The effect of urbanization on ant abundance and diversity: A temporal examination of factors affecting biodiversity

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Buczkowski, Grzegorz ^a   Richmond, Douglas S ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ANT; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; DEGRADATION; ECOLOGY; FAUNA; FOREST; HABITAT QUALITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES INVASION; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBANIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INDIANA; POPULATION DENSITY; URBANIZATION;

FORMICIDAE;

EID: 84864436757     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041729     Document Type: Article

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