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1 - Ant Biodiversity and Functional Roles in Fragmented Forest and Grassland Ecosystems of the Agricultural Midwest, North America

from Part I - Landscape Mosaics, Habitat Fragmentation, and Edge Effects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2017

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Thomas O. Crist  and
Kaitlin U. Campbell
Edited by
Paulo S. Oliveira  and
Suzanne Koptur
Paulo S. Oliveira
Affiliation:
Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil
Suzanne Koptur
Affiliation:
Florida International University
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Ant-Plant Interactions
Impacts of Humans on Terrestrial Ecosystems
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