The Study of Bioindicators Possibilities of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Under the Conditions of Industrial Pollution

All-Russian research-to-practice conference "Ecology and safety in the technosphere: current problems and solutions"

工业技术（总论）

Blinova, S.V.^1 ; Dobrydina, T.I.^2

Kemerovo State University, Department of Ecology and Nature Management, 6 Krasnaya Street, Kemerovo

650000, Russia^1

Kemerovo State University, Department of Foreign Languages in Professional Communication, 6 Krasnaya Street, Kemerovo

650000, Russia^2

关键词: Anthropogenic impacts;    Anthropogenic stress;    Cement dust;    Hymenoptera;    Industrial pollution;    Linear dimensions;    Metallurgical industry;    Plant residues;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/224/1/012034/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/224/1/012034

学科分类：工业工程学

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Ant assemblages were studied under the influence of chemical, coal and cement dust, lead-zinc and metallurgical industry wastes in Kuzbass, Russia. The distribution of nests of various ants' species, types of nests, dimensional characteristics and their share by areas were analyzed. It has been revealed that with the increase of anthropogenic impact, the size of the ground parts of the ant nests decreases, and the number of underground nests grows. The predominance of L. niger and M. rubra nests in the ant assemblages indicates a high degree of anthropogenic stress, and a decrease in their share appears to be an indicator of a decrease in anthropogenic impact. We conclude that the number of nests of the genus Lasius, the ratio of underground and dome (in the form of earthen mounds and mounds from plant residues) nests, and the linear dimensions of nests can be used as a bioindicator of the industrial emissions' impact on biocenosis.