Publication at Faculty of Science |
2019
Abstract
This study deals with the interaction of plants and ants, an ecologically important phenomenon in the spontaneous ecosystem restoration of an unreclaimed ore tailing containments near the town of Chvaletice. Mechanisms accelerating vegetation succession include in particular the distribution of seeds by ants and facilitation of vegetation development by superficial bioturbation (building of ant nests).
The resulting effect is an increase in plant diversity in plots occupied by ants.