Effects of Harvester Ants on Production of a Saltbush Community
Issue Date
1966-03-01Keywords
Saltbush CommunityDenuded Areas
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Experimental Sheep Pastures
Border Effect
Production Losses
Perimeter Area
Nuttall
harvester ants
foliageAtriplex nuttalliiBig Horn BasinvigorproductionWyoming
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Wight, J. R., & Nichols, J. T. (1966). Effects of harvester ants on production of a saltbush community. Journal of Range Management, 19(2), 68-71.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3895691Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
The presence of denuded areas caused by harvester ants did not lower the production of a Nuttall saltbush community in the Big Horn Basin of Wyoming. Increased saltbush production around the perimeter of the denuded areas compensated for the absence of saltbush within the denuded area.Type
textArticle