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  • Termite Foraging Activity on Desertified Shrublands and Grasslands on the Jornada Basin LTER, 1988-2000
  • Whitford, Walter
  • 2019-07-11
  • Whitford, W. 2019. Termite Foraging Activity on Desertified Shrublands and Grasslands on the Jornada Basin LTER, 1988-2000 ver 81. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/DOI_PLACE_HOLDER (Accessed 2025-01-04).

  • Termites are important to litter decomposition and nutrient cycling in desert grasslands. The annual feeding activity on paper baits of subterranean termites in desertified (degraded-shrub dominated ecosystems) and relatively undegraded black-grama (Bouteloua eriopoda) grasslands was measured over six years on 12 sites on the Jornada Basin. Toilet paper roll termite baits were placed on grids on each consumer plot. Data include initial bait weights and bait weights after baits had been retrieved from the field once each year. Weight loss was calculated as a measure of termite foraging activity. This study is complete.

  • N: 32.7494871013      S: 32.4731725883      E: -106.692716261      W: -106.87288312
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