Patterns and drivers of temporal variability for native and invasive Okinawa ant communities

• Project/Area Number: 20F20774
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 外国
• Review Section: Basic Section 45040:Ecology and environment-related
• Research Institution: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
• Principal Investigator: ECONOMO Evan (2020, 2022) 沖縄科学技術大学院大学, 生物多様性・複雑性研究ユニット, 教授 (30648978)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KASS JAMIE 沖縄科学技術大学院大学, 生物多様性・複雑性研究ユニット, 外国人特別研究員 ; KASS Jamie 沖縄科学技術大学院大学, 生物多様性・複雑性研究ユニット, ポストドクトラルスカラー (10927586)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-09-25 – 2023-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000); Fiscal Year 2022: ¥400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000); Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000); Fiscal Year 2020: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
• Keywords: Ant / Seasonality / Okinawa / Variability / Temporal / Synchrony / Community / Insect / ant / seasonality / variability / temporal / synchrony / community / insect / Abundance / Ants / Community ecology / Community variability / Ecological stability / Multispecies model / Time-series analysis

Outline of Research at the Start

I will use the OKEON biodiversity monitoring database and variables derived from remote sensing and weather data to develop tools that determine the temporal variability (aggregate and compositional) of ant community abundance and composition and relationships with invasive species, spatial scale, and environmental gradients. I will also use multispecies abundance models and generalized dissimilarity models to investigate the environmental drivers of ant community abundance and composition, respectively, and how they are predicted to change over time and space.

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

I completed my analysis of temporal variability of the activity of Okinawan ant communities, which contributed to the growing evidence that human development may be responsible for loss of natural seasonal patterns in insects. Importantly, this is the first study to do so in the Asian subtropics, and one of the only for Japan. Sites with higher human development had diminished community seasonality, reduced synchrony (all species having similar activity patterns), and higher randomness compared to sites with greater forest cover. Interestingly, we found that the same species (even most alien species) have higher seasonality in the forest than in developed areas, negating potential effects of community composition differences across the island. We also found that the strong seasonal patterns we observed in the forest were more synchronous for native than alien species.

I published our paper with colleagues on BioRxiv (https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.17.523860), and we are working on getting it published in a top ecology journal. I presented on this work at a national conference in Japanese (Ecological Society of Japan 2022), and at an academic meeting seminars (Tohoku University - OIST 3rd Joint Workshop on Biodiversity: From Genes and Species to Ecosystem Services and Resilience, 2022).

