The effect of fire on ant assemblages in the Gibson Desert Nature Reserve, Western Australia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 725-739

  Gunawardene, N R ^a   Majer, J D ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Formicidae; Functional groups; Spinifex grassland and mulga woodland

Indexed keywords

ANT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DESERT; FIRE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; GIBSON DESERT NATURE RESERVE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

ACACIA; ACACIA ANEURA; ARIDA; CAMPONOTINI; DOLICHODERINAE; FORMICIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; MYRMICINAE; SPINIFEX; TRIODIA; TRIODIA BASEDOWII; TRIODIA SHINZII;

EID: 24044467784     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.04.016     Document Type: Article

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