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Ants as Ecosystem Engineers in Natural Restoration of Human Made Habitats

Journal of Landscape Ecology
Volume 6 (2013): Issue 1 (January 2013)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10285-012-0061-9 | Journal eISSN: 1805-4196 | Journal ISSN: 1803-2427 (formerly 1805-4196)
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Language: English
Page range: 18 - 31
Published on: Sep 27, 2013
Published by: Czech Society for Landscape Ecology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
human-made habitats,
industrial-waste deposits,
abandoned tailings containment,
primary vegetation succession,
plant species diversity,
dispersal of plant seeds,
ant-plant interaction,
myrmecochory,
ecosystem engineers,
bioturbation
Related subjects:
Geosciences,
Geosciences, other

© 2013 Pavel Kovář, Pavel Vojtíšek, Irena Zentsová, published by Czech Society for Landscape Ecology
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