Forest fragmentation in central Amazonia and its effects on litter-dwelling ants

Biological Conservation

Volumn 91, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 151-157

  Carvalho, Karine S ^a   Vasconcelos, Heraldo L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Ants; Brazil; Edge effects; Forest fragmentation; Habitat isolation

Indexed keywords

ANT; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; EDGE EFFECT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ISOLATION EFFECT; LEAF LITTER; RAINFOREST;

SOUTH AMERICA;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0032719775     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(99)00079-8     Document Type: Article

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