Secondary succession has surprisingly low impact on arboreal ant communities in tropical montane rainforest
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Disentangling the Diversity of Arboreal Ant Communities in Tropical Forest Trees
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عنوان ژورنال: Ecosphere
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2150-8925,2150-8925
DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2848