Savanna herbaceous vegetation, Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda

Occurrence Observation
Versão mais recente published by Norwegian University of Life Sciences on dez. 13, 2019 Norwegian University of Life Sciences
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13 de dezembro de 2019
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Descrição

Termites and large herbivores represent important functional groups in savanna ecosystems. Termites affect vegetation far beyond their mounds. In addition, large herbivores feed selectively on termite mound vegetation or in the vicinity of mounds. Previous studies of savanna vegetation communities have focused on termites and large herbivores separately, although interaction effects may be predicted.We studied the effects of large herbivores and large vegetated Macrotermes mounds on the herbaceous vegetation in Lake Mburo National Park in Uganda. We recorded herbaceous vegetation change over 3 years on savanna areas (with and without large herbivores) and on corresponding termite mounds (with and without large herbivores) in a randomized block design.Termite mounds and savannas had significantly different plant communities, but large herbivore grazing exclusions did not result in significant shifts in plant communities during this study period. A canonical correspondence analysis separated species mainly along an axis from termitaria to savanna. Only a few species responded to grazing exclusion. Some erect species, such as Hyparrhenia filipendula and Themeda triandra, increased in cover, and creeping species, such as Cynodon dactylon, decreased, following the exclusion of grazers. Forbs dominated mound areas, while graminoids dominated the savanna areas. Fencing increased the cover of graminoids over time and led to gradual increase in the relative cover of graminoids compared with forbs.Mound soil was higher in pH, calcium and magnesium and lower in sodium compared with adjacent savanna areas. Nitrogen and carbon soil content did not differ between the two habitats. Soil phosphorus increased following grazing exclusion.This study shows that termites may exert a far more important effect on the herbaceous community than large herbivores in savanna areas, even if the biomass of large herbivores is relatively high. Thus, future studies on savanna vegetation ecology should focus increasingly on important insect groups in addition to the more conspicuous large mammal guild.

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Okullo, Paul, and Stein R. Moe (2012). "Termite activity, not grazing, is the main determinant of spatial variation in savanna herbaceous vegetation." Norwegian University of Lifesciences, NMBU

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Este recurso foi registrado no GBIF e atribuído ao seguinte GBIF UUID: f3c5a8cd-dd9c-4307-be91-195464f016bd.  Norwegian University of Life Sciences publica este recurso, e está registrado no GBIF como um publicador de dados aprovado por GBIF Norway.

Palavras-chave

Occurrence; Observation; Savanna herbaceous vegetation; plant-herbivore interaction; soil fertility; Macrotermes;

Contatos

Stein R. Moe
  • Autor ●
  • Originador ●
  • Ponto De Contato
NMBU
Ås
NO
Paul Okullo
  • Autor ●
  • Originador
National Agricultural Research Organization, NARO
Entebbe
UG
Mari Steinert
  • Provedor Dos Metadados
NMBU
Ås
NO

Cobertura Geográfica

Lake Mburo National park, Uganda

Coordenadas delimitadoras Sul Oeste [-1,538, 29,268], Norte Leste [4,259, 35,156]

Cobertura Temporal

Data Inicial / Data final 2003-01-01 / 2007-01-01

Citações bibliográficas

  1. Okullo, Paul, and Stein R. Moe. "Termite activity, not grazing, is the main determinant of spatial variation in savanna herbaceous vegetation." Journal of Ecology 100.1 (2012): 232-241.
  2. Okullo, Paul, and Stein R. Moe. "Large herbivores maintain termite‐caused differences in herbaceous species diversity patterns." Ecology 93.9 (2012): 2095-2103.

Metadados Adicionais

Identificadores alternativos f3c5a8cd-dd9c-4307-be91-195464f016bd
https://ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=uganda-savanna