What is the effect of soil use on ant communities?

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 381-388

  Schmidt, Fernando A ^a   Diehl, Elena ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

^b UNISINOS ^*

Author keywords

Agroecosystem; Bio indicator; Biodiversity; Environmental monitoring; Formicidae

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 52749096935     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2008000400005     Document Type: Article

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