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Termite mounds house a diversity of taxa in oil palm plantations irrespective of understory management
Author(s) -
Hood Amelia S. C.,
Pashkevich Michael D.,
Dahlsjö Cecilia A. L.,
Advento Andreas D.,
Aryawan Anak Agung Ketut,
Caliman JeanPierre,
Naim Mohammad,
Head Jason J.,
Turner Edgar C.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
biotropica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.813
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1744-7429
pISSN - 0006-3606
DOI - 10.1111/btp.12754
Subject(s) - understory , abundance (ecology) , biodiversity , taxon , rainforest , ecology , vegetation (pathology) , geography , agroforestry , elaeis guineensis , palm oil , species diversity , indonesian , biology , canopy , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , pathology
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. Abstract in Indonesian is available with online material.