A model of litter harvesting by the Western Australian wheatbelt termite, Drepanotermes tamminensis (Hill), with particular reference to nutrient dynamics

Ecological Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 69-78

  Park, H C ^a,c   Orsini, J P G ^a,c   Majer, J D ^a   Hobbs, R J ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drepanotermes tamminensis; Harvesting rate; Isoptera; Nutrient dynamics; Simulation model; Termites

Indexed keywords

LITTER HARVESTING; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

DREPANOTERMES TAMMINENSIS; ISOPTERA;

EID: 0029662452     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02347821     Document Type: Article

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