Influence of small-scale disturbances by kangaroo rats on Chihuahuan Desert ants

Oecologia

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 142-149

  Schooley, R L ^a   Bestelmeyer, B T ^a   Kelly, J F ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbances Formicidae; Ecosystem engineers; Heteromyidae; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DIPODOMYS; DIPODOMYS SPECTABILIS; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; HETEROMYIDAE; MAMMALIA; HYMENOPTERA; MACROPUS SP.; RODENTIA;

ANT; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; PATCHINESS; RODENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033793291     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00008885     Document Type: Article

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