The influence of vegetation removal by western harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex owyheei) in a relict area of sagebrush-steppe in central Oregon

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 336-345

  Soulé, Peter T ^a   Knapp, Paul A ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHNATHERUM THURBERIANUM; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; FORMICIDAE; POGONOMYRMEX OCCIDENTALIS; POGONOMYRMEX OWYHEEI; STIPA; TRIDENTATA;

EID: 0030444911     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2426737     Document Type: Article

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