Why are there more arboreal ant species in primary than in secondary tropical forests?

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• secondary forest 98%
• ant 98%
• tropical forest 82%
• primary forest 42%
• microhabitat 12%
• arthropod 12%
• nest 12%
• species richness 9%
• arboreal species 8%
• nest site 7%
• vegetation structure 6%
• rainforest 5%
• census 5%
• species diversity 5%
• turnover 5%
• canopy 4%
• habitat 3%
• vegetation 3%
• loss 2%
• effect 2%
• method 1%

Agriculture & Biology

• secondary forests 100%
• tropical forests 87%
• Formicidae 73%
• primary forests 44%
• forest communities 12%
• microhabitats 9%
• arthropods 8%
• species richness 8%
• ant nests 6%
• lowland forests 5%
• New Guinea 5%
• forest types 5%
• vegetation structure 5%
• censuses 5%
• forest trees 5%
• nesting sites 5%
• rain forests 4%
• breasts 4%
• canopy 3%
• nests 3%
• species diversity 3%
• vegetation 3%
• habitats 2%
• methodology 1%