Assessing the Australian Termite Diversity Anomaly: How Habitat and Rainfall Affect Termite Assemblages

Assessing the Australian Termite Diversity Anomaly: How Habitat and Rainfall Affect Termite Assemblages

Termites are important ecosystem engineers in tropical habitats, with different feeding groups able to decompose wood, grass, litter, and soil organic matter. In most tropical regions, termite abundance and species diversity are assumed to increase with rainfall, with highest levels found in rainfor...

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Main Authors: Rebecca A. Clement, Habacuc Flores-Moreno, Lucas A. Cernusak, Alexander W. Cheesman, Abbey R. Yatsko, Steven D. Allison, Paul Eggleton, Amy E. Zanne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Isoptera
community assembly
ecosystem engineers
Blattodea
termite community assembly
carbon cycle
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.657444/full

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