A 15-year post evaluation of the fire effects on ant community in an area of Amazonian forest

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 82-87

  Santos, Jean C ^a   Delabie, Jacques H C ^b   Fernandes, G Wilson ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UPA Laboratorio de Mirmecologia   (Brazil)

^c Planta Ltda   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Brazil; Community structure; Rain forest; Species richness

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE;

EID: 42649142920     PISSN: 00855626     EISSN: 18069665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0085-56262008000100015     Document Type: Article

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