DECOMPOSITION RATES OF SPENT FUNGAL REFUSE OF ATTA-SEXDENS (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE) AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ESTIMATING FORAGE INTAKE BY LEAF-CUTTING ANTS

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作者：
FOWLER, HG [1 ]
SCHLINDWEIN, MN [1 ]
FORTI, LC [1 ]
机构：
[1] UNIV ESTADUAL PAULISTA JULIO MESQUITA FILHO,FAC AGRON,BR-14600 BOTUCATU,SP,BRAZIL
来源：
PEDOBIOLOGIA | 1994年 / 38卷 / 03期
关键词：
DECOMPOSITION; FUNGUS; LEAF-CUTTING ANTS; ESTIMATION; ATTA-SEXDENS;
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Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];
学科分类号：
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要：
Using simulated ceramic refuse chambers, field decomposition studies were performed on the spent fungal refuse of the lead-cutting ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa. Refuse half life was estimated at 40 days, with complete decomposition at 100 days. These results suggest that the conversion-factor method used to estimate forage input into leaf-cutting ant colonies must be corrected for decomposition, or serious estimation errors will occur.
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