Highlights•About 25% of invasive termites have spread from urban into peri-urban, forested
habitats.•Termite spread into forested habitats is slow due to long generation times and short …

Termites are globally dominant and functionally important soil organisms. While their role in
ecosystems is being increasingly recognised and understood, methods that adequately …

Context Biodiversity is modulated by the spatial structure of the landscape. Thus, landscape
metrics can be useful indicators of biota integrity and vulnerability, helping in conservation …

Termite communities reflect soil conditions and the condition of the ecosystem services that
they provide. The present study first evaluated the relationship between termite communities …

In this study, we investigated the termites of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, one of the most
threatened biodiversity hotspots in the world, in regularly spaced sites from 7° S to 27° S …

Abstract Background Agroforestry practices (AFPs) are typical solutions for low-input
agricultural systems. AFPs play critical roles in the improvement of the abundance and …

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 …

Conversion from Amazon forest to low-management pasture or agriculture causes not only
degradation of aboveground vegetation but also negative changes in soil properties and …

In arid and semiarid environments, seasonality usually exerts a strong influence on the
composition and dynamics of the soil community. The soil macroarthropods were studied in …

Termites exhibit several characteristics that emphasize their potential as bioindicators of
habitat quality appropriate to use in ecological monitoring, especially for the Caatinga …