Interplays between Atta ants (Formicidae: Attini), soils and environmental properties in the Brazilian Neotropics: a preliminary assessment

Interplays between Atta ants (Formicidae: Attini), soils and environmental properties in the Brazilian Neotropics: a preliminary assessment

ABSTRACT Leaf-cutting ants are the most important herbivore in the neotropics, represent active agents of pedobioturbation, and are regarded as ecosystem engineers. These ants have a wide variety of ecological functions, such as pollination, seed dispersal, and tree-growing control. Despite this imp...

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Main Authors: Carlos Ernesto Gonçalves Reynaud Schaefer, Renata Jordan Henriques, Lhoraynne Pereira Gomes, Rodrigo Gomes Gorsani, Michel Filiphy Silva Santos, Daniela Pinto de Souza Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 2021-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
Subjects:
saúva ants
geographical distribution
climate conditions
leaf-cutting ants
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832021000100411&tlng=en

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