Lignin characteristics and density fractions of termite nests in an Amazonian rain forest - Indicators of termite feeding guilds?

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 367-372

  Amelung, Wulf ^a   Martius, Christopher ^b   Bandeira, Adelmar G ^c   Garcia, Marcos V B ^d   Zech, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^d EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Density fractions; Lignin; Rain forest; Soil organic matter; Termites

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GUILD STRUCTURE; LIGNIN; NEST; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TERMITE;

BRAZIL;

ANOPLOTERMES; CORNITERMES; EMBIRATERMES; ISOPTERA; NASUTITERMES; TERMES;

EID: 0036176665     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(01)00192-4     Document Type: Article

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