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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2013-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Landscape Ecology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/v10285-012-0061-9 |