Distribution of ant species and mounds (Formica) in different-aged managed spruce stands in eastern Finland

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 315-325

  Kilpelainen J ^a   Punttila, P ^b   Finer L ^a   Niemela P ^c   Domisch, T ^a   Jurgensen, M F ^d   Neuvonen, S ^a   Ohashi, M ^e   Risch, A C ^f   Sundstrom L ^g  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

^f SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ant species turnover; Boreal zone; Forest succession; Formica rufa group; Nest density; Nest dimensions

Indexed keywords

ANT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DENSITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STAND STRUCTURE; SUCCESSION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

FORMICA; FORMICA AQUILONIA; FORMICA EXSECTA; FORMICA LUGUBRIS; FORMICA POLYCTENA; FORMICA PRESSILABRIS; FORMICA RUFA; FORMICIDAE; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 41949139704     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2007.01244.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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