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Effect of selective logging intensity on two termite species of the genus Syntermes in Central Amazonia

We studied the effect of experimental logging on two species of termites of the genus Syntermes in 11 plots of 4 ha in a forest 90 km north of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. The density of S. chaquimayensis decreased with increase in logging damage suffered 9-10 years before the study, whereas S. molestu...

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Autor principal: Lima, Albertina Pimental
Outros Autores: Cordeiro-Duarte, Ana C., Luizão, Flávio Jesus, Higuchi, Niro
Grau: Artigo
Idioma: English
Publicado em: Forest Ecology and Management 2020
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spelling oai:repositorio:1-19159 Effect of selective logging intensity on two termite species of the genus Syntermes in Central Amazonia Lima, Albertina Pimental Cordeiro-Duarte, Ana C. Luizão, Flávio Jesus Higuchi, Niro Abundance Logging Population Ecology Termite Brasil We studied the effect of experimental logging on two species of termites of the genus Syntermes in 11 plots of 4 ha in a forest 90 km north of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. The density of S. chaquimayensis decreased with increase in logging damage suffered 9-10 years before the study, whereas S. molestus was not significantly affected. S. chaquimayensis is the most abundant species of termite on plateauxs in undisturbed forest on heavy clay latosolos in Amazonia. That species removes leaf disks almost twice the size of other species of Syntermes. Therefore, disturbances such as logging, which reduces the abundance of this species could reduce the rate of litter breakdown in the forest. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. 2020-06-15T22:05:54Z 2020-06-15T22:05:54Z 2000 Artigo https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/19159 10.1016/S0378-1127(99)00323-0 en Volume 137, Número 1-3, Pags. 151-154 Restrito Forest Ecology and Management
institution Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - Repositório Institucional
collection INPA-RI
language English
topic Abundance
Logging
Population Ecology
Termite
Brasil
spellingShingle Abundance
Logging
Population Ecology
Termite
Brasil
Lima, Albertina Pimental
Effect of selective logging intensity on two termite species of the genus Syntermes in Central Amazonia
topic_facet Abundance
Logging
Population Ecology
Termite
Brasil
description We studied the effect of experimental logging on two species of termites of the genus Syntermes in 11 plots of 4 ha in a forest 90 km north of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. The density of S. chaquimayensis decreased with increase in logging damage suffered 9-10 years before the study, whereas S. molestus was not significantly affected. S. chaquimayensis is the most abundant species of termite on plateauxs in undisturbed forest on heavy clay latosolos in Amazonia. That species removes leaf disks almost twice the size of other species of Syntermes. Therefore, disturbances such as logging, which reduces the abundance of this species could reduce the rate of litter breakdown in the forest. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.
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author Lima, Albertina Pimental
author2 Cordeiro-Duarte, Ana C.
Luizão, Flávio Jesus
Higuchi, Niro
author2Str Cordeiro-Duarte, Ana C.
Luizão, Flávio Jesus
Higuchi, Niro
title Effect of selective logging intensity on two termite species of the genus Syntermes in Central Amazonia
title_short Effect of selective logging intensity on two termite species of the genus Syntermes in Central Amazonia
title_full Effect of selective logging intensity on two termite species of the genus Syntermes in Central Amazonia
title_fullStr Effect of selective logging intensity on two termite species of the genus Syntermes in Central Amazonia
title_full_unstemmed Effect of selective logging intensity on two termite species of the genus Syntermes in Central Amazonia
title_sort effect of selective logging intensity on two termite species of the genus syntermes in central amazonia
publisher Forest Ecology and Management
publishDate 2020
url https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/19159
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