Publication year: 2010 Source: Applied Soil Ecology, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 19 November 2010 X.R., Li , R.L., Jia , Y.W., Chen , L., Huang , P., Zhang Biological soil crusts are important cover in arid desert landscapes, yet their importance as habitats to secondary producers such as ants is relatively unknown. This study was conducted to determine if the presence and development of biological soil crusts on dune surfaces stabilized by revegetation facilitates ant establishment and survival. We measured topsoil properties and crustal features during different successional stages, which were characterized by cyanobacteria and algae, lichens, and mosses, respectively.

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Association of ant nests with successional stages of biological soil crusts in the Tengger Desert, Northern China

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