Ant mutualism increases long-term growth and survival of a common amazonian tree

Ant mutualism increases long-term growth and survival of a common amazonian tree

How ecological context shapes mutualistic relationships remains poorly understood. We combined long-term tree census data with ant censuses in a permanent 25-ha Amazonian forest dynamics plot to evaluate the effect of the mutualistic ant Myrmelachista schumanni (Formicinae) on the growth and surviva...

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Main Author: Baez Jacome , V. (author)
Other Authors: Donoso Vargas, D. (author)
Format: article
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Age-structured populations
Ant-plant interactions
Duroia hirsuta
Mutualism
Myrmelachista schumanni
Ontogeny
Online Access:http://dspace.utpl.edu.ec/handle/123456789/18713
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