Effects of urban development on ant communities: Implications for ecosystem services and management

Conservation Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 131-141

  Sanford, Monte P ^a   Manley, Patricia N ^b   Murphy, Dennis D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Ecosystem services; Forest management; Lake Tahoe; Service providing units; Urbanization; Water infiltration

Indexed keywords

ANT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; POLICY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTS; CALIFORNIA; ECOSYSTEM; NEVADA; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; URBAN RENEWAL;

LAKE TAHOE BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

FORMICIDAE;

EID: 58249124473     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.01040.x     Document Type: Article

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