Severe fires alter the outcome of the mutualism between ants and a Neotropical savanna tree

• Published in: Biological journal of the Linnean Society Vol. 131; no. 3; pp. 476 - 486
• Main Authors: Vasconcelos, Heraldo L, Koch, Elmo B A, Camarota, Flávio, Tito, Richard, Zuanon, Lino A, Maravalhas, Jonas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 06.11.2020

Physical disturbances, such as fire, may affect the relationship between ants and plants. We evaluated the extent to which severe fires alter the protective effect of ants against the herbivores of an extrafloral-nectary bearing tree. We performed an ant removal experiment and sampled the ant fauna...