Abstract
AbstractLittle is known about the activity of leaf‐cutter ants such asAtta mexicanain urban environments.This study evaluated the soil nutrient concentration ofA. mexicananests and waste dumps compared with adjacent soils to the nests as a control in a Neotropical urban environment.The high nutrient concentration values in waste dumps, such as total C (360%), total N (340%), ammonium (900%) and nitrate (270%) higher than those found in the adjacent soils, except for total P, P‐Bray and sulphates, indicate thatA. mexicanawaste dumps may be hot spots of high nutrient concentrations in surface soil of an urban ecosystem.
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