Ant-plant mutualisms promote functional diversity in phytotelm communities

Functional Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 954-963

  Céréghino, Régis ^a   Leroy, Céline ^b   Carrias, Jean François ^c   Pelozuelo, Laurent ^a   Ségura, Caroline ^a   Bosc, Christopher ^a   Dejean, Alain ^b   Corbara, Bruno ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b Campus Agronomique   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

Ant gardens; Biodiversity; Bromeliads; Community functions; Forest; French Guiana; invertebrates; Phytotelmata; Two species mutualism

Indexed keywords

ANT; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EPIPHYTE; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; MONOCOTYLEDON; MORPHOLOGY; MUTUALISM; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AECHMEA MERTENSII; BROMELIACEAE; CAMPONOTUS FEMORATUS; FORMICIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; PACHYCONDYLA GOELDII;

EID: 80053131407     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01863.x     Document Type: Article

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