Termite Assemblage and Damage on Tree Trunks in Fast-Growing Teak Plantations of Different Age: A Case Study in West Java, Indonesia
We conducted surveys of termite assemblages and tree trunks damaged by termites in teakwood (<i>Tectona grandis</i> L.f.) plantations. The surveys were conducted in five-, six-, and nine-year-old plantations. We used a standardized belt-transect to collect termites and build tree invento...
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doaj-5a0ac4de5e314efcb0cb5b65e4c181a32021-03-28T23:01:26ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502021-03-011229529510.3390/insects12040295Termite Assemblage and Damage on Tree Trunks in Fast-Growing Teak Plantations of Different Age: A Case Study in West Java, IndonesiaAnugerah Fajar0Setiawan Khoirul Himmi1Astuti Latif2Didi Tarmadi3Titik Kartika4Ikhsan Guswenrivo5Sulaeman Yusuf6Tsuyoshi Yoshimura7Research Center for Biomaterials, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jl. Raya Bogor km. 46 Cibinong, Bogor 16911, IndonesiaResearch Center for Biomaterials, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jl. Raya Bogor km. 46 Cibinong, Bogor 16911, IndonesiaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Mulawarman University, Jl. Barong Tongkok No. 4 Gunung Kelua, Samarinda 75242, IndonesiaResearch Center for Biomaterials, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jl. Raya Bogor km. 46 Cibinong, Bogor 16911, IndonesiaResearch Center for Biomaterials, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jl. Raya Bogor km. 46 Cibinong, Bogor 16911, IndonesiaResearch Center for Biomaterials, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jl. Raya Bogor km. 46 Cibinong, Bogor 16911, IndonesiaResearch Center for Biomaterials, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jl. Raya Bogor km. 46 Cibinong, Bogor 16911, IndonesiaResearch Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere (RISH), Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji 611-0011, JapanWe conducted surveys of termite assemblages and tree trunks damaged by termites in teakwood (<i>Tectona grandis</i> L.f.) plantations. The surveys were conducted in five-, six-, and nine-year-old plantations. We used a standardized belt-transect to collect termites and build tree inventories. Data of collected termites at the genus and functional-group levels and termites’ diversity between plantations were compared with their attack rate. The results showed that four genera of soil recycler termites belonging to groups IIf and III were present across the plantations. Distribution analysis suggested that termite communities might develop from a stochastic distribution to a nonrandom co-occurrence distribution over time. Diversity analysis showed an increased nestedness-resultant diversity contribution to the total dissimilarity over time. Observed attacks on tree trunks were superficial and limited to the outer bark, with group IIf as the main contributor. Furthermore, the level of damage done by termites to tree trunks was positively correlated with increases in the group IIf occupancy area and overgrown understory vegetation. Plantation management by maintaining an adequate understory might suppress termite attacks on fast-growing teakwood, although in the case of our study, termite attacks are inevitable when termites from group IIf were already present.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/4/295teak plantationtermite infestationliving treetermite functional groupzeta diversity declinebeta diversity partition |
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Anugerah Fajar Setiawan Khoirul Himmi Astuti Latif Didi Tarmadi Titik Kartika Ikhsan Guswenrivo Sulaeman Yusuf Tsuyoshi Yoshimura Termite Assemblage and Damage on Tree Trunks in Fast-Growing Teak Plantations of Different Age: A Case Study in West Java, Indonesia Insects teak plantation termite infestation living tree termite functional group zeta diversity decline beta diversity partition |
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Anugerah Fajar Setiawan Khoirul Himmi Astuti Latif Didi Tarmadi Titik Kartika Ikhsan Guswenrivo Sulaeman Yusuf Tsuyoshi Yoshimura |
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Termite Assemblage and Damage on Tree Trunks in Fast-Growing Teak Plantations of Different Age: A Case Study in West Java, Indonesia |
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Termite Assemblage and Damage on Tree Trunks in Fast-Growing Teak Plantations of Different Age: A Case Study in West Java, Indonesia |
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Termite Assemblage and Damage on Tree Trunks in Fast-Growing Teak Plantations of Different Age: A Case Study in West Java, Indonesia |
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Termite Assemblage and Damage on Tree Trunks in Fast-Growing Teak Plantations of Different Age: A Case Study in West Java, Indonesia |
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Termite Assemblage and Damage on Tree Trunks in Fast-Growing Teak Plantations of Different Age: A Case Study in West Java, Indonesia |
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termite assemblage and damage on tree trunks in fast-growing teak plantations of different age: a case study in west java, indonesia |
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We conducted surveys of termite assemblages and tree trunks damaged by termites in teakwood (<i>Tectona grandis</i> L.f.) plantations. The surveys were conducted in five-, six-, and nine-year-old plantations. We used a standardized belt-transect to collect termites and build tree inventories. Data of collected termites at the genus and functional-group levels and termites’ diversity between plantations were compared with their attack rate. The results showed that four genera of soil recycler termites belonging to groups IIf and III were present across the plantations. Distribution analysis suggested that termite communities might develop from a stochastic distribution to a nonrandom co-occurrence distribution over time. Diversity analysis showed an increased nestedness-resultant diversity contribution to the total dissimilarity over time. Observed attacks on tree trunks were superficial and limited to the outer bark, with group IIf as the main contributor. Furthermore, the level of damage done by termites to tree trunks was positively correlated with increases in the group IIf occupancy area and overgrown understory vegetation. Plantation management by maintaining an adequate understory might suppress termite attacks on fast-growing teakwood, although in the case of our study, termite attacks are inevitable when termites from group IIf were already present. |
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teak plantation termite infestation living tree termite functional group zeta diversity decline beta diversity partition |
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