GUILD DISTRIBUTION OF SOME TERMITES FROM CERRADO VEGETATION IN SOUTH-EAST BRAZIL

被引：32

作者：

GONTIJO, TA

DOMINGOS, DJ

机构：

[1] Departamento de Biologia Geral

来源：

JOURNAL OF TROPICAL ECOLOGY | 1991年 / 7卷

关键词：

BRAZIL; CERRADO; FOOD HABIT; FOOD PREFERENCE; SAVANNA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TERMITE;

D O I：

10.1017/S0266467400005897

中图分类号：

Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];

学科分类号：

071012 ; 0713 ;

摘要：

The distributional patterns and food preferences of some cerrado vegatation termines were studied in an area of 2500 m2 in south-east Brazil. All the termitaria were mapped and opened for identification of the species present. Their spatial distribution was studied using the nearest neighbour method (Clark & Evans 1954). We found 46 termine species in 450 nests. The majority of them were wood feeders. The general distribution of termitaria was regular. The distributional patterns of grass and litter feeders were not significantly different from a random distribution. Soil and organic matter feeders were contagiously distributed. The distribution of wood feeders was also contagious. Their spatial distribution was largely influenced by the distribution of the species Nasulitermes sp. 1 and Armilermes euamignathus. These two species occurred in two distinct patches, suggesting resource partitioning.

引用

页码：523 / 529

页数：7

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