The effect of fire on ant assemblages does not depend on habitat openness but does select for large, gracile predators
Abstract Ecosystems can respond in a variety of ways to the same agent of disturbance. In some contexts, fire causes large and long‐lasting changes to ecological communities. In others, fire has a limited or short‐lived impact on assemblages of animals and plants. Understanding why this occurs is cr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-06-01
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Series: | Ecosphere |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3549 |