Suppression of plant growth on the mounds of the termite Coptotermes lacteus Froggatt (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 366-371

  Rogers, L K R ^a   French, J R J ^b,c   Elgar, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Ecospan Consulting Services Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nest construction; Plant abundance; Plant growth suppression; Termites

Indexed keywords

NEST; SOIL TYPE; TERMITE; VEGETATION COVER;

AUSTRALIA;

COPTOTERMES LACTEUS; ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 0032744299     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050158     Document Type: Article

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