Title:

Analysis of a sheep pasture ecosystem in the Pieniny Mountains (the Carpathians). 15, The effect of pasture management on ant population

Subtitle:

The effect of pasture management on ant population

Creator:

Pętal, Joanna

Contributor:

Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Ekologii

Publisher:

Polish Scientific Publishers

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

1974

Description:

Pages 679-692 : illustrations ; 24 cm ; Bibliographical references (pages 691-692) ; Abstract in Polish

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

mountain pastures ; ants ; population ; ecology ; Poland ; Pieniny Mountains ; Formicidae

Abstract:

The number of ant species and the size of their colonies decrease in the areas where sheep were penned-up. The foraging activity of ants of the genus Myrmica is higher in these areas, which results in a higher colony biomass production and in a more rapid development of young generation. The foraging activity of Lasius niger L. decreases in the area of a sheep-fold, which is followed by a decrease in the production of the colony and comparatively slow development of young generation. The dominant species consume in the sheep-fold about 150 mg per m2 of dry organic matter of plant and animal origin, while in the grazed pasture 1200 mg. These values correspond to 0.01 and 0.11% of primary production, respectively.

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Relation:

Ekologia Polska

Volume:

22

Issue:

3/4

Start page:

679

End page:

692

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.2840 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Language of abstract:

pol

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget.

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