Termites promote soil carbon and nitrogen depletion: Results from an in situ macrofauna exclusion experiment, Peru
We present results from one of the first in situ soil termite exclusion experiments using translocated soil that was not colonised by termites prior to the experiment. Macrofauna were excluded or included using fine (0.3 mm) and coarse (5 mm) mesh, respectively. We found that termites were the most...
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| author | Dahlsjö, C Parr, C Malhi, Y Meir, P Chevarria, O Eggleton, P |
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| description | We present results from one of the first in situ soil termite exclusion experiments using translocated soil that was not colonised by termites prior to the experiment. Macrofauna were excluded or included using fine (0.3 mm) and coarse (5 mm) mesh, respectively. We found that termites were the most dominant macrofauna in the macrofauna-included samples throughout the sampling period. Additionally, C and N depletion rates were consistently higher in samples with macrofauna than without macrofauna despite the seasonal decline of termites at the start of the wet season. This suggests that the presence of termites in soil promotes C and N depletion that may be linked to the passage of soil through the termite gut and the affect termites have on bioturbation and nutrient distribution. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:b0435087-4e77-418d-8fc1-e2ac909771cf2022-03-27T03:55:06ZTermites promote soil carbon and nitrogen depletion: Results from an in situ macrofauna exclusion experiment, PeruJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:b0435087-4e77-418d-8fc1-e2ac909771cfEnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordElsevier2014Dahlsjö, CParr, CMalhi, YMeir, PChevarria, OEggleton, PWe present results from one of the first in situ soil termite exclusion experiments using translocated soil that was not colonised by termites prior to the experiment. Macrofauna were excluded or included using fine (0.3 mm) and coarse (5 mm) mesh, respectively. We found that termites were the most dominant macrofauna in the macrofauna-included samples throughout the sampling period. Additionally, C and N depletion rates were consistently higher in samples with macrofauna than without macrofauna despite the seasonal decline of termites at the start of the wet season. This suggests that the presence of termites in soil promotes C and N depletion that may be linked to the passage of soil through the termite gut and the affect termites have on bioturbation and nutrient distribution. |
| spellingShingle | Dahlsjö, C Parr, C Malhi, Y Meir, P Chevarria, O Eggleton, P Termites promote soil carbon and nitrogen depletion: Results from an in situ macrofauna exclusion experiment, Peru |
| title | Termites promote soil carbon and nitrogen depletion: Results from an in situ macrofauna exclusion experiment, Peru |
| title_full | Termites promote soil carbon and nitrogen depletion: Results from an in situ macrofauna exclusion experiment, Peru |
| title_fullStr | Termites promote soil carbon and nitrogen depletion: Results from an in situ macrofauna exclusion experiment, Peru |
| title_full_unstemmed | Termites promote soil carbon and nitrogen depletion: Results from an in situ macrofauna exclusion experiment, Peru |
| title_short | Termites promote soil carbon and nitrogen depletion: Results from an in situ macrofauna exclusion experiment, Peru |
| title_sort | termites promote soil carbon and nitrogen depletion results from an in situ macrofauna exclusion experiment peru |
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