Organic matter in termite mounds of an Amazonian rain forest.

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dc.contributorMARCOS VINICIUS BASTOS GARCIA, CPAA.
dc.creatorAMELUNG, W.
dc.creatorMARTIUS, C.
dc.creatorGARCIA, M. V.
dc.creatorKUEPER, U.
dc.creatorULBRICH, D.
dc.creatorZECH, W.
dc.date2018-12-28T23:36:10Z
dc.date2018-12-28T23:36:10Z
dc.date1999-10-06
dc.date1998
dc.date2018-12-28T23:36:10Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-30T23:24:19Z
dc.descriptionThis study investigates how termites alter the organic matter in rain forests near Manaus, Brazil. Samples were collected from the outer and inner parts of typical termite nests of Nasutitermes, Termes, Embiratermes, Cornitermes, Anoplotermes, and Constrictotermes genera, as well as from the surrounding topsoil (0cm-10cm) and potential wooden food. The termite nests were signficant sinks for organic matter and its associated nutrients. The organic C contents ranged between 100g kg-1 and 500g kg-1 in the nests, compared to 17g kg-1 to 42g kg-1 in the surrounding topsoils. As lignin contents of the mounds were higher than in wood, lignin may be accumulated in preference to other organic compounds. This findings also sugests that the interior part of the nests is a region of higher organic matter turnover and lignin degradation.
dc.formatp. 493-496.
dc.identifierIn: SHIFT - WORKSHOP, 3., 1998, Manaus. Proceedings... Bonn: BMBF, 1998.
dc.identifierhttp://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/668411
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/381147
dc.languageeng
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.subjectTermitade
dc.subjectBrasil
dc.subjectAmazonas
dc.subjectManaus
dc.subjectIsopteras
dc.subjectCupim
dc.subjectFloresta Tropical Úmida
dc.subjectMatéria Orgânica
dc.subjectorganic matter
dc.subjecttropical rain forests
dc.titleOrganic matter in termite mounds of an Amazonian rain forest.
dc.typeArtigo em anais e proceedings

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