Research Progress Status

令和4年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

Strategy for Future Research Activity

令和4年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

Research Products

• [Int'l Joint Research] Trinity College Dublin(アイルランド)
• [Journal Article] Breakdown in seasonal dynamics of ant communities with land-cover change (2023)
  • Author(s): Jamie M. Kass, Masashi Yoshimura, Masako Ogasawara, Mayuko Suwabe, Francisco Hita Garcia, Georg Fischer, Kenneth L. Dudley, Ian Donohue, Evan P. Economo
  • Journal Title: BioRxiv Volume: Preprints
  • DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.17.523860
  • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Better incentives are needed to reward academic software development (2023)
  • Author(s): Cory Merow, Brad Boyle, Brian J. Enquist, Xiao Feng, Jamie M. Kass, Brian S. Maitner, Brian McGill, Hannah Owens, Daniel S. Park, Andrea Paz, Gonzalo E. Pinilla-Buitrago, Mark C. Urban, Sara Varela & Adam M. Wilson
  • Journal Title: Nature Ecology & Evolution Volume: 7 Issue: 5 Pages: 626-627
  • DOI: 10.1038/s41559-023-02008-w
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] wallace 2: a shiny app for modeling species niches and distributions redesigned to facilitate expansion via module contributions (2023)
  • Author(s): Jamie M. Kass, Gonzalo E. Pinilla-Buitrago, Andrea Paz, Bethany A. Johnson, Valentina Grisales-Betancur, Sarah I. Meenan, Dean Attali, Olivier Broennimann, Peter J. Galante, Brian S. Maitner, Hannah L. Owens, Sara Varela, Matthew E. Aiello-Lammens, Cory Merow, Mary E. Blair, Robert P. Anderson
  • Journal Title: Ecography Volume: 2023 Issue: 3
  • DOI: 10.1111/ecog.06547
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Geographic and climatic constraints on bioregionalization of European ants (2023)
  • Author(s): Runxi Wang, Jamie M. Kass, Christophe Galkowski, Federico Garcia, Matthew T. Hamer, Alexander Radchenko, Sebastian D. Salata, Enrico Schifani, Zalimkhan M. Yusupov, Evan P. Economo, Benoit Guenard
  • Journal Title: Journal of Biogeography Volume: 50 Issue: 3 Pages: 503-514
  • DOI: 10.1111/jbi.14546
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Dynamic distribution modelling of the swamp tigertail dragonfly Synthemis eustalacta (Odonata: Anisoptera: Synthemistidae) over a 20‐year bushfire regime (2023)
  • Author(s): Aaron M. Goodman, Jamie M. Kass, Jessica Ware
  • Journal Title: Ecological Entomology Volume: 48 Issue: 2 Pages: 209-225
  • DOI: 10.1111/een.13216
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] changeRangeR An R package for reproducible biodiversity change metrics from species distribution estimates (2023)
  • Author(s): Peter J. Galante, Samuel Chang Triguero, Andrea Paz, Matthew Aiello-Lammens, Beth E. Gerstner, Bethany A. Johnson, Jamie M. Kass, Cory Merow, Elkin A. Noguera-Urbano, Gonzalo E. Pinilla-Buitrago, Mary E. Blair
  • Journal Title: Conservation Science and Practice Volume: 5 Issue: 1
  • DOI: 10.1111/csp2.12863
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Global determinants of insect genetic diversity (2022)
  • Author(s): Connor M French, Laura D Bertola, Ana C Carnaval, Evan P Economo, Jamie M Kass, David J Lohman, Katharine A Marske, Rudolf Meier, Isaac Overcast, Andrew J. Rominger, Phillip Staniczenko, Michael J Hickerson
  • Journal Title: BioRxiv Volume: Preprints
  • DOI: 10.1101/2022.02.09.479762
  • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Incorporating sampling bias into permutation tests for niche and distribution models (2022)
  • Author(s): Dan L. Warren, Jamie M. Kass, Alexandre Casadei-Ferreira, Evan P. Economo
  • Journal Title: BioRxiv Volume: Preprints
  • DOI: 10.1101/2022.08.08.503252
  • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Randomization analyses in niche and distribution modeling (2022)
  • Author(s): Dan L. Warren, Jamie M. Kass, Evan Economo
  • Journal Title: EcoEvoRxiv Volume: Preprints
  • DOI: 10.32942/osf.io/ckspq
  • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] The global distribution of known and undiscovered ant biodiversity (2022)
