aktaç N, Çamlıtepe Y. Vertical Distribution of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Ganos (Işık) Mountains. Kirklareli University Journal of Engineering and Science. 2023;9(2):300-316. doi:10.34186/klujes.1373277
Chicago
Kuşçu, Ece, Nihat Aktaç, and Yılmaz Çamlıtepe. 2023. “Vertical Distribution of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Ganos (Işık) Mountains”. Kirklareli University Journal of Engineering and Science 9 (2): 300-316. https://doi.org/10.34186/klujes.1373277.
EndNote
Kuşçu E, Aktaç N, Çamlıtepe Y (December 1, 2023) Vertical Distribution of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Ganos (Işık) Mountains. Kirklareli University Journal of Engineering and Science 9 2 300–316.
IEEE
[1]E. Kuşçu, N. Aktaç, and Y. Çamlıtepe, “Vertical Distribution of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Ganos (Işık) Mountains”, Kirklareli University Journal of Engineering and Science, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 300–316, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.34186/klujes.1373277.
ISNAD
Kuşçu, Ece - Aktaç, Nihat - Çamlıtepe, Yılmaz. “Vertical Distribution of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Ganos (Işık) Mountains”. Kirklareli University Journal of Engineering and Science 9/2 (December 1, 2023): 300-316. https://doi.org/10.34186/klujes.1373277.
JAMA
1.Kuşçu E, Aktaç N, Çamlıtepe Y. Vertical Distribution of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Ganos (Işık) Mountains. Kirklareli University Journal of Engineering and Science. 2023;9:300–316.
MLA
Kuşçu, Ece, et al. “Vertical Distribution of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Ganos (Işık) Mountains”. Kirklareli University Journal of Engineering and Science, vol. 9, no. 2, Dec. 2023, pp. 300-16, doi:10.34186/klujes.1373277.
Vancouver
1.Ece Kuşçu, Nihat Aktaç, Yılmaz Çamlıtepe. Vertical Distribution of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Ganos (Işık) Mountains. Kirklareli University Journal of Engineering and Science. 2023 Dec. 1;9(2):300-16. doi:10.34186/klujes.1373277