ant biomass

How many ant species are combined?
For example, all orders of the class Mammalia combined constitute only ~6,500 species (Burgin et al. 2018). Also, the combined biomass of all ant species alone exceeds the combined biomass of all wild bird and mammal species combined (Schultheiss et al 2022).
Do we need to quantify ant communities in less well-sampled subhabitats?
Finally, much more work needs to be conducted to quantify ant communities in less well-sampled subhabitats, such as forest canopies and soils, while also considering brood and reproductive castes, and these data will lead to increases in estimates of global ant abundance and biomass.
How much ant biomass do ants have?
Similarly, a more-recent estimate of ant biomass (∼70 Mt C) published by Tuma et al. ( 42) used an estimation of global terrestrial arthropod biomass ( 43) in combination with only two ant studies from lowland rainforests of Southeast Asia (Borneo and Seram islands), which are particularly rich in ants ( 44 ).
How do you calculate global ant abundance?
Global abundance = ( epigaeic abundance + arboreal abundance) × 100 / 22. We consider this to be a minimum estimate, as it is highly unlikely that all foraging ants leave the nest to collect food at the same time. Biomass [ Mt C] = abundance × 0.62 × 1 0 − 15.

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