Scavenging in Mediterranean ecosystems: Effect of the invasive Argentine ant

Biological Invasions

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1183-1194

  Angulo, Elena ^a   Caut, Stéphane ^a   Cerdá, Xim ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ant communities; Arthropod corpses; Do ana; Linepithema humile; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMASS; COEXISTENCE; DECIDUOUS TREE; FLY; HABITAT USE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NATIVE SPECIES; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SCAVENGING (FEEDING); SCRUB; VEGETATION COVER;

ANDALUCIA; DONANA NATIONAL PARK; SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; FORMICIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 79955039203     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-011-9953-6     Document Type: Article

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