Exploring arboreal ant community composition and co-occurrence patterns in plantations of oil palm Elaeis guineensis in Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia

Ecography

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-32

  Pfeiffer, Martin ^a   Cheng Tuck, Ho ^b   Chong Lay, Teh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b CAB International   (Malaysia)

^c Golden Hope Research Centre Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PLANTATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; VEGETABLE OIL;

ASIA; BORNEO; EURASIA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

ANOPLOLEPIS GRACILIPES; ELAEIS; ELAEIS GUINEENSIS; FORMICIDAE; OECOPHYLLA SMARAGDINA; TECHNOMYRMEX ALBIPES;

EID: 39549122513     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2007.0906-7590.05172.x     Document Type: Article

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