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mound construction

Scope: community ecology

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 27 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on mound construction with 27 nodes and 101 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Engelmann Spruce, Artemisia tridentata, Artemisia.

Definition

Building of elevated nest structures from organic materials, excavated soil, and debris by social insects

Publications (1)

student_paper

Impact of mound-building ants on ecosystem properties create islands of fertility in alpine meadows

2011

mound construction

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 27 entities)

Definition

Publications (1)

Impact of mound-building ants on ecosystem properties create islands of fertility in alpine meadows

Related Concepts (4)

plant-pollinator mutualism

ecosystem engineering

islands of fertility

biogeochemical heterogeneity

Frequently Associated Species

Engelmann Spruce

Artemisia tridentata

Formica rufa

Formica

Atta

Acromyrmex

Formica obscuripes

Aphaenogaster tridentata

Artemisia

Chrysothamnus