The role of wood ants (Formica rufa) in the Arctic tundra and how climate change may alter this role
In the Arctic tundra, wood ants play an important ecological role in aerating the soil, cycling nutrients, for seed dispersal and, as biological control by preying on forest pest insects during outbreaks. The increase in temperature, caused by climate change, is positively associated with ant abunda...
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| Format: | Bachelor Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap
2020
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:polar:diva-8841 |