@article{fdi:010053792,
  title = {{I}ncidence of epigeal nest-building termites in {B}rachiaria pastures in the {C}errado},
  author = {{L}opes de {O}liveira, {M}. {I}. and {B}runet, {D}idier and {M}itja, {D}anielle and {C}ardoso, {W}. {S}. and {B}enito, {N}. {P}. and {G}uimaraes, {M}. {F}. and {B}rossard, {M}ichel},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study aimed to determine the number of termite epigeal nests and estimate the soil turning capacity of termites in cultivated pasture environments and in a native vegetation area. {S}urveys were conducted in four areas: three pasture areas and a {C}errado area, measuring 5 ha each. {F}or each nest, the height, the perimeter and diameter at the base were measured. {T}he volume of each mound was calculated. {T}urned soil was determined by randomly sampling 30 termite mounds in a pasture area for bulk density determinations. {T}he mean number of termite mounds per ha was 408; the highest number of termite nests (672 per ha) was found in the 10-year-old pasture. {I}n terms of termite mound density, there was no difference between the {C}errado, 3-year-old pasture, and 3-year-old intercropped pasture treatments. {T}he total area occupied by termite nests ranged from 0.4 to 1.0%. {T}he mean bulk density of the nest materials was 1.05 g cm(-3). {T}he total nests volume ranged from 4 to 11 m(3) ha(-1). {T}he total mass of the soil turned by the termites ranged from 3.4 to 13.4 ton. ha(-1).},
  keywords = {turned soil volume ; termite ; soil macrofauna},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}cta {S}cientiarum-{A}gronomy},
  volume = {33},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {181--185},
  ISSN = {1679-9275},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.4025/actasciagron.v33i1.7075},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053792},
}