ANTS AS ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS IN NATURAL RESTORATION OF HUMAN MADE HABITATS

Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="http://mendelu.vedeckecasopisy.cz/publicFiles/00447.pdf" target="_blank" >http://mendelu.vedeckecasopisy.cz/publicFiles/00447.pdf</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
ANTS AS ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS IN NATURAL RESTORATION OF HUMAN MADE HABITATS
Original language description
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.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
EH - Ecology - communities
OECD FORD branch
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Project
<a href="/en/project/GA206%2F93%2F2256" target="_blank" >GA206/93/2256: Biotic Interactions During Vegetation Succession on Toxic Substrata</a><br>
Continuities
Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2013
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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