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Effects of Eucalyptus Plantation on Termite Assemblage in Dead Wood on the Forest Floor in Northeast Thailand

Proceedings of the FORTROP II: Tropical Forestry Change in a Changing World, 17-20 November 2008, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

Sakaerat Environmental Research Station

2008/2551

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Wood-feeding termites Eucalyptus plantation Species diversity. Food preference Resource competition Diameter of dead wood Abundance

Plantations of Eucalyptus trees are one of the major human disturbances to tropical forests. This study observed termites in dead wood on the floor of a Eucalyptus plantation forest (EF) in northeast Thailand and compared the biomass of dead wood and the abundance and species composition of termites with those of the neighbouring dry evergreen forest (DEF), which had been previously studied. The biomass of dead wood was much lower in the EF, especially for dead wood with large diameters (>=5 cm). Although the abundance of termites (termites/m2) was largely different, the abundance of termites per unit weight of dead wood (termites/kg) was not different between the two forests, suggesting that the importance of termites in the decomposition is same in this respect. The termite species that had been collected from the dead wood with large diameters (>=5 cm) in the DEF were not found in the EF. Eucalyptus plantations may affect termite assemblage through the changes in dead wood biomass on the forest floor, both quantitatively and qualitatively.

Higuchi, M., Kanzaki, M., & Yamada, A. (2008) Effects of Eucalyptus Plantation on Termite Assemblage in Dead Wood on the Forest Floor in Northeast Thailand.

Akinori Yamada(อกิโนริ ยามาดะ) Mamoru Kanzaki(มาโมรุ คันซากิ) Masashi Higuchi(มาซาชิ ฮิกุจิ)