Myrmecotopical Transformation of Grass Structure in a Fragmented Forest Compartment
N. M. Bugrova, L. B. Pshenitsyna
Keywords: Formica polyctena Foerst.; transformation into meadow, synanthropization, coenotic groups of herbaceous plants, fragmented forest compartment
Pages: 379-385
Abstract
Ecological coenotic characterization of grass around the ant hills of Formica polyctena Foerst. situated within the boundaries of a fragmented forest compartment is presented. The composition of the myrmecotopical grass assembly is determined. Transformation into meadow and synanthropization of the grass cover at the territories adjacent to the nesting areas are revealed. A similarity between ant species F. aquilonia Yarr. and F. polyctenа in the transformation of the coenotic and morphological structure of grass at the territories adjacent to the nesting areas was noted.
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