The soil structural stability of termite nests: Role of clays in Macrotermes bellicosus (Isoptera, Macrotermitinae) mound soils

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-29

  Jouquet, Pascal ^a   Tessier, Daniel ^b   Lepage, Michel ^a,c  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c Institut de recherche pour le developpement Ouagadougou   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Clay; Fungus growing termites; Macrotermes bellicosus; Soil structural stability

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; ISOPTERA; MACROTERMES; MACROTERMES BELLICOSUS; MACROTERMITINAE;

EID: 1842484828     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2004.01.006     Document Type: Article

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