Sampling statistics for ants in the BHI from the 2005–2009 ATBI, area and isolation data from MassGIS [28].

Notes: Abbreviations are as follows: Area indicates terrestrial area above high tide line. Isolation indicates distance between island and nearest mainland. Samples indicates the number of sampling events that took place on each island. Sobs indicates the total number of ant species collected. Abundance indicates the number of ant individuals collected. Area and isolation data from MassGIS [28].