The underestimated role of leaf-cutting ants in soil and geomorphological development in neotropical America

DL Nascimento, M Chiapini, P Vidal-Torrado… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Leaf-cutter ants belonging to the genus Atta are important ecosystem engineers and
conspicuous bioturbators in Neotropical regions acting as superorganisms. The Atta ants …

Mechanisms of Organic Matter Accumulation and Feedbacks on Pore Space in Ferralsols/Oxisols Containing High Carbon Stocks

P Martinez - 2022 - ir.library.oregonstate.edu
Deeply weathered soils in tropical rainforests and savannas are classified as Ferralsols
according to the World References Bases for Soil Resources (WRB). Ferralsols are most …