Crown-to-ground: Above- and below-ground links mediated by arboreal ants and host tree modify soil aggregation scaling, infiltration, and chemistry

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  2026

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  Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. Applied Soil Ecology

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  2026-04-01

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  DOI 10.1016/j.apsoil.2026.106828
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