Patterns of an invasion by Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) in a riparian corridor and its effects on ant diversity

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 343-350

  Kennedy, Theodore A ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CALIFORNIA; SAN LUIS OBISPO; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; ARGENTINA (FISH); ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA CALIFORNICA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; CORDIA POLYCEPHALA; FORMICIDAE; GARRYA; HEDERA; HYMENOPTERA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; QUERCUS; QUERCUS AGRIFOLIA; QUERCUS DUMOSA; QUERCUS VIRGINIANA; RIPARIA; SALIX; SALVIA; SALVIA MELLIFERA; TOXICODENDRON; TOXICODENDRON DIVERSILOBUM; YUCCA; YUCCA WHIPPLEI;

EID: 0031798458     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(1998)140[0343:POAIBA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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