Ant communities and livestock grazing in the Great Basin, U.S.A.

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 695-710

  Nash, Maliha S ^a   Whitford, Walter G ^a,b   Bradford, David F ^a   Franson, Susan E ^a   Neale, Anne C ^a   Heggem, Daniel T ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant; Bare patches; Cool desert; Great Basin; Indicator; Livestock grazing; Range condition; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOINDICATOR; LIVESTOCK; RANGELAND; SPECIES RICHNESS;

GREAT BASIN; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; FORMICA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MILETINAE; PHEIDOLE;

EID: 0035700982     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2001.0824     Document Type: Article

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