Comparative study of humic acids of the mound of a wood-feeding termite and of the litter directly below in the Amazon river delta

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 201-209

  Richard, J F ^a   Ait Baddi, G ^b   Costa, C ^c   Guiresse, M ^a   Kaemmerer, M ^a   Hafidi, M ^b   Revel, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

^c Department of Plant Biology   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Humic acids; Litter; Mound; Wood feeding termites

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMIC ACID; LITTER; TERMITE;

AMAZON RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

ISOPTERA; NASUTITERMES;

EID: 33745115929     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: 10290370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540600658807     Document Type: Article

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