Keywords :
CO2 efflux, Macrotermes carbonarius, Termite mound, Soil respiration, Spatial variation, Dry evergreen forest
บทคัดย่อ :
Termites are one of the major contributors to high spatial variability in soil respiration. Although epigeal termite mounds are considered as a point of high CO2 effluxes, the patterns of mound CO2 effluxes are different, especially the mound of fungus-growing termites in a tropical forest. The results showed that the termitaria of M. carbonarius contributed 8.4% to soil respiration at the termitaria scale. The study suggests that fungus-growing termites cause a local and strong variation in soil respiration through underground passages radiating out from the mounds in dry evergreen forest.
เอกสารอ้างอิง :
Boonriam, W., Suwanwaree, P., Hasin, S., Chanonmuang, P., Archawakom, T., & Yamada, A. (2021a). Effect of Fungus-Growing Termite on Soil CO2 Emission at Termitaria Scale in Dry Evergreen Forest, Thailand. Environment and Natural Resources Journal, 19(6), 503-513.
