Social insects are among the most abundant arthropods in terrestrial ecosystems, where
they provide ecosystem services. The effect of subterranean activity of ants on soil is well …

High‐resolution unoccupied aerial vehicle (UAVs) data have alleviated the mismatch
between the scale of ecological processes and the scale of remotely sensed data, while …

Monoculture of pine alters the soil fauna community structure, but forest farms, mixed with
natural areas, are restoring the original vegetation to protect, the diversity and ecosystem …

Task partitioning allows for efficient coordination of behavior in social insect colonies. Many
task allocation studies focus on social insect species with discrete morphological worker …

Ants as ecosystem engineers can modify soil heterogeneity and biochemical process, which
regulates nitrogen mineralization dynamics. However, ant-mediated effects of different …

Species distribution can be influenced by several biotic and abiotic factors. Physical soil
properties, such as granulometry and permeability, can, therefore, be key determinant …

Ants are among the organisms that are considered habitat engineers due to their ability to
induce changes in the soil. An economically significant ant species is Liometopum …

Plants are often dispersal limited relying on passive or active agents to find suitable
microhabitats for germination. Seeds of pioneer tree species, for example, require light gaps …

Ants respond fast to changes in soil conditions in agricultural fields, thus they represent a
practical, cheap, clean, and accurate tool to diagnose soil fertility before planting a crop. This …

Ants alter soil moisture and nutrient distributions during foraging and nest construction.
Here, we investigated how the effects of ants on soil vary with elevation. We compared …