Do trees benefit from nutrient-rich patches created by leaf-cutting ants?

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 111-115

  Schoereder, José H ^a   Howse, Philip E ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atta sexdens; Brazil; Cerrado; Leaf cutting ants; Savanna; Soil nutrients

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032313449     PISSN: 01650521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/snfe.33.2.111.2161     Document Type: Article

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