Ant colonization and coarse woody debris decomposition in temperate forests

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 215-221

  Warren II, R J ^a   Bradford, M A ^a  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphaenogaster; Coarse woody; Decomposition; Meticulitermes; Myrmecochory; Wood rotting fungi

Indexed keywords

ANT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOMASS; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; COLONIZATION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DECOMPOSITION; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; FUNGUS; HABITAT TYPE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PREDATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATE FOREST; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TERMITE;

UNITED STATES;

ACARI; APHAENOGASTER; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; ISOPTERA;

EID: 84859750910     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-011-0208-4     Document Type: Article

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