Termite assemblages in three habitats under different disturbance regimes in the semi-arid Caatinga of NE Brazil

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 298-302

  Vasconcellos, Alexandre ^a   Bandeira, Adelmar G ^b   Moura, Flávia Maria S ^b   Araújo, Virgínia Farias P ^a   Gusmão, Maria Avany B ^b   Constantino, Reginaldo ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dry tropical forest; Feeding groups; Grazing by livestock; Isoptera; Neotropical region

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CAATINGA; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GOAT; GRAZING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NEOTROPICAL REGION; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL COVER; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TERMITE; TRANSECT; TROPICAL FOREST;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; ISOPTERA;

EID: 71549155907     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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