Imported fire ants near the edge of their range: Disturbance and moisture determine prevalence and impact of an invasive social insect

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 884-895

  Lebrun, Edward G ^a   Plowes, Robert M ^a   Gilbert, Lawrence E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Controlled burns; Habitat dependency; Passengers vs. drivers; Soil disturbance

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANT; ARIDITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DISTURBANCE; FACILITATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HOME RANGE; INVASIVE SPECIES; PASTURE; POPULATION DENSITY; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SOCIAL INSECT; SOIL MOISTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TOLERANCE;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; BIOTA; CHEMISTRY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMIDITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BIOTA; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOIL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEXAS;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 84862667942     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2012.01954.x     Document Type: Article

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