What is it about?
This brings together comparable data on the diversity, abundance and biomass of termites in tropical rain forests in South America, Africa and South-east Asia. It shows that different regions have very different sets of termites, with the African region having a much greater biomass, particularly of true soil-feeders.
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Why is it important?
Termites don't do the same thing in different regions.
Perspectives
The data for Asia and Africa was collected much earlier; the South American data is much more recent.
Dr Paul Eggleton
The Natural History Museum, London
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This page is a summary of: First comparison of quantitative estimates of termite biomass and abundance reveals strong intercontinental differences, Journal of Tropical Ecology, February 2014, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s0266467413000898.
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