Association between subterranean termites and grasses in a West African savanna: Spatial pattern analysis shows a significant role for Odontotermes n. pauperans

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-107

  Jouquet, P ^a   Boulain, N ^a   Gignoux, J ^a   Lepage, M ^b  

^a UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Functional group; Grasses; Heterogeneity; Macrotermitinae termites; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

ANCISTROTERMES; ANCISTROTERMES CAVITHORAX; FUNGI; ISOPTERA; MACROTERMITINAE; MICROTERMES; ODONTOTERMES; POACEAE; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 5444243799     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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