Counting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Biodiversity sampling and statistical analysis for myrmecologists

Myrmecological News

Volumn 15, Issue , 2011, Pages 13-19

  Gotelli, Nicholas J ^a   Ellison, Aaron M ^b   Dunn, Robert R ^c   Sanders, Nathan J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity sampling; Leaf litter; Pitfall traps; Rarefaction; Review; Species richness; Winkler sacks

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 79958229707     PISSN: 19944136     EISSN: 19973500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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