• Title/Summary/Keyword: Drepanotermes tamminenensis

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Quantification of Population of an Australian Termite, Drepanotermes tamminensis(Hill), within a Western Australian Wheatbelt (서부 호주 밀 재배지역의 흰개미(Drepanotermes tamminensis (Hill)) 서식 밀도 조사)

  • Park, Hyean-Cheal
    • The Korean Journal of Soil Zoology
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    • v.9 no.1_2
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    • pp.16-23
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    • 2004

  • This study estimated the mound and termite population density in the two study plots in Durokkopin Nature Reserve, Western Australia between 2003 and 2004. The mound density and size were greater in the woodland than in the shrubland. The annual growth rate of mounds was minimal. Some mounds decreased in volume during the 14 month observation period in both study plots. There were no significant differences in the termite population per mound or in the proportion of each caste between the two study plots. The size of the termite population in the mound progressively increased from the small to larger mounds. Overall, of the two favoured habitats, woodland appears to be more optimal for this termite species than the shrubland.

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