Tropical land-use change is a major driver of global biodiversity loss, yet its effects on flies (Diptera) remain underexplored, particularly in Southeast Asia. The present study addresses this knowledge gap by comparing Diptera abundance, diversity and community composition between lowland rainforest and smallholder monocultures of rubber and oil palm in lowland Sumatra, both on riparian soils as well as upland, well-drained...

Tropical rainforests around the world are rapidly being converted into cash crop agricultural systems. The associated massive losses of plant and animal species lead to changes in arthropod food webs and the energy fluxes therein. These changes are poorly understood, in particular in the extremely biodiverse canopies of tropical ecosystems. Using canopy fogging followed by stable isotope and energy flux analyses, we show that...

Invasive species are one of the main sources of the ongoing global loss of biodiversity. Invasive ants are known as particularly damaging invaders and their introductions are often accompanied by population‐level behavioural and genetic changes that may contribute to their success. Anoplolepis gracilipes is an invasive ant that has just recently received increased attention due to its negative impact on native ecosystems. We e...