Subtitle:

Spatial and seasonal structure of ant communities

Contributor:

Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Ekologii

Publisher:

Polish Scientific Publishers

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Description:

Pages 577-592 : illustrations ; 24 cm ; Bibliographical references (pages 591-592) ; Abstract in Polish

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Abstract:

Three species predominated in ant communities inhabiting a mountain pasture : Myrmica scabrinodis Nyl., M. lobicornis Nyl. and Lasius flavus Fabr. The numbers of their foragers reached a maximum in June and July. The activity of M. scabrinodis increased with temperature. Generally, the foragers had clumped distribution. In M. scabrinodis it was related to their numbers and to the species diversity of all foraging ants. The carrying capacity of the habitat, degree of its utilization, threat from the outside and food specialization are considered the main factors responsible for a stable nest location and the size of nests.

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Relation:

Ekologia Polska

Volume:

24

Issue:

4

Start page:

577

End page:

592

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

oai:rcin.org.pl:74215

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.2840 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Language of abstract:

pol

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license

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Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

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Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget.

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Open