Productivity alone does not explain species richness of ants - An example from Central Persian deserts

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 85, Issue , 2012, Pages 86-92

  Paknia, O ^a   Pfeiffer, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MONGOLIA   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

Central Persian desert basins; Desert; Diversity; Ecoregion; Iran; Model selection; Temperature tolerance

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; DESERT; ECOREGION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MODEL VALIDATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

IRAN;

FORMICIDAE;

EID: 84863738735     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.06.008     Document Type: Article

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