TERMITES SPECIES RICHNESS AND DISTRIBUTION AT RESIDENTIAL AREA IN PT ARUN LNG

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Title

TERMITES SPECIES RICHNESS AND DISTRIBUTION AT RESIDENTIAL AREA IN PT ARUN LNG

Description

Termites were collected in June 2012 at residental area of Pt. Arun LNG by adopted casual collection and finding colony methods. Six species and four genera had been identified to belong to the higher termites (Kalotermitidae and Rhinotermitidae) and had been collected from different habitats throughtout the residential area. Those species randomly distributed which the highest species richness found at Tarakan (6 species). Residential condition with poor maintenance was contributes to inhabitant of the termites to harbour there. One of the most destructive species, Coptotermes curvignathus, has been found to attacking building as well as plants.

Creator

Syaukani, Syaukani; Biology Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Syiah Kuala University

Source

Jurnal Natural; Volume 13, Number 1, Year 2013

Publisher

Jurnal Natural

Date

2014-04-02

Relation

http://jurnal.unsyiah.ac.id/natural/article/view/844/782

Format

application/pdf

Language

eng

Type

info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article

Identifier

http://jurnal.unsyiah.ac.id/natural/article/view/844