Gadagkar, R and Nair, P and Chandrashekara, K and Bhat, DM (1993) Ant species richness and diversity in some selected localities of Western Ghats, India. In: Hexapoda, 5 (2). pp. 79-94.
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Abstract
We have sampled ants from twelve different localities in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, India using both a package of standardized trapping methods as well as by intensive all-out-search. The relative efficacies of trapping versus all-out-search are compared. Different methods of trapping are also compared among themselves. A check list of all ants seen by all methods put together, identified up to the genus level is provided. Different localities are compared by the similarity and diversity of their ant fauna. A weak but statistically significant positive correlation between ant species diversity . and plant species diversity is demonstrated. This report provides the first estimates of the diversity and abundance of ants for any forest habitat of India.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Publication: | Hexapoda |
| Publisher: | Hexapoda |
| Keywords: | Species Richness, Diversity, Western Ghats, India, Relatively Less Disturbed, Minor Forests, Ant Fauna, Different Methods of Trapping, All out Search method |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Biological Sciences > Centre for Ecological Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Mar 2021 09:20 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2021 09:20 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/67905 |
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