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The Effects of Ants on Grasslands

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Grassland structure and function

Part of the book series: Tasks for vegetation science ((TAVS,volume 20))

Abstract

Four recent books on grassland ecosystems make no mention of ants, while a fifth contains several entries in the index, most of which bear no relation to the text (Spedding 1971; Heal and Perkins 1978; Innis 1978; French 1979; Huntley and Walker 1982). This suggests that ants arc of little significance in grasslands; however, the evidence presented here shows that ants can have a major impact upon grassland vegetation.

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Beattie, A.J. (1989). The Effects of Ants on Grasslands. In: Huenneke, L.F., Mooney, H.A. (eds) Grassland structure and function. Tasks for vegetation science, vol 20. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3113-8_10

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