2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Statistical Modeling to predict spatial distribution of an exotic ant and to evaluate its effects on native ant community
Project/Area Number |
22500250
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Statistical science
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Research Institution | Hokkaido University |
Principal Investigator |
KUBO Takuya 北海道大学, 大学院・地球環境科学研究院, 助教 (80344498)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ITO Fuminori 香川大学, 農学部, 教授 (50260683)
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Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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Keywords | アルゼンチンアリ / 外来性侵入生物 / 群集動態 / 時系列データ解析 / 階層ベイズモデル |
Research Abstract |
We analyzed the expanding dynamics and impact of Argentine ants (Linepithema humile), an invasive alien species in Japan, on native ant community using Bayesian statistical models based on a long-term monitoring data taken from 2000 to 2012 in Hatsukaichi-city, Japan. The results clearly showed that the Argentine ants in high density decreased the density of native ant species, while the ecological factors controlling on their expansion could not detected.
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