Termites’ diversity in a protected park of the northern Sudanian savanna of Togo (West Africa)
Autor: | Boris Dodji Kasseney, Toblie Quashie Effowe, Bassan Banibea Sanbena, Abdoulaye Ndiaye, Isabelle Adolé Glitho, Komina Amevoin |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0106 biological sciences
Ecology Agroforestry media_common.quotation_subject General. Including nature conservation geographical distribution QH1-199.5 shrub savanna 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences West africa 010602 entomology Geography systematic species richness QH540-549.5 Organic carbon Nature and Landscape Conservation Diversity (politics) media_common |
Zdroj: | Nature Conservation 43: 79-91 Nature Conservation, Vol 43, Iss, Pp 79-91 (2021) |
ISSN: | 1314-3301 1314-6947 |
Popis: | Termites occur in many ecosystems throughout tropical and subtropical areas. Their distribution is driven by several factors, including landscape and some soil characteristics. This study aims to determine soil organic matter’s role on termites’ diversity in a shrubby savanna park. Termites were sampled across transects in 3 sites of Galangashi park (northern part of Togo). The soil in which termites were harvested was analyzed to check organic matter’s influence on termites’ species richness. A total of 28 termite species belonging to 14 genera and 6 subfamilies were identified. Feeding group II (all fungus-growing termites, grass feeders, and wood feeders) was the most important among the three identified groups. Nine species (with two potentially new species for sciences: Amitermes sp and Eremotermes sp) were recorded for the first time in the country. A strong correlation was found between species richness, total organic matter, and total organic carbon, suggesting the influence of soil richness on termite distribution. The occurrence of the unique member of the feeding group I, Coptotermes intermedius Silvestri, 1912, as well as the occurrence of Fulleritermes tenebricus Silvestri, 1914 (both wood-dwelling termites), was certainly due to the vegetation. The relatively higher species richness as well as the correlation between the species richness and the organic matter of shrub savanna, suggest a better conservation of this landscape. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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