HARVESTER ANTS (POGONOMYRMEX SPP.): Their Community and Ecosystem Influences

We summarize the influences of harvester ants of the genus Pogonomyrmex on communities and ecosystems. Because of nest densities, the longevity of nests, and the amount of seed harvested and soil handled, harvester ants have significant direct and indirect effects on community structure and ecosyste...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annual review of ecology and systematics 2000-01, Vol.31 (1), p.265-291
Hauptverfasser:	MacMahon, James A, Mull, John F, Crist, Thomas O
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Ants Biological and medical sciences community structure Desert insects Deserts ecosystem functioning Foraging Formicidae Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology granivores Insect behavior Insect colonies Insect ecology Insect nests Pogonomyrmex seeds Social insects Soil insects Synecology Terrestrial ecosystems
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