Bacterial diversity from soil-feeding termite gut and their potential application

G Korsa, A Beyene, A Ayele - Annals of Microbiology, 2023 - Springer
Purpose High population growth and the expansion of industry from time to time produce a
large amount of waste/pollution, which harms global environmental health. To overcome the …

The challenge of estimating global termite methane emissions

SJ Law, SD Allison, AB Davies… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, more potent than carbon dioxide, and emitted from
a variety of natural sources including wetlands, permafrost, mammalian guts and termites …

Application of the Environmental Exploration Approach (JAS) Assisted by QR Codes to Increase Scientific Literacy Aspects of Competency and Conservation Attitudes …

E Darwati, M Ubaidillah, DC Sahrir… - Biosfer: Jurnal Tadris …, 2024 - ejournal.radenintan.ac.id
The purpose of this study was to describe student learning activities, to analyze the
differences in increasing scientific literacy in the aspect of student competency and to …

Termite bioturbation: Fungal versus non-fungal building strategies lead to different soil sheeting stability

P Jouquet, A Harit, N Bottinelli, DJ Eldridge - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding how soil fauna impact soil aggregate dynamics remains a critical issue in soil
science, especially because of the influence on soil aggregate stability on key ecological …

Macrotermes termite mounds influence the spatial pattern of tree species in two African rainforest sites, in northern Congo. But were they really forests in the past?

B Penel, V Freycon, E Marcon, V Rossi… - Journal of Tropical …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Termite mounds have been poorly studied in tropical rainforest in contrast to those of
savannahs where they create fertility hotspots and influence the spatial pattern of vegetation …

Climate control in termite mounds: A review and new insights from X-ray tomography and flow field simulations

NF Karibi-Botoye, G Theraulaz, B Muljadi… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Investigating the thermoregulation and ventilation processes in termite mound holds great
interest, in particular for its potential implications in advancing eco-friendly building designs …

Simulation and Optimization Study on the Ventilation Performance of High-Rise Buildings Inspired by the White Termite Mound Chamber Structure

Y Wei, Z Lin, Y Wang, X Wang - Biomimetics, 2023 - mdpi.com
High-rise buildings often use mechanical systems to assist ventilation to maintain the
stability of their internal environments, and the energy consumption of mechanical …

[HTML][HTML] Termites can learn

YE Ding, Z Li - Behavioural Processes, 2024 - Elsevier
It is generally believed that termites can't learn and are not “intelligent”. This study aimed to
test whether termites could have any form of memory. A Y-shaped test device with one …

Setting time acceleration of cement concrete with addition of termite mound clay

S Gopika, S Unnikrishnan - IOP Conference Series: Earth and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
As part of government programs, strategies are put in place to militate against cost of
construction, geared towards encouraging reduction in the use of construction inputs such …

Diversity of Termite Species Based on Building Age in Balik Bukit District, West Lampung–Lampung

MDK Hasan, T Tugiyono… - Biosfer: Jurnal …, 2022 - ejournal.radenintan.ac.id
Termites in nature operate as cellulose decomposers, giving vital ecosystem services to
nature, but they may also inflict significant damage to building structures. The durability of …