IJFAF | Termite Mounds’ Diversity and Distribution: A Study at Jnanabharathi, Bangalore University

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Termite Mounds’ Diversity and Distribution: A Study at Jnanabharathi, Bangalore University

R K Kavyashree , S Murugan , A Namratha

Article Info: Received: 17 Jun 2022; Received in revised form: 11 Jul 2022; Accepted: 16 Jul 2022; Available online: 21 Jul 2022

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DOI: 10.22161/ijfaf.6.4.2

Journal : International Journal Of Forest, Animal And Fisheries Research(IJFAF)

Abstract:

Termites work together to modify their surroundings, which in turn influences their behaviour, leading to the building of termite mounds. The study was designed to assess diversity of termite mounds present in the Bangalore University Campus, Bengaluru, India. Observations were made on the occurrence, abundance, evenness and richness of the termite mounds. Mounds were surveyed by field survey and photographic interpretation method during July 2021 to June 2022. Totally 119 mounds were found, out of which 18 are ground level mounds, 42 small mounds, 37 medium mounds and 22 tall mounds. To test its effectiveness and to know about the influence of the mounds on the ecological well-being, termite mounds were identified, compared and interpreted using google earth map and the results were statistically verified.

Keywords:

Termites, Mounds, Diversity Index, Richness index and Evenness index.

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