Treatise on the Isoptera of the world.(Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, no. 377)

K Krishna, DA Grimaldi, V Krishna, MS Engel - 2013 - digitallibrary.amnh.org
A comprehensive compendium on the taxonomy and biology of the 3106 living and fossil
species of the world's termites is presented, along with reviews of Isoptera morphology and …

A global review of termite sampling methods

AB Davies, CL Parr, P Eggleton - Insectes Sociaux, 2021 - Springer
Termites are globally dominant and functionally important soil organisms. While their role in
ecosystems is being increasingly recognised and understood, methods that adequately …

The soldierless Apicotermitinae: insights into a poorly known and ecologically dominant tropical taxon

T Bourguignon, J Šobotník, CAL Dahlsjö, Y Roisin - Insectes sociaux, 2016 - Springer
Termites are among the most important animals in tropical ecosystems where they often
make up over 10% of the total animal biomass and enhance ecosystem productivity. While …

[PDF][PDF] Fauna edáfica e qualidade do solo

D Baretta, JCP Santos, JC Segat, EV Geremia… - Tópicos Ci …, 2011 - researchgate.net
Da mesma maneira que em outros ecossistemas, significativa gama de organismos pode
habitar os solos. A abundância e a diversidade dos diferentes grupos estão geralmente …

La macrofauna edáfica como indicador biológico del estado de conservación/perturbación del suelo. Resultados obtenidos en Cuba

G Cabrera - Pastos y forrajes, 2012 - scielo.sld.cu
Para predecir el estado de degradación de un suelo se utiliza un grupo de variables que
abarcan sus propiedades físicas, químicas y/o biológicas. La macrofauna, que incluye los …

Termites as indicators of soil ecosystem services in transformed amazon landscapes

EH Duran-Bautista, I Armbrecht, ANS Acioli… - Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Termite communities reflect soil conditions and the condition of the ecosystem services that
they provide. The present study first evaluated the relationship between termite communities …

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

A Vasconcellos, AG Bandeira, FMS Moura… - Journal of Arid …, 2010 - Elsevier
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× 2m …

Termite (Insecta: Isoptera) species composition in a primary rain forest and agroforests in Central Amazonia

IL Ackerman, R Constantino, HG Gauch, Jr… - Biotropica, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Termites play important roles in organic matter decomposition, nutrient cycling, and soil
structure in tropical rain forests. When forests are replaced by agriculture, termite species …

[HTML][HTML] Riqueza y abundancia de la macrofauna edáfica en cuatro usos de la tierra en las provincias de Artemisa y Mayabeque, Cuba

G Cabrera, N Robaina, D Ponce de León - Pastos y forrajes, 2011 - scielo.sld.cu
Se evaluó el efecto de la intensidad de uso de la tierra sobre la riqueza y abundancia de las
comunidades de la macrofauna del suelo, en un gradiente desde bosques secundarios y …

Effects of pasture implantation on the termite (Isoptera) fauna in the Central Brazilian Savanna (Cerrado)

TF Carrijo, D Brandao, DE de Oliveira… - Journal of Insect …, 2009 - Springer
The advance of agricultural frontier may cause the Cerrado (Brazilian savanna) to disappear
before 2030. This work focuses on measuring the impact of pasture implantation on a …