The effects of urbanization on ant communities and myrmecochory in Manitoba, Canada

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-52

  Thompson, Bill ^a,b   McLachlan, Stéphane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ant communities; Habitat fragmentation; Land use; Myrmecochory; Riparian forest; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; VIOLA PUBESCENS; VIOLACEAE;

EID: 33845999613     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-006-0013-4     Document Type: Article

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