Termite assemblages in three habitats under different disturbance regimes in the semi-arid Caatinga of NE Brazil

被引：74

作者：

Vasconcellos, Alexandre ^{[1
]}

Bandeira, Adelmar G. ^{[2
]}

Moura, Flavia Maria S. ^{[2
]}

Araujo, Virginia Farias P. ^{[1
]}

Gusmao, Maria Avany B. ^{[2
]}

Constantino, Reginaldo ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Dept Bot Ecol & Zool, Ctr Biociencias, BR-59072970 Natal, RN, Brazil

[2] Univ Fed Paraiba, Dept Sistemat & Ecol, Ctr Ciencias Exatas & Nat, BR-58051900 Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil

[3] Univ Brasilia, Dept Zool, BR-70910900 Brasilia, DF, Brazil

来源：

JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS | 2010年 / 74卷 / 02期

关键词：

Dry tropical forest; Feeding groups; Grazing by livestock; Isoptera; Neotropical region; SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES; ORGANIC-MATTER; FOREST; ISOPTERA; BIODIVERSITY;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.07.007

中图分类号：

Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];

学科分类号：

071012 ; 0713 ;

摘要：

The termite assemblages of three sites of Caatinga under different levels of anthropogenic disturbance in the semi-arid region of northeastern Brazil were sampled using 65 x 2 m transects. A total of 26 species of termites were present in the three sites, and 196 encounters were recorded in the transects. The termite assemblages were considerably different among sites, with a conspicuous reduction in both diversity and abundance with increased disturbance, related to the reduction of tree density and soil cover, and with the intensity of trampling by cattle and goats. The wood-feeders were the most severely affected feeding group. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：298 / 302

页数：5

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