Ant communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Flemish (north Belgium) wet heathlands, a declining habitat in Europe

During a survey of 23 wet heathland sites in Flanders (north Belgium) in 1999 and 2000, using both manual nest searching and pitfall traps as sampling techniques, we found 28 ant species. One species (Myrmica lonae) was new to the Belgian fauna and several rare species were encountered. Three ecolog...

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Main Authors: Dirk MAES, Hans VAN DYCK, Wouter VANREUSEL, Joeri CORTENS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2003-11-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200304-0014_Ant_communities_Hymenoptera_Formicidae_of_Flemish_north_Belgium_wet_heathlands_a_declining_habitat_in_Eur.php