Distribution of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, in road and powerline habitats

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 335-346

  Stiles, Judith H ^a   Jones, Robert H ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant abundance; Corridor; Exotic species; Invasion; Powerline cuts; Roads; Solenopsis invicta; Spatial pattern

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COLONY ESTABLISHMENT; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED STATES;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0031724330     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008073813734     Document Type: Article

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