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Termites and Termite Mounds: Some Selected Observations

open access: yes, 2020
Paper presented at the meeting of the Section of Natural and Medical Sciences held on 29 May 2018. Text received on 15 October 2018 and submitted to peer review. Final version, approved by the reviewers, received on 4 February 2019.
openaire   +1 more source

Forest health, heart rot disease, and their impact on the source of carbon‐based greenhouse gas fluxes

open access: yesNew Phytologist, Volume 250, Issue 2, Page 921-933, April 2026.
Summary Forest health is critical for sustaining ecosystem services like carbon sequestration. Heart rot, a widespread disease in upland northern hardwood forests, may affect greenhouse gas (CO2 and CH4) fluxes, but its impacts remain poorly measured. Using non‐destructive tomography and direct gas flux measurements, we quantified the effects of heart ...
Chathuranga K. Senevirathne   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The problem of free will is child's play

open access: yesPhilosophical Investigations, Volume 49, Issue 2, Page 147-154, April 2026.
Abstract I argue that the essence of ‘free will’ is control, the ability to do otherwise and that this ability is an acquired skill: We can and do see people acquire it, as for example small children learn to play and to do all the other things that human agents characteristically do.
Sophie‐Grace Chappell
wiley   +1 more source

Termites and Termite Control [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of the Entomological Society of America, 1934
openaire   +2 more sources

Perceptions & use of termite resistant treated wood products. Part I: The perspective of homeowners in Formosan subterranean termite infected States [PDF]

open access: yesDrvna Industrija, 2009
Formosan subterranean termites (Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki), is estimated to cause hundreds of millions of dollars in losses annually in North America.
Richard Vlosky, Todd Shupe, Qinglin Wu
doaj  

Combined effects of neem (Azadirachta indica) and sesame (Sesamum indicum) oil as wood preservative on subterranean termites in the field

open access: yesMaderas: Ciencia y Tecnología, 2021
The current study was aimed to evaluate the effect of neem and sesame oils for the improvement of poplar (Populus spp.) wood resistance to subterranean termite in the field.
Zarnab Fatima   +2 more
doaj  

Genes for selenium dependent and independent formate dehydrogenase in the gut microbial communities of three lower, wood-feeding termites and a wood-feeding roach [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The bacterial Wood-Ljungdahl pathway for CO_2-reductive acetogenesis is important for the nutritional mutualism occurring between wood-feeding insects and their hindgut microbiota. A key step in this pathway is the reduction of CO_2 to formate,
Leadbetter, Jared R.   +2 more
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Termite Microbial Symbiosis as a Model for Innovative Design of Lignocellulosic Future Biorefinery: Current Paradigms and Future Perspectives

open access: yesBiomass
The hunt for renewable and alternative fuels has driven research towards the biological conversion of lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) into biofuels, including bioethanol and biohydrogen.
Mudasir A. Dar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Termite (Blattodea: Isoptera) Distribution Along an Elevational Gradient in Northwestern African Mountains

open access: yesDiversity
We examined the distribution of termites along an elevational gradient in the western Rif Mountains of northern Morocco. Sampling followed standardized protocols at nine forest sites (125, 325, 488, 715, 850, 1150, 1316, 1544, and 1700 masl), all except ...
Aya Najjari   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analisis Kerugian Dan Pemetaan Sebaran Serangan Rayap Pada Bangunan SD Negeri Di Bagian Barat Kota Pekanbaru [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
As one of the common facilities, Elementary Schools are very important and should be maintained in order to remain in good condition. Termites attacked on the building at the moment was a very big deal considering that the higher the intensity of their ...
Afifuddin, Y. (Yunus)   +2 more
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