Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6297975 Applied Soil Ecology 2011 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
▶ Development of biological soil crusts facilitates ant establishment on dunes surface. ▶ Mosses and lichen-dominated crusts supported higher ant species richness. ▶ Ant nest density is largely dependent on the biomass and thickness of crusts and topsoil. ▶ Various disturbances on crusts may result in decreased ant diversity in dune systems.
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Association of ant nests with successional stages of biological soil crusts in the Tengger Desert, Northern China
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