Termite Species Richness, Diversity under Different Land Use in Rufiji District
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2015
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Abstract
Termite population and foraging behavior is much affected by different land use. Variation in termite
species diversity is considered as changes of bio indicators in the selected habitat types. Despite of various benefits
obtained from termites little information is known from termite species richness, diversity as well as evenness in
response to different land use. A standard transect lines was used to collect termites from 10cm deep to 2M above the
ground, hand sorted from the selected different land use. Sampling effort was 1hr per quadrat in all selected land use.
Collected specimens were preserved in 70% ethanol for laboratory identification. Termites species encountered during
the study period were 16 species from forest, 13 species from cropland and 7 species from grassland habitat types. The
coefficient community similarity from different land use was high ranging from 60% to 70% The termites population
differences from selected habitat types showed significant differences (P=0.05). This study was carried out to
investigate the response of termite population in relation to different land use in Rufiji district which can be used for
future research.
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Termite population, Termite richness, Diversity, Land use, Disturbance, Rufiji district
Citation
Materu, C.L., Yarro, J.G. and Nyundo, B.A., 2015. TERMITE SPECIES RICHNESS, DIVERSITY UNDER DIFFERENT LAND USE IN RUFIJI DISTRICT.