Effects of fire retardant application on heathland surface-dwelling ant species (Order Hymenoptera; Family Formicidae) in Victoria, Australia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 257, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1261-1270

  Seymour, B ^a   Collett, N G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Camponotus terebrans; Fire retardant; Formicidae; Heathland; Paratrechina sp

Indexed keywords

APARTMENT HOUSES; APPLICATIONS; BUILDINGS; FIRES; HOUSING;

CAMPONOTUS TEREBRANS; FIRE RETARDANT; FORMICIDAE; HEATHLAND; PARATRECHINA SP;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

ANT; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; FIRE MANAGEMENT; HEATHLAND; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

CAMPONOTINI; CAMPONOTUS TEREBRANS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PARATRECHINA; PHEIDOLE; RHYTIDOPONERA METALLICA;

EID: 58649120276     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.11.025     Document Type: Article

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