The ecology of a keystone seed disperser, the ant Rhytidoponera violacea.

The article discusses a study describing the ecology and basic biology of the keystone seed disperser ant, Rhytidoponera violacea. It is stated that the study was conducted in the Geraldton Sandplains situated in the mid west cost of western Australia. It further state that these ants help in the dispersal and redispersal of seeds due to their foraging behavior and are beneficial to the plants due to their shallow and ephemeral nest.