Mound composition and soil modification by two soil-feeding termites (Termitinae, Termitidae) in a riparian Nigerian forest

Regime alimentaire de Procubitermes aburiensis et de Cubitermes severus et composition chimique de leurs termitieres. La ou ils sont abondants, ces termites ont un effet net sur le flux des elements mineraux dans le sol des forets tropicales

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  1984

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  Pedobiologia

• Publication date

  1984-03-01

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  DOI 10.1016/s0031-4056(23)05961-9
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