Energy, density, and constraints to species richness: Ant assemblages along a productivity gradient

American Naturalist

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 280-293

  Kaspari, Michael ^a,b   Donnell, Sean ^c   Kercher, James R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Diversity; Efficiency; Net primary production; Taxon

Indexed keywords

ANT; LIMITING FACTOR; PRODUCTIVITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 0034107454     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303313     Document Type: Article

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