Ants as Ecosystem Engineers in Natural Restoration of Human Made Habitats
| Autor: | Irena Zentsová, Pavel Kovář, Pavel Vojtíšek |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
industrial-waste deposits
biology myrmecochory ecosystem engineers Ecology abandoned tailings containment Seed dispersal Formica pratensis Lasius plant species diversity primary vegetation succession Myrmecochory human-made habitats ant-plant interaction Ecological succession Management Monitoring Policy and Law biology.organism_classification Ecosystem engineer dispersal of plant seeds bioturbation Formica rufibarbis Tetramorium caespitum QH540-549.5 Nature and Landscape Conservation |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Landscape Ecology, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 18-31 (2013) |
| ISSN: | 1805-4196 |
| Popis: | 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 industrial waste deposit, from the viewpoint of their functioning in plant seed dispersal. We examined the role of ants in primary vegetation succession. Experiments of seed removal by ants with plant species found within close proximity of tailings were related to the succession. Ant activity generates a considerable shift in the quality of the colonised surface, as they collectively act as ecosystem engineers |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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