Rainfall and soil properties influence termite mound abundance and height: A case study with Odontotermes obesus (Macrotermitinae) mounds in the Indian Western Ghats forests

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• 作者：Rashmi Ramesh Shanbhag^a ; ^{rashmishanbhags@gmail.com} ; Meyssoun Kabbaj^b ; R. Sundararaj^a ; Pascal Jouquet^b ; ^c
• 关键词：Odontotermes obesus ; Rainfall gradient ; Soil clay ; Soil carbon ; Termite mound abundance
• 刊名：Applied Soil Ecology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：111
• 期：Complete
• 页码：33-38
• 全文大小：1089 K
• 卷排序：111

文摘

Fungus-growing termite mounds are conspicuous features of tropical soils. Mounds provide an environment buffered against extremes of temperature and humidity. Odontotermes obesus is major mound building termite throughout India. Rainfall affects the abundance of O. obesus mounds in India. Amount of clay in the surrounding topsoil determines mound soil properties.