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Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 103-110

Harvester ants (Messor barbarus) as disturbance agents in Mediterranean grasslands

Author keywords

Midden; Seed bank; Seed size; Soil property; Trunk trail

Indexed keywords

ANT; DISTURBANCE; GRASSLAND; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MIDDEN; MYRMECOCHORY; SEED BANK; SEED SIZE; SOIL PROPERTY;

EID: 34047213447     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1100-9233(2007)18[103:HAMBAD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article
Times cited : (28)

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