The influence of fire, vegetation age and Argentine ants (Iridomyrmex humilis) on ant communities in Swartsboskloof
Abstract
Ants are sensitive to disturbance and it has been suggested that their species composition and abundance may be used as an index of the conservation status of natural systems (Fox 1981; Majer 1983; Majer et al. 1984). In this study we determined the effects of various disturbance factors on indigenous ant communities in Swartboskloof. We examined whether fire, vegetation age and the presence of the Argentine ant had any effect on ant community composition and abundance.
Citation
Kock de, A. E., J. H.Giliomee, K. L. Pringle & J. D. Majer (1992). The influence of fire, vegetation age and Argentine ants (Iridomyrmex humilis) on ant communities in Swartsboskloof. In: (eds. B. W. van Wilgen, D. M. Richardson, F. J. Kruger & H. J. van Hensbergen) Fire in South African Mountain Fynbos. Springer, Heidelberg. 203-215.
Faculty
School of Agriculture and Environment
Department of Environmental Biology
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Remarks
Reference Number: #BC19
PDF file is available from Jonathan Majer Email: J.Majer@curtin.edu.au
Please cite the Reference number (as above)