Comparison of leaf litter ant communities in woodlands, lowland forests and montane forests of north-eastern Tanzania

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1637-1652

  Robertson, Hamish G ^a  

^a IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; East Africa; Forest conservation; Formicidae; Leaf litter ants

Indexed keywords

ANT; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MONTANE FOREST; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WOODLAND;

TANZANIA;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0036733658     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016883901065     Document Type: Article

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