干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Nest dynamics of Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae) and its association with the supporting vegetation in a semiarid area, northeast, Brazil

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DOI	10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.11.003
	Nest dynamics of Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae) and its association with the supporting vegetation in a semiarid area, northeast, Brazil
	Bezerra-Gusmao, M. A.1; Marinho, R. A.1; Kogiso, K. A.1; Bandeira, A. G.2; Barbosa, M. R. V.2
通讯作者	Bezerra-Gusmao, M. A.
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
ISSN	0140-1963
EISSN	1095-922X
出版年	2013
卷号	91 页码:1-6
英文摘要	We evaluated growth, abandonment, decay and emergence of new nests of the Neotropical termite Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Termitidae) and its association with the supporting vegetation in an area of caatinga (arid thorn scrub in the state of Paraiba, northeastern Brazil). In an area of I ha, a total of 272 nests were observed monthly, from March 2005 to March 2007. Of these, 245 nests were small, 9 were of medium size, and 18 were large nests. During the rainy season (from June to February), nests grew 94.2 L, whereas during the dry season (March-May), their total growth was 23 L The number of abandoned nests was positively correlated with rainfall. Decomposition of nests was greater during the rainy season. The pattern of nest distribution was associated with the distribution of the primary supporting plants. Rainfall appears to be one of the most important factors in the dynamics of growth of nests of C cyphergaster in the caatinga. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
英文关键词	Decay Neotropical termite Phytosociological analysis Rainfall
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Brazil
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000318056100001
WOS关键词	FUNGUS-GROWING TERMITES ; MOUND-BUILDING TERMITES ; SILVESTRI ISOPTERA ; SOIL PROPERTIES ; FOREST ; MACROTERMITINAE ; POPULATIONS ; CAATINGA ; COLONIES ; DENSITY
WOS类目	Ecology ; Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/178031
作者单位	1.Univ Estadual Paraiba, Ctr Ciencias Biol & Saude, Depto Biol, BR-58109790 Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil; 2.Univ Fed Paraiba, Ctr Ciencias Exatas & Nat, Depto Sistemat & Ecol, BR-58051900 Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Bezerra-Gusmao, M. A.,Marinho, R. A.,Kogiso, K. A.,et al. Nest dynamics of Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae) and its association with the supporting vegetation in a semiarid area, northeast, Brazil[J],2013,91:1-6.
APA	Bezerra-Gusmao, M. A.,Marinho, R. A.,Kogiso, K. A.,Bandeira, A. G.,&Barbosa, M. R. V..(2013).Nest dynamics of Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae) and its association with the supporting vegetation in a semiarid area, northeast, Brazil.JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS,91,1-6.
MLA	Bezerra-Gusmao, M. A.,et al."Nest dynamics of Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae) and its association with the supporting vegetation in a semiarid area, northeast, Brazil".JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS 91(2013):1-6.