Termite mounds house a diversity of taxa in oil palm plantations irrespective of understory management

Hood, A. S. C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3803-0603, Pashkevich, M. D., Dahlsjö, C. A. L., Advento, A. D., Agung Ketut Aryawan, A., Caliman, J.‐P., Naim, M., Head, J. J. and Turner, E. C. (2020) Termite mounds house a diversity of taxa in oil palm plantations irrespective of understory management. Biotropica, 52 (2). pp. 345-350. ISSN 1744-7429 doi: 10.1111/btp.12754

Abstract/Summary

We investigated the effects of oil palm understory vegetation management on termite mound activity and non‐termite inhabitants. We found a diversity of taxa, most of which were unaffected by understory management. Mound volume and termite activity had taxa‐specific effects on abundance. Preserving mounds in oil palm plantations will benefit biodiversity.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/96881
Identification Number/DOI	10.1111/btp.12754
Refereed	Yes
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Publisher	Wiley
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