%0 Journal Article
%T Ant species diversity in the 'Grands Causses' (Aveyron, France): In search of sampling methods adapted to temperate climates RID C-4034-2011
%A Groc, S.
%A Delabie, J.H.C.
%A Cereghino, R.
%A Orivel, J.
%A Jaladeau, F.
%A Grangier, J.
%A Mariano, C.S.F.
%A Dejean, A.
%J Comptes Rendus Biologies
%D 2007
%V 330
%N 12
%I Elsevier France-Editions Scientifiques Medicales Elsevier
%@ 1631-0691
%G English
%F Groc_etal2007
%O WOS:000251852800009
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%X This study aimed at showing the applicability of using a combination of four sampling methods (i.e., Winkler extractors, pitfall traps, baiting and manual collection), something most often conducted in the tropics, to create an inventory of ant species diversity in temperate environments. We recorded a total of 33 ant species in the Grands Causses by comparing three vegetal formations: a steppic lawn ('causse' sensu stricto), which was the most species-rich (29 species), followed by an oak grove (22 species) and a pine forest (17 species). No sampling method alone is efficient enough to provide an adequate sampling, but their combination permits one to make a suitable inventory of the myrmecofauna and to obtain information on the ecology of these ant species.
%K ant diversity
%K Grands Causses
%K sampling methods
%K temperate climate
%P 913-922