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  Austral EcologyVolume 22 Issue 2, Pages 218 - 221 Published Online: 28 Jul 2006 © 2010 Ecological Society of Australia Published on behalf of The Ecological Society of Australia (ESA)
Abstract | References | Full Text: PDF (Size: 3053K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  The interaction between the coastal brown ant, Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius), and other invertebrate fauna of Mt Coot-tha (Brisbane, Australia) Copyright 1997 The Ecological Society of Australia Inc. KEYWORDS Acari • Brisbane • coastal brown ant • Formicidae • interaction • invertebrates • Laelapidae •
Pheidole megacephala
• Symphypleona ABSTRACTAbstract Sampling of invertebrate fauna was carried out on Mt Coot-tha, between 25 February and 11 March 1992, to determine whether the presence of the coastal brown ant, Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius), affected die abundance and diversity of other invertebrates. Four plots were sampled; in two the coastal brown ant was present and in two it was absent. The overall abundance of invertebrates did not differ significantly between plots. The abundance of Collembola did vary significantly, but intraplot variability was large. Mite numbers did not differ significantly between plots, except for the family Laelapidae. Abundance of other ant species did not differ significantly between plots, but there was a difference in species composition; Dolichoderinae and Ponerinae were absent or poorly represented in plots where the coastal brown ant was present. Accepted for publication July 1996 | 
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