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Aridity, but not disturbance, reduces the specialization and modularity of plant–insect herbivore interaction networks in Caatinga dry forest

scientific article published on 20 January 2022

Biogeography of mutualistic fungi cultivated by leafcutter ants

scientific article

Chemical basis of the synergism and antagonism in microbial communities in the nests of leaf-cutting ants ⬇️

scientific article published on January 18, 2011

Community-level patterns of insect herbivory in a fragmented Atlantic forest landscape

scientific article published in June 2013

Correction to: Habitat fragmentation and forest management alter woody plant communities in a Central European beech forest landscape

scientific article published on 12 October 2021

Decreasing abundance of leaf-cutting ants across a chronosequence of advancing Atlantic forest regeneration

article published in 2009

Divergent effects of leaf‐cutting ant herbivory and soil engineering on the reproductive success of plants in a Caatinga dry forest

scientific article published in 2023

Do abandoned nests of leaf-cutting ants enhance plant recruitment in the Atlantic Forest?

article

Ecosystem engineering by leaf-cutting ants: nests of Atta cephalotes drastically alter forest structure and microclimate

scientific article published in 2010

Edge-induced narrowing of dietary diversity in leaf-cutting ants.

scientific article published on November 2010

Foraging activity of leaf-cutting ants changes light availability and plant assemblage in Atlantic forest

article

Foraging in highly dynamic environments: leaf-cutting ants adjust foraging trail networks to pioneer plant availability

article

Foraging leaf-cutting ants learn to reject Vitis vinifera ssp. vinifera plants that emit herbivore-induced volatiles

scientific article published on 15 June 2014

Habitat fragmentation and forest management alter woody plant communities in a Central European beech forest landscape

scientific article published on 28 May 2020

Harvesting of Protium heptaphyllum (Aubl.) March. seeds (Burseraceae) by the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens L. promotes seed aggregation and seedling mortality

article published in 2007

How leaf-cutting ants impact forests: drastic nest effects on light environment and plant assemblages.

scientific article published on 19 August 2009

Leaf-cutting ant populations profit from human disturbances in tropical dry forest in Brazil

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Leaf-cutting ants alter seedling assemblages across second-growth stands of Brazilian Atlantic forest

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Leaf-cutting ants as ecosystem engineers: topsoil and litter perturbations aroundAtta cephalotesnests reduce nutrient availability

scientific article published in 2013

Leaf-cutting ants proliferate in the Amazon: an expected response to forest edge?

article

Mechanisms Driving Galling Success in a Fragmented Landscape: Synergy of Habitat and Top-Down Factors along Temperate Forest Edges.

scientific article

Occurrence of Atta cephalotes (L.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Alagoas, Northeastern Brazil

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Parasites dominate hyperdiverse soil protist communities in Neotropical rainforests

article

Performance and fate of tree seedlings on and around nests of the leaf-cutting ant Atta cephalotes: Ecological filters in a fragmented forest

scientific article published in 2010

Plant Herbivore Interactions at the Forest Edge

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Robustness of plant-insect herbivore interaction networks to climate change in a fragmented temperate forest landscape.

scientific article

Secondary metabolites from Escovopsis weberi and their role in attacking the garden fungus of leaf cutting ants ⬇️

scientific article published on 22 January 2018

Seed dispersal by ants in the semi-arid Caatinga of North-East Brazil

scientific article published on 12 April 2007

Spatial distribution and fruiting phenology of Protium heptaphyllum (Burseraceae) determine the design of the underground foraging system of Atta sexdens L. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).

scientific article

Spatially Heterogeneous Nest-Clearing Behavior Coincides with Rain Event in the Leaf-Cutting Ant Atta cephalotes (L.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).

scientific article

The advantage of growing on moss: facilitative effects on photosynthetic performance and growth in the cyanobacterial lichen Peltigera rufescens

scientific article published on 20 December 2011

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