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.
ISSN 0960-9822, 1879-0445
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.01.012
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 |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Animals, Isoptera, Wood, Borneo, Malaysia, Carbon Cycle, Rainforest |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
Date Deposited: | 25 Mar 2019 15:09 |
Last Modified: | 07 Dec 2024 06:30 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.cub.2019.01.012 |
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URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3034883 |