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| Provedor de dados: |
Acta Amazonica
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| País: |
Brazil
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| Título: |
Observations on dynamics of foraging hole construction of two leaf-feeding, soil-inhabiting Syntermes species (insecta: Isoptera) in an Amazonian Rainforest, Brazil
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| Autores: |
MARTIUS,Christopher
WELLER,Matthias
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| Data: |
1998-09-01
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| Ano: |
1998
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| Palavras-chave: |
Leaf-litter feeding termites
Soil-inhabiting termites
Burrowing activity
Soil density
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| Resumo: |
The intensity of construction of foraging access holes by two leaf-litter feeding, soil- inhabiting termite species, Syntermes molestus and Syntermes spinosus, in a Central Amazonian rain forest, was observed on consecutive nights for two weeks. Between 11 and 48 nest entrances per m2 were counted. Interaction between the two species was intense; some entrance holes were overtaken by the larger species during the observations; however, both species coexist in the area. A calculated minimum of 35 entrances/m2 is built every year by both species, emphasizing the importance of soil-burrowing termites for soil structure, aeration and water regime.
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| Tipo: |
Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59671998000300325
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| Editor: |
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
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| Relação: |
10.1590/1809-43921998283330
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| Formato: |
text/html
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| Fonte: |
Acta Amazonica v.28 n.3 1998
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| Direitos: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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