Responses of ants to disturbance in Australia, with particular reference to functional groups

Austral Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 444-464

  Hoffmann, Benjamin D ^a,b   Andersen, Alan N ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Environmental assessment; Fire; Grazing; Land management; Minesite rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL GROUP;

AUSTRALIA;

CAMPONOTUS; DOLICHODERINAE; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; IRIDOMYRMEX; MELOPHORUS; MYRMICINAE; RHYTIDOPONERA;

EID: 0041971146     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2003.01301.x     Document Type: Review

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