Termites can decompose more than half of deadwood in tropical rainforest


Griffiths, Hannah M, Ashton, Louise A, Evans, Theodore A, Parr, Catherine L ORCID: 0000-0003-1627-763X and Eggleton, Paul (2019) Termites can decompose more than half of deadwood in tropical rainforest. CURRENT BIOLOGY, 29 (4). R118-R119.

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Abstract

Termite-mediated decomposition is an important, but often overlooked, component of the carbon cycle. Using a large-scale suppression experiment in Borneo, Griffiths et al. found that termites contribute between 58 and 64% of mass loss from dead wood.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Animals, Isoptera, Wood, Borneo, Malaysia, Carbon Cycle, Rainforest
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 25 Mar 2019 15:09
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 00:56
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.01.012
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3034883
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