Mound building termites contribute to savanna vegetation heterogeneity- woody plants, forbs and graminoids

Occurrence Observation
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說明

With biomass densities comparable to large ungulates and megaherbivores, termites play a key functional role in many tropical savanna ecosystems. This study focuses on vegetated termite mounds (termitaria) constructed by the Termitidae species Macrotermes herus. We studied how resource rich termitaria affect graminoid herbs (Poaceae and Cyperaceae), forbs and woody species composition and diversity. The density of termitaria explained 89% of the variation in dense thickets in the area. Fire tolerant Acacia species dominated the open savanna while fire sensitive species like Grewia spp. and the succulent Euphorbia candelabrum were restricted to termite mounds. Termitaria plots had four times the mean number of woody species and supported three times as many forb species as the adjacent savanna. For woody species, both the Shannon–Wiener index and the Shannon evenness index were higher on temitaria than on the savanna. There were no differences for graminoid herbs, except for the Shannon evenness index which was higher on termitaria. Our results indicate that graminoid herb richness peaks at lower productivity levels than trees and forbs in savanna ecosystems, as also recently found in temperate areas.

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Moe, Stein R., Ragnhild Mobæk, and Anne Kjersti Narmo. "Mound building termites contribute to savanna vegetation heterogeneity." Norwegian University of Life sciences, NMBU

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關鍵字

Occurrence; Observation; Biodiversity; termitaria; woody plants; forbs; graminoids

聯絡資訊

Stein R. Moe
  • 作者 ●
  • 出處 ●
  • 連絡人
NMBU
Ås
NO
Mari Steinert
  • 元數據提供者
NMBU
Ås
NO
Ragnhild Mobæk
  • 作者
NMBU
Ås
NO
Anne Kjersti Narmo
  • 作者
NMBU
Ås
NO

地理涵蓋範圍

Uganda, Lake Mburo National Park

界定座標範圍 緯度南界 經度西界 [-1.977, 29.136], 緯度北界 經度東界 [4.39, 35.244]

時間涵蓋範圍

起始日期 / 結束日期 2001-01-01 / 2004-01-01

引用文獻

  1. Moe, Stein R., Ragnhild Mobæk, and Anne Kjersti Narmo. "Mound building termites contribute to savanna vegetation heterogeneity." Plant Ecology 202.1 (2009): 31.

額外的詮釋資料

替代的識別碼 d5a8d3f2-9bad-4724-b793-daf78f8bca29
https://ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=uganda-woodly