Effects of pine silviculture on the ant assemblages (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Patagonian steppe

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 222, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 162-166

  Corley, Juan ^a   Sackmann, Paula ^b   Rusch, Verónica ^a   Bettinelli, Julieta ^a   Paritsis, Juan ^a,b  

^a Inst Nac de Tecnol Agropecuaria   (Argentina)

^b LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ant diversity; Formicidae; Insect conservation; Pine plantations; Silviculture

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DATA REDUCTION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VEGETATION;

ANT DIVERSITY; FORMICIDAE; INSECT CONSERVATION; PINE PLANTATIONS;

FORESTRY;

ANT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SILVICULTURE;

BIODIVERSITY; DATA; FORESTS; PLANTS; SILVICULTURE; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 31444449111     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.09.025     Document Type: Article

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