Leafcutter Ant Nests Inhibit Low-Intensity Fire Spread in the Understory of Transitional Forests at the Amazon's Forest-Savanna Boundary
Leaf-cutter ants (Atta spp.) remove leaf litter and woody debris—potential fuels—in and around their nests and foraging trails. We conducted single and three annual experimental fires to determine the effects of this leaf-cutter ant activity on the behavior of low-intensity, slow-moving fires. In a...
| Published in: | Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2012-01-01
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/780713 |