Termites as human foods—A comprehensive review

SA Siddiqui, I Fernando, YR Saraswati… - … Reviews in Food …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Global food production is anticipated to rise along with the growth of the global population.
As a result, creative solutions must be devised to ensure that everyone has access to …

Highly contrasted geochemical pattern in sediments of the Okavango Delta, Botswana driven by dust supply, hydrological heritage and biogeochemical reactions

M Jolivet, O Dauteuil, A Dia… - Geochemistry …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Okavango Delta in North Botswana is a hot‐spot of biodiversity within the semi‐
arid central part of the South African plateau. This endorheic ecosystem is highly dependent …

Cascading effects of termite mounds in African savannas

J Muvengwi, ETF Witkowski - New Zealand Journal of Botany, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
African termites are classified into five distinct families, Termitidae, Rhinotermitidae,
Hodotermitidae, Termopsidae and Kalotermitidae. Termites are undoubtedly one of the key …

Termite diversity along a land use intensification gradient in a semi-arid savanna

J Muvengwi, M Mbiba, HGT Ndagurwa… - Journal of Insect …, 2017 - Springer
Disturbance, particularly agricultural expansion is one of the major threats to the biodiversity
and ecological functions of tropical and sub-tropical ecosystems. In this regard, we …

Contrasting global patterns of spatially periodic fairy circles and regular insect nests in drylands

S Getzin, H Yizhaq, MD Cramer… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Numerical analysis of spatial pattern is widely used in ecology to describe the characteristics
of floral and faunal distributions. These methods allow attribution of pattern to causal …

Spatial patterns and life histories of Macrotermes michaelseni termite mounds reflect intraspecific competition: insights of a temporal comparison spanning 12 years

B Wildermuth, J Oldeland, C Arning, F Gunter… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Termite mounds contribute to the heterogeneity and productivity of many semi‐arid
ecosystems worldwide. Regular spatial patterns of termite mounds are well documented but …

[PDF][PDF] 黄河三角洲滨海湿地芦苇, 碱蓬混生群落空间点格局分析

王宇, 武亚楠, 鄢郭馨, 张振明 - 生态科学, 2020 - ecolsci.com
为了解黄河三角洲滨海湿地芦苇, 碱蓬群落内的种群相互关系, 多样的生态策略,
通过重复取样的调查方法, 运用多种汇总统计函数分析了黄河入海口处以黄河河道为基轴向北 …

Numerical classification of termite-mediated soils along toposequences and rangeland use influenced soil properties in southeast Ethiopia

A Bekele, S Beyene, F Yimer, A Kiflu - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Despite termite-induced soil mixing, summarizing termite-affected soil horizons is difficult,
while the lack of accurate information on the pedogenic processes featured by termite …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing structure, spatial patterning, and size class distribution of miombo woodland species along a precipitation gradient

A Mureva, C Magombedze, J Muvengwi, L Jimu… - South African Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Our study investigates the intricate ecological mechanisms shaping miombo woodlands
across a rainfall gradient in Zimbabwe. We comprehensively analysed vegetation structure …

Effects of different land use patterns on seasonal termite species diversity within the Vhembe district of the Limpopo province, South Africa

SR Netshifhefhe, EC Kunjeku, FD Duncan - International journal of tropical …, 2020 - Springer
This study evaluated the effects of three different land use types: mango orchards, maize
fields and communal grazing lands on termite species distribution in the Vhembe District …