Title:	Soil termites in primary forest, secondary forest and an agroforestry plantation system in central Amazonia.
Authors:	MARTIUS, C. GOMES, E. GARCIA, M. V. B.
Affiliation:	CHRISTOPHER MARTIUS, Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn, Germany; EVERALDO GOMES, INPA; MARCOS VINICIUS BASTOS GARCIA, CPAA.
Date Issued:	1999
Citation:	In: SHIFT PROJECT ENV 52 (Manaus-AB). Soil fauna and litter decomposition in primary and secondary forests and a mixed culture system in Amazonia. Manaus: SMNK/Embrapa Amazonia Ocidental, 1999.
Pages:	p.192-196
Description:	Litter and soil termites were collected with soil cores (21cm diameter) in a primary forest site, a secondary forest site and two sites of a polyculture plantation system in central Amazonia (Brazil), in three-monthly intervals from 1997 to 1999. Termite genus diversity, abundance and biomass all were highest in the primary forest. The values in the secondary forest were half those of the primary forest, and they were lowest in the plantation systems, indicating that the latter sites may suffer from functional constraints concerning the process of organic residue decomposition.
Thesagro:	Agrossilvicultura Biomassa Cultivo Multiplo Cupim de Montículo Decomposição Fauna Edáfica Floresta Tropical Úmida Isoptera Matéria Orgânica Serapilheira Termitidae
NAL Thesaurus:	agroforestry biomass degradation forest litter multiple cropping organic matter soil fauna
Keywords:	Brasil Amazonas Manaus Tropical rain forest
Type of Material:	Parte de livro
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Capítulo em livro técnico (CPAA)