Ecological stoichiometry along a gradient of forest succession: Bait preferences of litter ants

Biotropica

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 597-599

  Bihn, Jochen H ^a   Verhaagh, Manfred ^b   Brandl, Roland ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atlantic Forest; Brazil; Carbohydrates; Formicidae; Leaf litter; Nitrogen; Nutrient limitation; Secondary forest

Indexed keywords

ANT; BAIT; CARBOHYDRATE; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LEAF LITTER; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SECONDARY FOREST; STOICHIOMETRY; SUCCESSION;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

FORMICIDAE;

EID: 49749097211     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00423.x     Document Type: Article

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