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Increasing densities of leaf-cutting ants (Atta spp.) with proximity to the edge in a Brazilian Atlantic forest

  • Rainer Wirth
  • , Sebastian T. Meyer
  • , Walkiria R. Almeida
  • , Manoel Vieira Araújo
  • , Veralucia S. Barbosa
  • , Inara R. Leal
  • University of Kaiserslautern
  • Federal University of Pernambuco

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121 Scopus citations
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)501-505
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Tropical Ecology
Volume23
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Atta cephalotes
  • Atta sexdens
  • Attini
  • Bottom-up control
  • Colony densities
  • Edge effects
  • Forest fragmentation
  • Herbivory

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