Decreasing abundance of leaf-cutting ants across a chronosequence of advancing Atlantic forest regeneration

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 223-227

  Silva, Paulo S D ^a,b   Bieber, Ana G D ^a,b   Leal, Inara R ^a   Wirth, Rainer ^c   Tabarelli, Marcelo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atta cephalotes; Bottom up control; Brazil; Colony density; Forest regeneration; Pioneer species

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; CHRONOSEQUENCE; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; HERBIVORE; LAND USE; REGENERATION; TROPICAL FOREST;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ACROMYRMEX; ATTA; ATTA CEPHALOTES; HEXAPODA;

EID: 69749105641     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467409005823     Document Type: Article

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