Influence of Soil Properties on Soldierless Termite Distribution

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/60460709:41320/15:68515

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0135341" target="_blank" >http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0135341</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135341" target="_blank" >10.1371/journal.pone.0135341</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Influence of Soil Properties on Soldierless Termite Distribution

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

In tropical rainforests, termites constitute an important part of the soil fauna biomass, and as for other soil arthropods, variations in soil composition create opportunities for niche partitioning. The aim of this study was twofold: first, we tested whether soil-feeding termite species differ in the foraging substrate; second, we investigated whether soil-feeding termites select their foraging sites to enhance nutrients intake. To do so, we collected termites and analysed the composition and structureof their feeding substrates. Although Anoplotermes-group members are all considered soil-feeders, our results show that some species specifically feed on abandoned termite nests and very rotten wood, and that this substrate selection is correlated withprevious stable isotope analyses, suggesting that one component of niche differentiation among species is substrate selection. Our results show that the composition and structure of bare soils on which different termite species foraged do

Název v anglickém jazyce

Influence of Soil Properties on Soldierless Termite Distribution

Popis výsledku anglicky

In tropical rainforests, termites constitute an important part of the soil fauna biomass, and as for other soil arthropods, variations in soil composition create opportunities for niche partitioning. The aim of this study was twofold: first, we tested whether soil-feeding termite species differ in the foraging substrate; second, we investigated whether soil-feeding termites select their foraging sites to enhance nutrients intake. To do so, we collected termites and analysed the composition and structureof their feeding substrates. Although Anoplotermes-group members are all considered soil-feeders, our results show that some species specifically feed on abandoned termite nests and very rotten wood, and that this substrate selection is correlated withprevious stable isotope analyses, suggesting that one component of niche differentiation among species is substrate selection. Our results show that the composition and structure of bare soils on which different termite species foraged do

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

EH - Ekologie – společenstva

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2015

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

PLoS ONE

ISSN

1932-6203

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

10

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

8

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

"e0135341/1"-"e0135341/11"

Kód UT WoS článku

000359492800060

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-84942871949