CONSUMO DE MADEIRA POR Heterotermes sulcatus (ISOPTERA:RHINOTERMITIDAE) EM ECOSSISTEMA DE CAATINGA NO NORDESTE DO BRASIL
Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: Normal 0 21 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tabela normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} Heterotermes sulcatus is a subterranean termite recorded in the Cerrado as well as in the Caatinga, but it may be also found in urban areas of Brazilian northeast. This study aimed to assess wood consumption and food preference of H. sulcatus for four species - Aspidosperma pyrifolium, Caesalpinia pyramidalis, Croton rhamnifolioides and Prosopis juliflora . Wood consumption was estimated through bioassays in which pieces of wood of the four plant species studied were offered to the termites inside plastic containers. Food consumption was assessed by quantifying wood biomass loss. Total food consumption for the four wood species was 78mg of dry wood. living termite g -1 .day -1 . Regarding the preference for the wood species studied, there was a significant preference for P. juliflora , in spite of H. sulcatus being a generalist species in its natural environment.
Source: Oecologia Brasiliensis
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: Insect Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W2123244841