News Headline

Abandoned termite mounds are 'islands of fertility'

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2020-12-17

Termites are considered to be ecosystem engineers. Fungus-growing termites could play an important role in soil nutrient availability and dynamics in humid and subhumid tropical ecosystems, by building numerous mounds with differing properties compared to adjacent soils.

Content
https://phys.org/news/2020-12-abandoned-termite-mounds-islands-fertility.html