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DOI	10.1002/ldr.3466
	Termite footprints in restored versus degraded agrosystems in South West Niger
	Issoufou, Abdourhimou Amadou 1; Maman, Garba 2; Soumana, Idrissa 2; Kaiser, Dorkas 3; Konate, Souleymane 1,4; Mahamane, Sabiou 2; Mahamane, Ali 5
通讯作者	Issoufou, Abdourhimou Amadou
来源期刊	LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT
ISSN	1085-3278
EISSN	1099-145X
出版年	2020
卷号	31 期号:4 页码:500-507
英文摘要	One approach to achieving sustainable food security is to maintain or restore natural ecosystem services that diminish dependence on human inputs to agrosystems. More efficient use of agrosystem restoration practices can be achieved with the aid of termites' activities, which positively influence the physicochemical and hydraulic properties of soils in favor of productive soil. However, termites have a significant place in agrosystems, but it has remained under exploited and unrefined and needs to be restored to increase its yield. Here, we quantify the colonization rates of termites on marginal soils and in agrosystems with ongoing restoration efforts, as well as determine their footprints on soil characteristics over a 2-year period in semi-arid Niger. We used a rapid assessment protocol, a technic used to assess termites' population in semi-arid regions, adapted from an earlier studies. The results from various analyses showed that termite abundance, richness, and diversity were 15% to 45% higher in the restored agrosystems than in the degraded ones. The evenness did not augment in the restored habitats what might result from the changes in soil properties triggered by clearcutting. Moreover, organic compounds, particularly carbon, nitrogen, in some cases phosphorus, and exchangeable cations are more abundant in restored sites where termite activities are intense than in the controls. A higher termite diversity and abundance are important factors underlying positive changes in soil properties. This study provides evidence of the effectiveness of termite species in restoring degraded soil and in maintaining long-term soil fertility, thereby facilitating sustainable agriculture.
英文关键词	agrosystems restoration bio indicators soil properties taxonomic richness termites
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Cote Ivoire ; Niger ; Germany
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000512780900008
WOS关键词	SOIL MACROFAUNA ; RESTORATION ; ABUNDANCE ; IMPACT ; ANTS
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Soil Science
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Agriculture
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/315124
作者单位	1.Univ Felix Houphouet Boigny, WASCAL Grad Res Program Climate Change & Biodiver, Abidjan, Cote Ivoire; 2.Inst Natl Rech Agron Du Niger, Dept Nat Resources Management, Niamey, Niger; 3.Univ Rostock, Anim Ecol & Trop Biol, Rostock, Germany; 4.Univ Nangui Abrogoua, Nat Sci Training & Res Unit, Abidjan, Cote Ivoire; 5.Univ Diffa, Dept Biol, Diffa, Niger
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Issoufou, Abdourhimou Amadou,Maman, Garba,Soumana, Idrissa,et al. Termite footprints in restored versus degraded agrosystems in South West Niger[J],2020,31(4):500-507.
APA	Issoufou, Abdourhimou Amadou.,Maman, Garba.,Soumana, Idrissa.,Kaiser, Dorkas.,Konate, Souleymane.,...&Mahamane, Ali.(2020).Termite footprints in restored versus degraded agrosystems in South West Niger.LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT,31(4),500-507.
MLA	Issoufou, Abdourhimou Amadou,et al."Termite footprints in restored versus degraded agrosystems in South West Niger".LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT 31.4(2020):500-507.