Soil physicochemical properties and moisture dynamics of a large soil profile in a tropical monsoon forest

Geoderma ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 197-198 ◽  
pp. 205-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jumpei Toriyama ◽  
Yasuhiro Ohnuki ◽  
Seiichi Ohta ◽  
Ken'ichiro Kosugi ◽  
Naoki Kabeya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Soil Profile ◽  
Soil Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Monsoon Forest ◽  
Tropical Monsoon ◽  
Large Soil ◽  
Moisture Dynamics ◽  
Tropical Monsoon Forest

Properties of the Yeast Communities Associated with Termites of a Tropical Monsoon Forest: Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam

Microbiology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 489-499
Author(s):  
A. I. Zueva ◽  
A. V. Kachalkin ◽  
I. A. Maksimova ◽  
Nguyen Van Thinh ◽  
A. V. Tiunov
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Monsoon Forest ◽  
Tropical Monsoon ◽  
Cat Tien National Park ◽  
Tropical Monsoon Forest

Habitat and dung preferences of scarab beetles of the subfamily Scarabaeinae: a case study in a tropical monsoon forest in Sri Lanka

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (02) ◽  
pp. 97-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dishane K. Hewavithana ◽  
Mayuri R. Wijesinghe ◽  
Chandima D. Dangalle ◽  
H. A. S. Gayan Dharmarathne
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Habitat Preferences ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Niche Overlap ◽  
Dung Beetles ◽  
Individual Species ◽  
Habitat Types ◽  
Monsoon Forest ◽  
Tropical Monsoon ◽  
Tropical Monsoon Forest

AbstractWe studied the food and habitat preferences of beetles of the subfamily Scarabaeinae in a protected tropical monsoon forest, the Wasgomuwa National Park in Sri Lanka. While gaining an insight into the capacity of different resources to support dung beetles, we tested the hypothesis that, in a landscape with a mosaic of habitat types and a diversity of large mammals, specialization facilitates coexistence of the scarabs. Pitfall traps were laid in five distinct habitat types (forest, riverine, sandy banks, scrub and grassland), and baited with five dung types (leopard, cervid, elephant, bear and buffalo). Four hundred and fifty seven beetles of 22 species in seven genera were recorded. Significant differences were seen in the species richness and abundance of dung beetles between different habitats and dung types, indicating habitat and food preferences. The highest richness of scarabs was in the riverine habitat and in leopard dung. Niche breath values of the individual species indicated differences in the degrees of specialization, while niche overlap values indicated a greater sharing of dung beetle species between similar habitats and dung types than between dissimilar ones. These findings provide evidence that selectivity of habitat, and dung, may be important in promoting coexistence among the scarabs in a tropical environment.

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