Long-term effects of frequent low-intensity burning on ant communities in coastal blackbutt forests of southeastern Australia

Austral Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 83-98

  York, Alan ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ants; Community structure; Fire; Litter extraction; Pitfall trapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034021131     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2000.01014.x     Document Type: Article

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