The influence of different vegetation patches on the spatial distribution of nests and the epigeic activity of ants (Lasius niger) on a spoil dump after brown coal mining (Czech Republic)

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 158-165

  Holec, Michal ^a,b,c   Frouz, Jan ^a   Pokorný, Richard ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c J E PURKINJE UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ants; Coal mining; Dumps; Lasius niger; Nest distribution; Tailings; Vegetation pattern

Indexed keywords

CALAMAGROSTIS EPIGEIOS; FORMICIDAE; LASIUS NIGER;

EID: 33748203056     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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