Experimental evidence for mediation of competition by habitat succession

Ecology

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1871-1878

  Gibb, H ^a,b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ant assemblage; Boreal forest; Competition; Dominant species; Facilitation; Field experiment; Habitat succession; Interaction; Intermediate disturbance hypothesis; Red wood ants; Removal experiment; Time since disturbance

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; ANT; BOREAL FOREST; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DISTURBANCE; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FACILITATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SUCCESSION;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TREE;

ANIMALS; ANTS; ECOSYSTEM; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREES;

FORMICA AQUILONIA; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 80053594230     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/10-2363.1     Document Type: Article

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