The recreation influence on the ants in Yekaterinburg forest parks

The recreational loading influence on the terricolous ant communities in Yekaterinburg forest parks is studied. It is revealed that on the sites exposed to strong recreational load, there is noticeable ant community oppression, expressed in the decrease in number of types and quantities of working individuals in accounts. However, in different forest parks this regularity is expressed differently. The recreational load also acts as the difficult, complex phenomenon exerting various influence on ant communities.