Recolonization patterns of ants in a rehabilitated lignite mine in Central Italy: Potential for the use of Mediterranean ants as indicators of restoration processes

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 60-66

  Ottonetti, Lorenzo ^a   Tucci, Lorenzo ^a   Santini, Giacomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ants; Biomonitoring; Functional groups; Lignite mining; Mediterranean area; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; COAL MINE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HABITAT RESTORATION; LIGNITE; RECOLONIZATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

DOLICHODERINAE; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 33646706536     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2006.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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