Comparison of ant communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in different habitat types in North-Central Mongolia with special reference to their response to livestock grazing

Comparison of ant communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in different habitat types in North-Central Mongolia with special reference to their response to livestock grazing

We examined for the first time the effects of livestock grazing on ant species richness, structure of ant communities and nesting density in three different habitat types and natural and grazed conditions in the Bogdkhan Mountains region, North-Central Mongolia. Twenty one species of ants were recor...

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Main Authors: U. Aibek, Sk. Yamane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Southern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Science, Federal state budgetary institution 2015-08-01
Series:Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень
Subjects:
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
ant community
habitat type
livestock grazing
nest density
Bogdkhan Mountains
Mongolia
Online Access:http://www.ssc-ras.ru/files/files/21_Aibek%20Yamane.pdf

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