Geographic differences in effects of experimental warming on ant species diversity and community composition

Ecosphere

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Pelini, S L ^a   Diamond, S E ^e   Nichols, L M ^b   Stuble, K L ^f   Ellison, A M ^c   Sanders, N J ^g   Dunn, R R ^d   Gotelli, N J ^g  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Oklahoma Climate Survey   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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EID: 84919786449     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21508925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/ES14-00143.1     Document Type: Article

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