The contribution of red wood ants to soil C and N pools and CO2 emissions in subalpine forests

Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 419-430

  Risch, Anita C ^a,b,e   Jurgensen, Martin F ^c   Schütz, Martin ^a   Page Dumroese, Deborah S ^d  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^e SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon and nutrient stores; Carbon dioxide; Closed chamber system; Forest floor; High elevation conifer forests; Mineral soil; Mound density; Red wood ant; Swiss Alps

Indexed keywords

ANT; CARBON DIOXIDE; FOREST SOIL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL CARBON; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL NITROGEN; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT;

CONIFEROPHYTA; FORMICA RUFA; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 14844365354     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-0159     Document Type: Article

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