Ant nests in linear habitats: A new technique for estimating the density of sedentary organisms. Simulation and case study

Sociobiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 163-174

  Schlick Steiner, Birgit C ^a   Steiner, Florian M ^a   Moder, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ants; Community structure; Fine scale ecotone; Frequency score; Linear habitats; Nest counts; Nested plots; Quantification; Sampling; Sampling bias; Sessile organisms; Strip method

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 0037731336     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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