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...

• Autor principal: Baez Jacome , V. (author)
• Outros Autores: Donoso Vargas, D. (author)
• Formato: article
• Publicado em: 2016
• Assuntos: Age-structured populations; Ant-plant interactions; Duroia hirsuta; Mutualism; Myrmelachista schumanni; Ontogeny
• Acesso em linha: http://dspace.utpl.edu.ec/handle/123456789/18713