Long-term recolonization patterns of ants in Western Australian rehabilitated bauxite mines with reference to their use as indicators of restoration success

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 161-182

  Majer, J D ^a   Nichols, O G ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Alcoa of Australia Ltd ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Ants; Formicidae; Long term monitoring; Succession

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING;

ANT; BAUXITE MINE; BIOINDICATOR; MONITORING PROGRAMME; RECOLONIZATION; RESTORATION;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS CALOPHYLLA; EUCALYPTUS MARGINATA;

EID: 0031981985     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1998.00286.x     Document Type: Article

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