Mechanisms of pH change in wood ant (Formica polyctena) nests
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11310%2F12%3A10126510" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11310/12:10126510 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/60077344:_____/12:00380379
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pedobi.2012.04.002" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pedobi.2012.04.002</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pedobi.2012.04.002" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.pedobi.2012.04.002</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Mechanisms of pH change in wood ant (Formica polyctena) nests
Original language description
We conducted a study to determine why the pH of wood ant nest materials is typically higher than that of the surrounding forest soil. An experiment with litter bags demonstrated that the pH of litter increased significantly (after only 7 months) in ant nests. Because the food that foraging ants bring into the nest contains easily decomposed carbohydrates and basic cations (largely in the form of honeydew and prey) that can cause increases in pH. we then estimated the amount of this influ of basic cations and easily decomposed carbohydrates. Based on these estimates, we conducted a second experiment to determine whether addition of field-determined quantities of an easily decomposed carbohydrate (glucose) or a basic cation (Ca2+) would increase the pH of the litter in artificial ant nests in the forest. Both glucose and Ca2+ additions significantly increased the pH of the litter but the increase was greater with Ca2+. The rate of pH increase in the artificial nests was similar to the ra
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
DF - Pedology
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)<br>S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2012
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Pedobiologia - International Journal of Soil Biology
ISSN
0031-4056
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
55
Issue of the periodical within the volume
5
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
5
Pages from-to
247-251
UT code for WoS article
000308853200003
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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