Ant nest location, soil nutrients and nutrient uptake by ant-associated plants: Does extrafloral nectar attract ant nests and thereby enhance plant nutrition?

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 614-624

  Wagner, Diane ^a   Fleur Nicklen, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acacia constricta; Ant nests; Ant plant interactions; Ants; Extrafloral nectaries; Facultative mutualism; Nitrogen; Plant nutrition; Soil chemistry; Soil nutrients

Indexed keywords

ANT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MUTUALISM; NECTAR; NECTARY; NEST SITE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; SEED PRODUCTION; SHRUB; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL NUTRIENT;

ACACIA; ACACIA CONSTRICTA; DORYMYRMEX; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 77952992776     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01640.x     Document Type: Article

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