Pine plantations in south eastern Australia support highly impoverished ant assemblages (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 277-286

  Sinclair, J E ^a   New, T R ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus; Exotic species; Pinus radiata; Pitfall trapping; Plantation management

Indexed keywords

ANT; CONSERVATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PITFALL TRAP;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA]; WORLD;

EUCALYPTUS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PINUS RADIATA; VICTORIA;

EID: 11244271840     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-004-0239-5     Document Type: Article

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