Termite species richness in fire-prone and fire-protected dry deciduous dipterocarp forest in Doi Suthep-pui National Park, northern Thailand

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 153-160

  Davies, Richard Glyn ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dry deciduous dipterocarp forest; Macrotermitinae; Species richness; Termites

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA; MACROTERMITINAE;

EID: 0030850191     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400010348     Document Type: Article

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