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Experimental warming weakens positive plant diversity effects on pitfall trap sampled ant diversity

  • 1. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, PUschstrasse 4, 04103 Leipzig, Germany & InstitUte of Biology, Leipzig University, Johannisallee 21, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
  • 2. University of Minnesota, Dept. of Ecology, EvolUtion, and Behavior, 1987 Upper BUford Circle, Saint PaUl, MN 55108, USA & Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2400 Bren Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA

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Clark, Adam Thomas, Eisenhauer, Nico, Tilman, David (2022): Experimental warming weakens positive plant diversity effects on pitfall trap sampled ant diversity. Soil Organisms 94 (1): 41-53, DOI: 10.25674/so94iss1id177, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/214b327bc6fc0a240ec705b339e6dd83

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