Abstract: The indicator qualities of terrestrial invertebrates are widely recognized in the context of detecting ecological change associated with human land-use. However, the use of terrestrial invertebrates as bio indicators remains more a topic of scientific discourse. The biotic and abiotic components of the ecosystem under restoration can be used to assess the response of the ecosystem to the restoration. The bio indicator should be able respond positively to the diminishing elements causes the degradation and interact positively to some of the biotic and abiotic components expected to prevail when the ecosystem is fully restored. One of such variable is ants. Ants are a useful tool not only because they are sensitive to environmental changes; but also because they are keystone species in several ecological processes and, therefore, provide reliable inferences about the ecological and functional implications of disturbances. Information about the eligibility of using ants as indicators of terrestrial ecosystems undergoing restoration and sampling and basic analytical methods to apply when implanting ants at assessing ecosystem undergoing restoration\is discussed.

Keyword: Ants, Bioindicator, Sensitive, Environmental changes

| DOI: 10.17148/IARJSET.2022.9278