Patterns of ant species diversity and turnover across 2000 km of Amazonian floodplain forest

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 432-440

  Vasconcelos, Heraldo L ^a   Vilhena, José M S ^b   Facure, Kátia G ^a   Albernaz, Ana L K M ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^c MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alpha diversity; Amazonia; Beta diversity; Climate; Dispersal; Flooded forests; Formicidae; Geographic gradients; Species richness; V rzea

Indexed keywords

ANT; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN FOREST; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TURNOVER;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL;

FORMICIDAE;

EID: 75149131574     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02230.x     Document Type: Article

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