Using historical and experimental data to reveal warming effects on ant assemblages.

Historical records of species are compared with current records to elucidate effects of recent climate change. However, confounding variables such as succession, land-use change, and species invasions make it difficult to demonstrate a causal link between changes in biota and changes in climate. Exp...

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Main Authors: Julian Resasco, Shannon L Pelini, Katharine L Stuble, Nathan J Sanders, Robert R Dunn, Sarah E Diamond, Aaron M Ellison, Nicholas J Gotelli, Douglas J Levey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3913719?pdf=render