Diversity and structure of ant communities associated with oak, pine, eucalyptus and arable habitats in Portugal

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-46

  Cammell, M E ^a   Way, M J ^a   Paiva, M R ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ants; Community ecology; Diversity; Dominance; Linepithema humile; Portugal

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030019264     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01253954     Document Type: Article

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