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Table 2 Dimensions of the termite mounds surveyed

From: Indigenous utilization of termite mounds and their sustainability in a rice growing village of the central plain of Laos

Survey period

 

Height (cm)

Base circumference at ground level (cm)

Volume (m3)

March

N

62

63

58

 

Mean

93

479

1.14

 

Maximum

284

1592

11.22

 

Minimum

26

27

0.00

 

SD

53

364

1.72

July

N

49

49

47

 

Mean

91

536

1.16

 

Maximum

190

1663

11.27

 

Minimum

26

110

0.01

 

SD

43

293

1.86

November

N

52

51

47

 

Mean

95

566

1.17

 

Maximum

205

1445

11.27

 

Minimum

36

145

0.01

 

SD

47

316

1.86

  1. * Excluding mounds with no volume after being completely cut out.