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

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JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
卷 74, 期 2, 页码 298-302

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ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.07.007

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

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  1. Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) [474511/2004-9, 307123/2004-9, 520062/2006]
  2. CNPq
  3. PIBIC
  4. UFPB

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The termite assemblages of three sites of Caatinga under different levels of anthropogenic disturbance in the semi-arid region of northeastern Brazil were sampled using 65 x 2 m transects. A total of 26 species of termites were present in the three sites, and 196 encounters were recorded in the transects. The termite assemblages were considerably different among sites, with a conspicuous reduction in both diversity and abundance with increased disturbance, related to the reduction of tree density and soil cover, and with the intensity of trampling by cattle and goats. The wood-feeders were the most severely affected feeding group. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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