The effect of edaphic factors on the distribution and abundance of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Iran.

ABSTRACT: The current study is aimed at investigating the effect of edaphic factors on the distribution and abundance of ants in different habitats of the central areas of Iran, while considering the vegetation. During 2018 to 2019, 20 stations from four habitats, including deserts, mountainous and submontane, plains and rural areas and urban areas, were selected. In general, a total of 311 sample units were collected from all the stations, out of which, 32 species belonging to 13 genera, nine tribes and three subfamilies were identified. The biological distribution and abundance of species were argued by computing the physical and chemical parameters of the soil, such as salinity, pH, total nitrogen, organic carbon, calcium and vegetation. The present study has demonstrated that the calcium content

SUBMITTER: Mohseni MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7822805 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature