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Termites are the main dung removals in a degraded landscape in Brazil
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Termites are one of the most relevant groups for recycling nutrients and keeping the flow of energy in ecosystems. Although their role as lignocellulose decomposers is the focus of studies, they also act as dung recyclers, but their importance in this ...
Frederico R. Alves +3 more
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Indigenous technologies for the management of termites in Tamil Nadu
The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2019 Termites, one of the most polyphagous pests are destructive creatures of all cultivated crop plants throughout the world. An extensive survey was carried out in 10 districts of Tamil Nadu, India to document the Indigenous Technologies (ITKs) followed by ...
RANJITH M, MANOHARAN T, BAJYA D R
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First Record of the Arid-Land Termite, \u3ci\u3eReticulitermes Tibialis\u3c/i\u3e Banks, in Wisconsin [PDF]
, 2018 During a survey of termites in Wisconsin, one colony was found from a different habitat than the remaining populations. This observation led to further genetic testing which resulted in a determination of Reticulitermes tibialis Banks.
Arango, Rachel A
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Potential for nitrogen fixation in fungus-growing termite symbioses
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016 Termites host a gut microbiota of diverse and essential symbionts that enable specialization on dead plant material; an abundant, but nutritionally imbalanced food source.
Panagiotis Sapountzis +5 more
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Occurrence of termites (Isoptera) on living and standing dead trees in a tropical dry forest in Mexico [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Termites play a key role as ecosystem engineers in numerous ecological processes though their role in the dynamics of wood degradation in tropical dry forests, particularly at the level of the crown canopy, has been little studied.
Nancy Calderón-Cortés +2 more
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Production of methane from maize cob fed termites
Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2019 Termites are detritivores, which means that by consuming decomposing organic matter they obtain nutrients. By feeding on cellulose matter, termites generate methane.
O.K. Akinmusere +3 more
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Studies in the Liocranidae (Araneae): revision of Andromma Simon, 1893
European Journal of Taxonomy, 2022 The genus Andromma Simon, 1893 is revised. The type species A. aethiopicum Simon, 1893 (♂♀) and the other three known species, A. anochetorum Simon, 1909 (♂), A. bouvieri Fage, 1936 (♀) and A. raffrayi Simon, 1899 (♂♀), are redescribed. The types of the
Rudy Jocqué, Jan Bosselaers
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European Journal of Entomology, 2008 While the key role of termites in the decomposition of litter in the tropics has been acknowledged for a long time, much less information exists on their importance in the recycling of dung of primary consumers, especially herbivores.
Bernd P. FREYMANN +3 more
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Applied Sciences, 2023 Termites can cause severe economic damage in households, reservoirs, agriculture, and forests. Monitoring termite activity plays an important role in integrated termite management.
Zheng Fang +7 more
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White ants, empire and entomo-politics in South Asia [PDF]
, 2020 By focussing on the history of white ants in colonial South Asia, this article shows how insects were ubiquitous and fundamental to the shaping of British colonial power.
Deb Roy, Rohan
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