Invasion of Argentine ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in South Australia: Impacts on community composition and abundance of invertebrates in urban parklands

Austral Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 567-576

  Walters, Anne C ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Department of Water Land and Biodiversity Conservation ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Abiotic; Biodiversity; Biological invasion; Biotic; Disturbance; Ecosystem function; Functional group; Linepithema humile

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; INVASIVE SPECIES; INVERTEBRATE; PEST SPECIES; RESIDENT POPULATION; URBAN REGION;

ADELAIDE; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

CAMPONOTUS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; IRIDOMYRMEX; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 33746255892     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2006.01592.x     Document Type: Article

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