  • Author(s): Jamie M. Kass, et al., (28 others including Evan Economo)
  • Journal Title: Science Advances Volume: 8 Issue: 31 Pages: 1-16
  • DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abp9908
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] A large‐scale assessment of ant diversity across the Brazilian Amazon Basin: integrating geographic, ecological and morphological drivers of sampling bias (2022)
  • Author(s): Joudellys Andrade-Silva, Fabricio B. Baccaro, Livia P. Prado, Benoit Guenard, Dan L. Warren, Jamie M. Kass, Evan P. Economo, Rogerio R. Silva
  • Journal Title: Ecography Volume: 2022 Issue: 9
  • DOI: 10.1111/ecog.06295
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Linking ecological niche models and common garden experiments to predict phenotypic differentiation in stressful environments: Assessing the adaptive value of marginal populations in an alpine plant (2022)
  • Author(s): Morente‐Lopez Javier、Kass Jamie M.、Lara‐Romero Carlos、Serra‐Diaz Josep M.、Soto‐Correa Jose Carmen、Anderson Robert P.、Iriondo Jose M.
  • Journal Title: Global Change Biology Volume: 28 Issue: 13 Pages: 4143-4162
  • DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16181
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Operationalizing expert knowledge in species' range estimates using diverse data types (2022)
  • Author(s): Merow Cory、Galante Peter J.、Kass Jamie M.、Aiello-Lammens Matthew E.、Babich Morrow Cecina、Gerstner Beth E.、Grisales Betancur Valentina、Moore Alex C.、Noguera-Urbano Elkin A.、Pinilla-Buitrago Gonzalo E.、Velasquez-Tibata Jorge、Anderson Robert P.、Blair Mary E.
  • Journal Title: Frontiers of Biogeography Volume: 14 Issue: 2
  • DOI: 10.21425/f5fbg53589
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] ENM2020: A Free Online Course and Set of Resources on Modeling Species' Niches and Distributions (2022)
  • Author(s): Peterson A. Townsend、Aiello-Lammens Matthew、Amatulli Giuseppe、Anderson Robert、Cobos Marlon、... Kass Jamie、... Zhu Gengping、Zuquim Gabriela、Zurell Damaris
  • Journal Title: Biodiversity Informatics Volume: 17 Pages: 1-9
  • DOI: 10.17161/bi.v17i.15016
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Idea paper: Improving forecasts of community composition with lightweight biodiversity monitoring across ecological and anthropogenic disturbance gradients (2022)
  • Author(s): Kass Jamie M., Takashina Nao, Friedman Nicholas R., Kusumoto Buntarou, Blair Mary E.
  • Journal Title: Ecological Research Volume: n/a Issue: 4 Pages: 466-470
  • DOI: 10.1111/1440-1703.12294
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] occCite: Tools for querying and managing large biodiversity occurrence datasets (2021)
  • Author(s): Owens Hannah L.、Merow Cory、Maitner Brian S.、Kass Jamie M.、Barve Vijay、Guralnick Robert P.
  • Journal Title: Ecography Volume: 44 Issue: 8 Pages: 1228-1235
  • DOI: 10.1111/ecog.05618
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Intraspecific genetic variation matters when predicting seagrass distribution under climate change (2021)
  • Author(s): Hu Zi‐Min、Zhang Quan‐Sheng、Zhang Jie、Kass Jamie M.、Mammola Stefano、Fresia Pablo、Draisma Stefano G. A.、Assis Jorge、Jueterbock Alexander、Yokota Masashi、Zhang Zhixin
  • Journal Title: Molecular Ecology Volume: 30 Issue: 15 Pages: 3840-3855
  • DOI: 10.1111/mec.15996
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] ENMeval 2.0: Redesigned for customizable and reproducible modeling of species’ niches and distributions (2021)
  • Author(s): Kass Jamie M.、Muscarella Robert、Galante Peter J.、Bohl Corentin L.、Pinilla‐Buitrago Gonzalo E.、Boria Robert A.、Soley‐Guardia Mariano、Anderson Robert P.
  • Journal Title: Methods in Ecology and Evolution Volume: 12 Issue: 9 Pages: 1602-1608
  • DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.13628
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Temporal matching of occurrence localities and forest cover data helps improve range estimates and predict climate change vulnerabilities (2021)
  • Author(s): Gavrutenko Maria、Gerstner Beth E.、Kass Jamie M.、Goodman Steven M.、Anderson Robert P.
  • Journal Title: Global Ecology and Conservation Volume: 27 Pages: e01569-e01569
