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bioturbation — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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bioturbation

Scope: biogeochemistry

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 39 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on bioturbation with 39 nodes and 125 connections. Top connected: Beetles, Erigeron, Artemisia tridentata, Lupinus, Erigeron speciosus.

Definition

Disturbance of sedimentary deposits by living organisms, in this case soil mixing by ant tunneling activities

Publications (1)

student_paper

Ant presences alter plants: The impact <i>Formica obscuripes</i> presence on plants and soil micro-anthropod diversity

2011

bioturbation

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 39 entities)

Definition

Publications (1)

Ant presences alter plants: The impact <i>Formica obscuripes</i> presence on plants and soil micro-anthropod diversity

Related Concepts (5)

species evenness

myrmecophily

ecosystem engineering

microclimate

microenvironment

Frequently Associated Species

Linum lewisii

Festuca thurberi

Erigeron speciosus

Achillea millefolium

Wyethia amplexicaulis

Eremogone congesta

Koeleria macrantha

Artemisia tridentata

Castilleja

Castilleja miniata