Termite mounds dating back millennia can be seen from space
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-07459-x
Abstract: Mounds of excavated dirt number into the millions and tower up to four metres tall.Mounds of excavated dirt number into the millions and tower up to four metres tall. read more here.
Keywords: back millennia; seen space; dating back; millennia seen ... See more keywords
Termite mound formation reduces the abundance and diversity of soil resistomes.
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DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15631
Abstract: Termites are pivotal ecosystem engineers in tropical and subtropical habitats, where they construct massive nests ('mounds') that substantially modify soil properties and promote nutrient cycling. Yet, little is known about the roles of termite nesting… read more here.
Keywords: mounds bulk; abundance diversity; termite mound; termite mounds ... See more keywords
Termite mounds vary in their importance as sources of vegetation heterogeneity across savanna landscapes
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DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12560
Abstract: Questions Termite mounds are well known to host a suite of unique plants compared with the surrounding savanna matrix. However, most studies testing the significance of mounds for ecosystem heterogeneity have been conducted at single… read more here.
Keywords: savanna; heterogeneity; heterogeneity across; mound size ... See more keywords
Solar-powered ventilation of African termite mounds
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DOI: 10.1242/jeb.160895
Abstract: ABSTRACT How termite mounds function to facilitate climate control is still only partially understood. Recent experimental evidence in the mounds of a single species, the south Asian termite Odontotermes obesus, suggests that the daily oscillations… read more here.
Keywords: solar powered; south asian; ventilation; termite mounds ... See more keywords