Using Ant Species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as a Biological Indicator of Agroecosystem Condition

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1102-1110

  Peck, Steven L ^a,b   Mcquaid, Betty ^a,b,c   Campbell, C Lee ^a,b  

^a Agricultural Lands Resource Group   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroecosystem condition; Ants; Biological indicator; Formicidae; Indicator species

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0001166338     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/27.5.1102     Document Type: Article

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