Survival of the Black bog ant (Formica transkaucasica Nasanov) in relation to the fragmentation of its habitat

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-108

  Mabelis, Abraham A ^a   Chardon, J P ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Formica transkaucasica; Formicidae; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat network; Metapopulation persistence

Indexed keywords

ANT; BOG; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HEATHLAND; METAPOPULATION;

BENELUX; DRENTHE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

FORMICA; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 18644365343     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-004-5987-8     Document Type: Article

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