Influence of the Red Wood Ant Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on the Surrounding Forest Soil
Red wood ants build their nests as above-ground mounds by collecting organic materials from the forest floor. The effects of ant nest to the soil carbon and nitrogen along with the soil pH, were measured. There was an increase in pH with distance from the nests while there was a decrease in C and...
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| author | Angelos Tsikas Paraskevi Karanikola Michail Orfanoudakis |
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| description | Red wood ants build their nests as above-ground mounds by collecting organic
materials from the forest floor. The effects of ant nest to the soil carbon and nitrogen along
with the soil pH, were measured. There was an increase in pH with distance from the nests
while there was a decrease in C and N concentration with the distance from the nest
increases. The carbon content at the mound and nests center was differ, with carbon
percentage more than double at the nests mound than in the center of the nest. In contrast the
nitrogen percentage was higher at the nest center but with no significant difference. The pH
was increased at the nests center while the soil was more acidic at greater ratio. Red wood
ants’ mounds do not significantly alter the C and N concentrations in the forest ecosystem,
but they increase spatial heterogeneity of the forest floor by storing organic matter and
nutrients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f6a67c36c9294a7e9901fc57b10cc16b2022-12-21T22:21:21ZengBulgarian Soil Science SocietyBulgarian Journal of Soil Science2534-87872367-92122021-05-016191710.5281/zenodo.4886610Influence of the Red Wood Ant Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on the Surrounding Forest SoilAngelos Tsikas0Paraskevi Karanikola1Michail Orfanoudakis2Democritus University of Thrace, School of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Ath. Pantazidou 193, 68 200 Orestiada, GreeceDemocritus University of Thrace, School of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Ath. Pantazidou 193, 68 200 Orestiada, GreeceDemocritus University of Thrace, School of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Ath. Pantazidou 193, 68 200 Orestiada, GreeceRed wood ants build their nests as above-ground mounds by collecting organic materials from the forest floor. The effects of ant nest to the soil carbon and nitrogen along with the soil pH, were measured. There was an increase in pH with distance from the nests while there was a decrease in C and N concentration with the distance from the nest increases. The carbon content at the mound and nests center was differ, with carbon percentage more than double at the nests mound than in the center of the nest. In contrast the nitrogen percentage was higher at the nest center but with no significant difference. The pH was increased at the nests center while the soil was more acidic at greater ratio. Red wood ants’ mounds do not significantly alter the C and N concentrations in the forest ecosystem, but they increase spatial heterogeneity of the forest floor by storing organic matter and nutrients.http://www.bsss.bg/issues/Issue1_2021/BJSS_2021_1_2.pdfred wood antsphc and n concentrationsforest soilforest ecosystem |
| spellingShingle | Angelos Tsikas Paraskevi Karanikola Michail Orfanoudakis Influence of the Red Wood Ant Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on the Surrounding Forest Soil Bulgarian Journal of Soil Science red wood ants ph c and n concentrations forest soil forest ecosystem |
| title | Influence of the Red Wood Ant Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on the Surrounding Forest Soil |
| title_full | Influence of the Red Wood Ant Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on the Surrounding Forest Soil |
| title_fullStr | Influence of the Red Wood Ant Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on the Surrounding Forest Soil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of the Red Wood Ant Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on the Surrounding Forest Soil |
| title_short | Influence of the Red Wood Ant Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on the Surrounding Forest Soil |
| title_sort | influence of the red wood ant formica lugubris zetterstedt hymenoptera formicidae on the surrounding forest soil |
| topic | red wood ants ph c and n concentrations forest soil forest ecosystem |
| url | http://www.bsss.bg/issues/Issue1_2021/BJSS_2021_1_2.pdf |
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