Microbial activity and functional diversity in the mounds of three different ant species

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 93-99

  Dauber, Jens ^a   Wolters, Volkmar ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ant mounds; Biolog; Formicidae; Functional diversity; Microbial activity; Soil microflora

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; FORAGING; GERMANY; MEASUREMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; MOISTURE; PH; SOIL;

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; INSECT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

LASIUS FLAVUS; LASIUS NIGER; MYRMICA SCABRINODIS;

EID: 0033985919     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(99)00135-2     Document Type: Article

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