Claim · #6492702
Formicidae (family) · facilitation · Plantae (kingdom)
facilitation · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“ants alter physical structure of the soil, influencing nutrient flow”
- Authors
- Eldor A. Paul (editor); R.P. Voroney, R.J. Heck, Ken Killham, Jim Prosser, D. Lee Taylor, Robert L. Sinsabaugh, David C. Coleman, Diana H. Wall, Janice E. Thies, Ellen Kandeler, Serita D. Frey, Alain F. Plante, Maddie M. Stone, William B. McGill, Sherri J. Morris, Christopher B. Blackwood, R. Balestrini, E. Lumini, R. Borriello, V. Bianciotto, William Horwath, Claire Chenu, Cornelia Rumpel, Johannes Lehmann, G.P. Robertson, P.M. Groffman, Peter J. Bottomley, David D. Myrold, Michael A. Kertesz, Emmanuel Frossard, William J. Parton, Stephen J. Del Grosso, E. Carol Adair, Susan M. Lutz, Harold P. Collins, Alex R. Crump, Vanessa L. Bailey
- Year
- 2015
- Publication
- Academic Press / Elsevier
- Page
- 114
AI critic verdicts
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Ants as ecosystem engineers modifying soil structure and nutrient cycling is well-supported; source quote aligns with the structured mechanism field.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Ants as ecosystem engineers improving soil structure and nutrient cycling is well-documented across agroecology literature; interaction direction and mechanism are biologically consistent.”
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