Factors determining the spatio-temporal distribution of ants in an Andean tropical forest

Factors determining the spatio-temporal distribution of ants in an Andean tropical forest

In tropical forests, ants are numerous, diversified and ecologically important, being present from forest floor to upper canopy and exploiting a wide variety of diets. Nearly half of the ant species are directly in contact with the ground stratum, including the leaf-litter and the underlying soil, f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jacquemin, Justine
Other Authors: Roisin, Yves
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:fr
Published: Universite Libre de Bruxelles 2013
Subjects:
Agronomie générale
Sciences exactes et naturelles
Ants > Geographical distribution > Ecuador
Soil biochemistry > Ecuador
Fourmis > Distribution géographique > Equateur
Sols > Biochimie > Equateur
nutrients
Ecuador
soil
food web
leaf-litter
trophic ecology
ants
tropical forest
stable isotopes
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/209504

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