Soil modifications created by ants along a post-fire chronosequence in lichen-spruce woodland

Ecoscience

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 63-73

  Lafleur, Benoit ^a   Bradley, Robert L ^a   Francoeur, André ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Black spruce; Chronosequence; Lichen spruce woodland; Pedoturbation; Soil nutrients

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOTURBATION; CHRONOSEQUENCE; NEST SITE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL NUTRIENT;

CANADA; QUEBEC;

BRYOPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; FORMICIDAE; PICEA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 0036120252     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2002.11682691     Document Type: Article

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