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01569
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Lineage‐level distribution models lead to more realistic climate change predictions for a threatened crayfish (2021)
  • Author(s): Zhang Zhixin、Kass Jamie M.、Mammola Stefano、Koizumi Itsuro、Li Xuecao、Tanaka Kazunori、Ikeda Kousuke、Suzuki Toru、Yokota Masashi、Usio Nisikawa
  • Journal Title: Diversity and Distributions Volume: 27 Issue: 4 Pages: 684-695
  • DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13225
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Explainable artificial intelligence enhances the ecological interpretability of black-box species distribution models (2020)
  • Author(s): Ryo, M., Angelov, B., Mammola, S., Kass, J. M., Benito, B. M., & Hartig, F.
  • Journal Title: Ecography Volume: 44 Issue: 2 Pages: 199-205
  • DOI: 10.1111/ecog.05360
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Breakdown of ant community seasonal patterns with land-cover change across an island-wide monitoring network in Okinawa (2022)
  • Author(s): Kass, J. M., Yoshida, T., Ogasawara, M., Suwabe, M., Yoshimura, M., Hita Garcia, F., Fischer, G., Dudley, K. L., Donohue, I., Economo, E. P.
  • Organizer: Tohoku University - OIST 3rd Joint Workshop on Biodiversity: From Genes and Species to Ecosystem Services and Resilience
• [Presentation] Urbanization breaks down insect seasonal patterns across an island-wide observation network (2022)
  • Author(s): Kass, J. M., Yoshida, T., Ogasawara, M., Suwabe, M., Yoshimura, M., Hita Garcia, F., Fischer, G., Dudley, K. L., Donohue, I., Economo, E. P.
  • Organizer: North American Congress for Conservation Biology 2022
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Mapping known and undiscovered ant biodiversity across the globe and assessing agreement and mismatch with vertebrates (2022)
  • Author(s): Kass, J. M., Guenard, B., Jenkins, C., Dudley, K. L., Azuma, F., Fisher, B., Parr, C., Gibb, H., Longino, J. T., Ward, P. S., Chao, A., Shattuck, S., Lubertazzi, D., Weiser, M., Jetz, W., Guralnick, R., Sanders, N., Dunn, R., Economo, E. P.
  • Organizer: International Biogeography Society 10th Biennial Conference
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 「森林・撹乱地」勾配に沿った沖縄アリ群集の季節性の減少 (2022)
  • Author(s): Kass, J. M., Yoshida, T., Ogasawara, M., Suwabe, M., Yoshimura, M., Hita Garcia, F., Fischer, G., Dudley, K. L., Donohue, I., Economo, E. P.
  • Organizer: Ecological Society of Japan 69th Annual Meeting
• [Presentation] Challenges for predicting the future of biodiversity (Suzuki Award talk) (2022)
  • Author(s): Kass, J. M.
  • Organizer: Ecological Society of Japan 69th Annual Meeting
  • Invited
• [Presentation] A global map of ant biodiversity, comparisons with vertebrates, and predictions of unknown hotspots (2022)
  • Author(s): Kass, J. M., Guenard, B., Jenkins, C., Dudley, K. L., Azuma, F., Fisher, B., Parr, C., Gibb, H., Longino, J. T., Ward, P. S., Chao, A., Shattuck, S., Lubertazzi, D., Weiser, M., Jetz, W., Guralnick, R., Sanders, N., Dunn, R., Economo, E. P.
  • Organizer: Early Career Biogeography Conference Amsterdam, International Biogeography Society
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 土地被覆と季節性が特徴づける沖縄アリ群集の時間変動 (2021)
  • Author(s): Kass J. M., Donohue, I., Economo, E. P.
  • Organizer: Ecological Society of Japan 68th Annual Meeting
• [Presentation] Loss of seasonality across a forest-urban gradient for ant communities in Okinawa (2021)
  • Author(s): Kass, J. M., Yoshida, T., Ogasawara, M., Suwabe, M., Yoshimura, M., Hita Garcia, F., Fischer, G., Dudley, K. L., Donohue, I., Economo, E. P.
  • Organizer: Ecological Society of Japan, Kanto Branch Public Online Symposium: Human-nature systems in ecological studies and ecosystem/resource management
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 土地被覆と季節性が特徴づける沖縄アリ群集の時間変動 (Characterizing the temporal variability of Okinawan ant communities using land cover and seasonality) (2021)
  • Author(s): Jamie Michael KASS, Ian DONOHUE, Evan P. ECONOMO
  • Organizer: 日本生態学会第68回全国大会 (Virtual)
  • Int'l Joint Research