The effect of Lasius niger (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) ant nest on selected soil chemical properties

Pedobiologia

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 205-212

  Frouz, Jan ^a   Holec, Michal ^a,b,c   Kalčík, Jiří ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c J E PURKINJE UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ants; Bioturbation; Carbon; Patches; Phosphorus pH; Soil nutrients

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOTURBATION; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; NEST; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL PROPERTY;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LASIUS; LASIUS NIGER;

EID: 0037931204     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0031-4056-00184     Document Type: Article

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