Invertebrate control of soil organic matter stability
V Wolters - Biology and fertility of Soils, 2000 - Springer
The control of soil organic matter (SOM) stability by soil invertebrates is evaluated in terms of
their impact on the inherent recalcitrance, accessibility to microorganisms, and interaction …
their impact on the inherent recalcitrance, accessibility to microorganisms, and interaction …
The role of symbionts in the evolution of termites and their rise to ecological dominance in the tropics
DE Bignell - The mechanistic benefits of microbial symbionts, 2016 - Springer
In this review the evolution of modern termites from the detritus-feeding common ancestor of
termites and wood-feeding cockroaches is reconstructed as a stepwise process, driven by …
termites and wood-feeding cockroaches is reconstructed as a stepwise process, driven by …
[图书][B] Global impact of termites on the carbon cycle and atmospheric trace gases
A Sugimoto, DE Bignell, JA MacDonald - 2000 - Springer
Termites have high biomass in many tropical ecosystems and emit the greenhouse gases
CO 2 and CH 4. They are also recognized as ecosystem engineers, mediating …
CO 2 and CH 4. They are also recognized as ecosystem engineers, mediating …
Hydrogen is the central free intermediate during lignocellulose degradation by termite gut symbionts
The key role of free hydrogen in the digestion of lignocellulose by wood-feeding lower
termites and their symbiotic gut microbiota has been conceptually outlined in the past …
termites and their symbiotic gut microbiota has been conceptually outlined in the past …
Introduction to symbiosis
DE Bignell - Termites: evolution, sociality, symbioses, ecology, 2000 - Springer
Termite symbioses are characterized as obligate nutritional mutualisms between the insect
host and various microorganisms drawn from three domains: Archaea, Eubacteria, and …
host and various microorganisms drawn from three domains: Archaea, Eubacteria, and …
Marked variations in patterns of cellulase activity against crystalline‐vs. carboxymethyl‐cellulose in the digestive systems of diverse, wood‐feeding termites
Throughout the history of studies on cellulose digestion in termites, carboxymethyl‐cellulose
has been preferably used as a substrate for measuring cellulase activity in termites due to its …
has been preferably used as a substrate for measuring cellulase activity in termites due to its …
Termite assemblages, forest disturbance and greenhouse gas fluxes in Sabah, East Malaysia
P Eggleton, R Homathevi, DT Jones… - … of the Royal …, 1999 - royalsocietypublishing.org
A synthesis is presented of sampling work conducted under a UK government–funded
Darwin Initiative grant undertaken predominantly within the Danum Valley Conservation …
Darwin Initiative grant undertaken predominantly within the Danum Valley Conservation …
Morphology, physiology, biochemistry and functional design of the termite gut: an evolutionary wonderland
DE Bignell - Biology of termites: a modern synthesis, 2011 - Springer
The chapter reviews termite gut structure and associations with mutualists, now informed by
a great increase of data on intestinal microbial diversity made possible in the last decade by …
a great increase of data on intestinal microbial diversity made possible in the last decade by …
Hydrogen Profiles and Localization of Methanogenic Activities in the Highly Compartmentalized Hindgut of Soil-Feeding Higher Termites (Cubitermes spp.)
D Schmitt-Wagner, A Brune - Applied and Environmental …, 1999 - Am Soc Microbiol
It has been shown that the coexistence of methanogenesis and reductive acetogenesis in
the hindgut of the wood-feeding termite Reticulitermes flavipes is based largely on the radial …
the hindgut of the wood-feeding termite Reticulitermes flavipes is based largely on the radial …
Soil-feeding termites: biology, microbial associations and digestive mechanisms
Soil-feeding species are found in 3 subfamilies of higher termites and constitute 67% of all
genera. The habit, which may have evolved several times, is principally associated with …
genera. The habit, which may have evolved several times, is principally associated with …