Ant-induced soil modification and its effect on plant below-ground biomass

Abstract

Lasius flavus is a dominant mound-building ant species of temperate grasslands that significantly modifies soil parameters. These modifications are the result of ants´actvities such as food accumulation and nest construction.

Keywords

• Agrostis capillaris
• Lasius flavus
• bioturbation
• clonal plants
• potassium
• rhizome architecture