Contribution of ant and microbial respiration to CO2 emission from 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%2F14%3A10281121" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11310/14:10281121 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.11.003" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.11.003</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.11.003" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.11.003</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Contribution of ant and microbial respiration to CO2 emission from wood ant (Formica polyctena) nests
Original language description
As ecosystem engineers, wood ants (Formica s. str.) influence many processes in forest ecosystems. Their nests are "hot spots" for CO2 production, and some nests are relatively wet (>35% moisture content) while others are dry (<20% moisture content). Inthis study, we compared CO2 production, the contribution of ant and nest material respiration to the overall CO2 production, and the rate of decomposition in dry vs. wet nests of wood ants (Formica polyctena). We also determined whether ants increase microbial respiration in nest material. Respiration in ant nests was higher than in the surrounding soil and was higher in wet nests than in dry nests. Ant contribution to the overall respiration was significantly higher than that of nest material respiration: the average ratio of the contributions (ants:nest material) was 75:25%. Litter mass loss (determined with litter bags buried in the nests) was significantly higher in wet nests than in dry nests. In a laboratory experiment, respiratio
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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
EH - Ecology - communities
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2014
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
European Journal of Soil Biology
ISSN
1164-5563
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
60
Issue of the periodical within the volume
January-February 2014
Country of publishing house
FR - FRANCE
Number of pages
5
Pages from-to
44-48
UT code for WoS article
000331478500006
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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