Appendix 1a. Species list: Ant genera, species and functional groups of DISTURBED zones in 24 sites . Functional groups: DD - Dominant Dolichoderine, OPP - Opportunists, GM - Generalized Myrmicinae, HCS - Hot climate specialists, CCS - Cold climate specialists, SC - Subordinate Camponotini, TCS - Tropical climate specialists. gp = group.

Functional groups / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24
Subfamily Dolichoderinae
Iridomyrmex sp. A (rufoniger gp) / DD / 1 / 7 / 2 / 3 / 5 / 4 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 10 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 5
Iridomyrmex purpureus / DD / 3 / 11 / 3 / 4 / 10 / 9 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 6 / 1 / 5 / 11 / 6 / 10 / 3 / 1 / 6 / 5 / 9
Subfamily Ectatomminae
Rhytidoponera cristata / O / 4 / 2 / 3 / 3 / 1 / 3 / 6 / 3 / 1 / 1 / 4 / 3 / 1 / 1
Rhytidoponera metallica / O / 3 / 5 / 1 / 7 / 5 / 1 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 5 / 3 / 1 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 8 / 1 / 4
Rhytidoponera. sp. A (convexa gp) / O / 2 / 1 / 2 / 2
Subfamily Formicinae
Camponotus aeneopilosus / SC / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
Camponotus ephippium / SC / 1 / 3
Camponotus obniger / SC / 3
Camponotus sp. 1 / SC / 1 / 1
Melophorus sp. B (aeneovirens gp) / HCS / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
Melophorus sp. A. (bruneus gp) / HCS / 2 / 1 / 5 / 2 / 2 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 2 / 6 / 2 / 4
Notoncus ectatommoides / CCS / 1 / 1
Subfamily Myrmicinea
Crematogaster sp. A / GM / 6
Monomorium sp. A (sordidum) / GM / 8 / 11 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 1 / 4 / 2 / 1 / 8 / 4
Monomorium sp. B (rothsteini gp) / HCS / 3 / 9 / 1 / 4 / 4 / 3 / 11 / 3 / 4 / 1 / 3 / 4 / 6 / 1 / 1 / 3
Pheidole A / GM / 4 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 1 / 3
Subfamily Ponerinae
Odontomachus sp. A (ruficeps gp) / O / 1

Appendix 1b. Species list: Ant genera, species and functional groups of UNDISTURBED zones in 24 sites . Functional groups: DD - Dominant Dolichoderine, OPP - Opportunists, GM - Generalized Myrmicinae, HCS - Hot climate specialists, CCS - Cold climate specialists, SC - Subordinate Camponotini, TCS - Tropical climate specialists.

Functional groups / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24
Subfamily Dolichoderinae
Iridomyrmex sp. A (rufoniger gp) / DD / 5 / 7 / 4 / 8 / 11 / 1 / 7 / 1 / 10 / 10 / 5 / 3 / 1 / 4 / 5
Iridomyrmex purpureus / DD / 4 / 4 / 9 / 3 / 12 / 9 / 2 / 10 / 6 / 10 / 12 / 7 / 3 / 12 / 5 / 10 / 10
Subfamily Ectatomminae
Rhytidoponera cristata / O / 1 / 4 / 1 / 4 / 2 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 1 / 1 / 4 / 8 / 1
Rhytidoponera metallica / O / 1 / 5 / 4 / 6 / 9 / 5 / 3 / 4 / 9 / 4 / 2 / 5 / 6 / 8 / 6 / 4 / 4 / 6 / 10 / 10 / 4 / 9 / 9 / 8
Rhytidoponera sp. A (convexa gp) / O / 1 / 1 / 1 / 3 / 6 / 1 / 3 / 3 / 3
Subfamily Formicinae
Camponotus aeneopilosus / SC / 2 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 7
Camponotus ephippium / SC / 1 / 2 / 3
Camponotus sp. A (claripes gp) / SC / 1 / 1
Camponotus sp. 1 / SC / 1 / 7
Melophorus sp. B (aeneovirens gp) / HCS / 1 / 1 / 1
Melophorus sp. A. (bruneus gp) / HCS / 1 / 1 / 2 / 1 / 3 / 1 / 1 / 2
Notoncus sp. A (enormis gp) / CCS / 1
Notoncus ectatommoides / CCS / 1 / 4 / 1 / 3 / 5
Subfamily Myrmicinea
Crematogaster sp. A / GM / 1 / 6
Monomorium. sp. A (sordidum) / GM / 10 / 5 / 2 / 4 / 3 / 3 / 5 / 3 / 1 / 1 / 3
M. sp. A sydneyense) / GM / 1
M. sp. C / GM / 1
Meranoplus sp. A (Group D) / GM / 1 / 2 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 3 / 1
Monomorium sp. B (rothsteini gp) / HCS / 4 / 1
Pheidole A / GM / 1 / 2 / 1 / 3 / 1 / 3 / 1 / 3 / 2 / 3 / 1 / 1 / 1
Pheidole B / GM / 1 / 2 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 1
Podomyrma adelaide / TCS / 1