Some aspects of the biology and pedological significance of mound-building termites in a red and yellow earth landscape near charters towers, north queensland

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1980, Pages 97-109

  Holt, J A ^a   Coventry, R J ^a   Sinclair, D F ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A HORIZONS; AMITERMES VITIOSUS; MOUND BUILDING TERMITES; RATES OF ACCUMULATION; SOIL;

EID: 0018912763     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR9800097     Document Type: Article

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