Ants as Ecosystem Engineers in Natural Restoration of Human Made Habitats

Three to four dominant seed-transporting ant species of different size categories (Tetramorium caespitum, Lasius niger, Formica rufibarbis/Formica pratensis) on the plateau of abandoned ore sedimentation basin (tailings containment) were studied as pioneer and subsequent colonisers of this industria...

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Main Authors: Kovář Pavel, Vojtíšek Pavel, Zentsová Irena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Landscape Ecology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/v10285-012-0061-9