Sampling for ants in different-aged spruce forests: A comparison of methods

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 301-305

  Véle, Adam ^a,b   Holuša, Jaroslav ^a   Frouz, Jan ^c,d  

^a FORESTRY AND GAME MANAGEMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF SOIL BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^d Environmental Centre   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ants; Baits; Methods comparison; Pitfall traps; Soil sampling; Spruce forests

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; FORMICINAE; MYRMICA; PICEA; SCOMBRIDAE;

EID: 67649424338     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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