Influences on the structure of suburban ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) communities and the abundance of Tapinoma sessile

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1397-1404

  Toennisson, T A ^a   Sanders, N J ^b   Klingeman, W E ^b   Vail, K M ^b  

^a 569 Dabney Hall ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community ecology; Habitat structure; Landscaping; Odorous house ant; Urban

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BAIT; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CROP PEST; DISTURBANCE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LEAF LITTER; PITFALL TRAP; SESSILE SPECIES; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

KNOXVILLE; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; TAPINOMA SESSILE;

EID: 84855716387     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EN11110     Document Type: Article

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