Ants’ nesting activity as a factor of changes in soil physical properties
Abstract In the process of nesting activity ants change the physical characteristics of the soil. We studied penetration resistance of ants’ nests, their temperature regime and particle size distribution for the nests of three soil-dwelling ants species ( Lasius niger , L. flavus and Formica cunicul...
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crioppubl:10.1088/1755-1315/368/1/012013 2024-06-02T08:03:01+00:00 Ants’ nesting activity as a factor of changes in soil physical properties Golichenkov, M V Maksimova, I A Zakalyukina, Yu V Dymova, A A Churilina, A E Kiryushin, A V 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/368/1/012013 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/368/1/012013/pdf https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/368/1/012013 unknown IOP Publishing http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://iopscience.iop.org/info/page/text-and-data-mining IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science volume 368, issue 1, page 012013 ISSN 1755-1307 1755-1315 journal-article 2019 crioppubl https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/368/1/012013 2024-05-07T13:58:05Z Abstract In the process of nesting activity ants change the physical characteristics of the soil. We studied penetration resistance of ants’ nests, their temperature regime and particle size distribution for the nests of three soil-dwelling ants species ( Lasius niger , L. flavus and Formica cunicularia ). Control sites were located in different regions of Russia (Ryazan region and Arkhangelsk region) on different soils (post-agro-sod-podzol gley sandy loam on alluvial-deluvial sediments in Ryazan region and developed sod-podzolic, light loamy soil on the moraine in Arkhangelsk region). So we found out that ants can reduce the penetration resistance of the soil by 8 times compared to the control (66 kPa in control soil and 7,8 kPa in ants nests). The temperature regime of anthills is more aligned and the average temperature of ants nest was lower than in the control (21,4 °C in the control soil mound and from 20,8 °C to 17,7 °C in ants nests depending on their species). The particle size distribution, by contrast, was more variable compared to the control. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arkhangelsk IOP Publishing IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 368 1 012013 |
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Abstract In the process of nesting activity ants change the physical characteristics of the soil. We studied penetration resistance of ants’ nests, their temperature regime and particle size distribution for the nests of three soil-dwelling ants species ( Lasius niger , L. flavus and Formica cunicularia ). Control sites were located in different regions of Russia (Ryazan region and Arkhangelsk region) on different soils (post-agro-sod-podzol gley sandy loam on alluvial-deluvial sediments in Ryazan region and developed sod-podzolic, light loamy soil on the moraine in Arkhangelsk region). So we found out that ants can reduce the penetration resistance of the soil by 8 times compared to the control (66 kPa in control soil and 7,8 kPa in ants nests). The temperature regime of anthills is more aligned and the average temperature of ants nest was lower than in the control (21,4 °C in the control soil mound and from 20,8 °C to 17,7 °C in ants nests depending on their species). The particle size distribution, by contrast, was more variable compared to the control. |
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Golichenkov, M V Maksimova, I A Zakalyukina, Yu V Dymova, A A Churilina, A E Kiryushin, A V |
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Golichenkov, M V Maksimova, I A Zakalyukina, Yu V Dymova, A A Churilina, A E Kiryushin, A V Ants’ nesting activity as a factor of changes in soil physical properties |
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Golichenkov, M V Maksimova, I A Zakalyukina, Yu V Dymova, A A Churilina, A E Kiryushin, A V |
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Golichenkov, M V |
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Ants’ nesting activity as a factor of changes in soil physical properties |
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Ants’ nesting activity as a factor of changes in soil physical properties |
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Ants’ nesting activity as a factor of changes in soil physical properties |
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Ants’ nesting activity as a factor of changes in soil physical properties |
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Ants’ nesting activity as a factor of changes in soil physical properties |
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ants’ nesting activity as a factor of changes in soil physical properties |
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IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science volume 368, issue 1, page 012013 ISSN 1755-1307 1755-1315 |
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