The persistence of Lasius flavus ant-hills and their influence on biodiversity in grasslands
The allogenic ecological engineer Lasius flavus (F.) is a keystone species in many grasslands, increasing their heterogeneity, creating microhabitats for many other species and considerably influencing soil ecology between the mounds. John Pontin mapped an-hills built by Lasius flavus at Wytham Wood...
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| description | The allogenic ecological engineer Lasius flavus (F.) is a keystone species in many grasslands, increasing their heterogeneity, creating microhabitats for many other species and considerably influencing soil ecology between the mounds. John Pontin mapped an-hills built by Lasius flavus at Wytham Woods between 1955 and 1962. They were mapped again 62 years later. The majority were still in their original positions. Ant-hills have a characteristic flora and fauna. A list is provided of those animal species strongly influenced by ant-hills, including those which might be absent from mature grasslands if ant-hills were absent. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:57fbce82-4488-4745-b065-cf860e6d32af2022-03-26T17:00:12ZThe persistence of Lasius flavus ant-hills and their influence on biodiversity in grasslandsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:57fbce82-4488-4745-b065-cf860e6d32afEnglishSymplectic ElementsBritish Entomological and Natural History Society2020King, TThe allogenic ecological engineer Lasius flavus (F.) is a keystone species in many grasslands, increasing their heterogeneity, creating microhabitats for many other species and considerably influencing soil ecology between the mounds. John Pontin mapped an-hills built by Lasius flavus at Wytham Woods between 1955 and 1962. They were mapped again 62 years later. The majority were still in their original positions. Ant-hills have a characteristic flora and fauna. A list is provided of those animal species strongly influenced by ant-hills, including those which might be absent from mature grasslands if ant-hills were absent. |
| spellingShingle | King, T The persistence of Lasius flavus ant-hills and their influence on biodiversity in grasslands |
| title | The persistence of Lasius flavus ant-hills and their influence on biodiversity in grasslands |
| title_full | The persistence of Lasius flavus ant-hills and their influence on biodiversity in grasslands |
| title_fullStr | The persistence of Lasius flavus ant-hills and their influence on biodiversity in grasslands |
| title_full_unstemmed | The persistence of Lasius flavus ant-hills and their influence on biodiversity in grasslands |
| title_short | The persistence of Lasius flavus ant-hills and their influence on biodiversity in grasslands |
| title_sort | persistence of lasius flavus ant hills and their influence on biodiversity in grasslands |
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