Disturbance-Driven Patterns of Ant Diversity, Functional Composition, and Biogeographic Affiliation in a Rapidly Urbanizing Himalayan Landscape
This study assessed ant diversity and functional group distribution across forest, agricultural, and urban habitats in Dehradun (30.31650⁰ N, 78.03220⁰ E) under varying levels of anthropogenic disturbance. Sampling was conducted from August 2020 to February 2023 using three transects per habitat, each comprising twenty...