Termite evolution: mutualistic associations, key innovations, and the rise of Termitidae
Termites are a clade of eusocial wood-feeding roaches with> 3000 described species.
Eusociality emerged~ 150 million years ago in the ancestor of modern termites, which, since …
Eusociality emerged~ 150 million years ago in the ancestor of modern termites, which, since …
Is forest diversity driving ecosystem function and service?
K Nadrowski, C Wirth, M Scherer-Lorenzen - Current Opinion in …, 2010 - Elsevier
Forests unfold an exceptionally large ecosystem volume and expose a vast biotic surface,
providing crucial ecosystem functions and services, including carbon sequestration and …
providing crucial ecosystem functions and services, including carbon sequestration and …
Termites as indicators of soil ecosystem services in transformed amazon landscapes
EH Duran-Bautista, I Armbrecht, ANS Acioli… - Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …
they provide. The present study first evaluated the relationship between termite communities …
Latitudinal variation in termite species richness and abundance along the Brazilian Atlantic Forest hotspot
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 …
threatened biodiversity hotspots in the world, in regularly spaced sites from 7° S to 27° S …
Ecosystem services of mixed species forest stands and monocultures: comparing practitioners' and scientists' perceptions with formal scientific knowledge
Mixed species stands might contribute to important goals of sustainable forest management,
such as higher biological diversity, more resistance and resilience to disturbances and …
such as higher biological diversity, more resistance and resilience to disturbances and …
Ecosystem services from ecological agroforestry in Brazil: A systematic map of scientific evidence
HR Schuler, GG Alarcon, F Joner, KL dos Santos… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
(1) Brazil has great potential to expand the area under agroforestry, and thereby
simultaneously enhance multiple ecosystem services. However, divergent interests are …
simultaneously enhance multiple ecosystem services. However, divergent interests are …
Isolation by distance, not rivers, control the distribution of termite species in the Amazonian rain forest
The spatial distribution of species is affected by dispersal barriers, local environmental
conditions and climate. However, the effect of species dispersal and their adaptation to the …
conditions and climate. However, the effect of species dispersal and their adaptation to the …
Organic carbon rich-soils in the brazilian semiarid region and paleoenvironmental implications
JJLL de Souza, BI Souza, RA Xavier, ECM Cardoso… - Catena, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil organic carbon (SOC) contents are commonly high in the mountainous tropical soils
with wet climates in Southeastern and Southern Brazil, but high SOC soils in the Brazilian …
with wet climates in Southeastern and Southern Brazil, but high SOC soils in the Brazilian …
A conceptual framework and experimental design for analysing the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF) in agroforestry systems
There is compelling evidence for positive effects of plant diversity on the functioning of
forests and agroecosystems. This information is increasingly used to optimize production …
forests and agroecosystems. This information is increasingly used to optimize production …
Termite diversity along a land use intensification gradient in a semi-arid savanna
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 …
and ecological functions of tropical and sub-tropical ecosystems. In this regard, we …