Mean abundances (± standard error) of ant genera collected from pitfall traps at low and high elevations sites in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area.

Superscript numbers 1, 2, 3 indicate the top three genera that differ between low and high elevation communities. The genera that contain seed-removalists (MYR) are indicated (Y = yes). Superscript letters indicate: a genera that moved seeds, and b genera known as seed predators [31]. The functional group [43] abbreviations are: dominant Dolichoderinae (DD); opportunists (O); subordinate Camponotini (SC); hot & cold climate specialists (HCS & CCS); cryptic species (CS); specialist predators (SP); generalized Myrmicinae (GM).