Leaf litter ant diversity in Guyana

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 491-510

  Lapolla, John S ^a   Suman, Ted ^a   Sosa Calvo, Jeffrey ^a,b   Schultz, Ted R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

A.L.L. protocol; Biodiversity; Conservation; Formicidae; Guiana Shield; Leaf litter ants

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDEMISM; FAUNISTICS; LEAF LITTER; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES INVENTORY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

GUYANA; MOUNT AYANGANNA; PACARAIMA MOUNTAINS; SOUTH AMERICA;

FORMICIDAE;

EID: 33846883735     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-005-6229-4     Document Type: Article

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