termite mounds
Indigenous utilization of termite mounds and their sustainability in a rice growing village of the central plain of Laos
... and termite mounds were reported ...of termite mounds around trees in the paddy fields ...their mounds for vegetable seedling beds, fertilizer in paddy fields, and charcoal kilns among ...
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. Properties of termite mounds and their adjacent surface soils: A case study from Velidandla area, Cuddapah District, Andhra Pradesh
... of termite mounds from the Velidandla area of Andhra Pradesh were studied and compared with the corresponding adjacent surface ...the termite mounds soil contains significantly higher organic ...
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Geochemistry of Termite Mounds: A Study from Barite Mineralized Zone, Andhra Pradesh, India
... termite mounds is attributed to the influence of barium mineral zone in the study ...Therefore, termite mounds are useful indicators and find application in mineral ...in termite ...
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Characteristics of termite mounds and associated Acrisols in the coastal savanna zone of Ghana and impact on hydraulic conductivity
... that mounds have a subsoil property influencing it. Termite mounds in savanna land- scapes of Africa are noted to have higher bulk density than the adjacent soil because the termites repack the soil ...
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Termite mounds can increase the robustness of dryland ecosystems to climatic change
... of termite mounds (21), which is exogenous to our model, in conjunction with mounds’ positive effects on plant biomass, which is predicted by our model and confirmed with field data from MRC (23) ...
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Termite mounds can increase the robustness of dryland ecosystems to climatic change
... of termite mounds, with a “jump” or gap between phases that is more than one order of magnitude smaller than in the absence of termite mounds (see ...Lastly, termite mounds shift ...
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A vast 4000 year old spatial pattern of termite mounds
... 11 mounds (Figure 1a) and dated using single- grain Optically Stimulated Luminescence and the Minimum Age Model, indicated mound fill dates between 690 to 3820 years ago (Table ...known termite ...
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Solar powered ventilation of African termite mounds
... these mounds are located in the southern hemisphere, the north side receives much more direct sunlight than the south side, and is hotter at all times of the ...
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Disposal of municipal solid waste with in situ termireactors: proof-of-concept
... But any endeavour to develop bioreactors based on termites has to overcome a unique challenge. It lies in the fact that termites are ‘eu-social’ animals with well- defined and uncompromising social hierarchy [25]. Un- ...
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Directional vibration sensing in the termite Macrotermes natalensis
... To ensure that directly observable termites were located at the nest surface, predator attacks were simulated by drilling holes into the conical base of termite mounds. Specialised predators, such as ...
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Impact of Termite Activity on Soil Properties: A Study from Mining Area, Andhra Pradesh, South India
... of termite mounds from two different geological formations in around barite mining area of Vemula Andhra Pradesh are studied and compared with corresponding adjacent termite- free surface ...mound ...
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Cultural significance of termites in sub-Saharan Africa
... whole termite mounds are dug out and ...Macrotermes mounds, contain nests of the ant ...carry termite eggs and young through tunnels too small for termites ...a termite nest is ...
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TERMITE CONSERVATION AND MAIZE PRODUCTION IN NAGOJJE SUB COUNTY, BUIKWE DISTRICT Tukamushaba John Wence*, Kucha Antipas
... Description of study area: This study was conducted in Nagojje Sub County, Buikwe District of Central Uganda and it mainly focused on the farmlands that were dominated with termite mounds and a lot of maize ...
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Logistic constraints on 3D termite construction
... diffusive processes. For instance, recently deposited material is a source of a particular kind of “cement” pheromone. This pheromone attracts termites, and thereby encourages the deposition of more building material at ...
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Assessment of the geotechnical properties of termite reworked soils
... The determination of the geotechnical properties of inhabited termitaria (termite mounds) from three different locations in Lagos, Nigeria was carried out. Soil samples were taken at the cores of termitaria ...
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The Effect of Catena Position on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Dambo Located Termite (Odontotermes transvaalensis) Mounds from Central Zimbabwe
... the termite mound and driven into the soil for about ...30 termite mounds within 12 hours during the first week of May 2011 to reduce temporal variations (Figure ...
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Modeling Vegetation Lifeforms Abundance based on Epigeal Termitaria Physiography and Altitude in Tropical Savannah of Katolo Sub Location, Kisumu County
... on termite mounds using various physiographic characteristics of the mounds as predictor ...a termite mound (basal radius and height) as well as its altitudinal location has been surveyed in ...
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Comparative Efficacy of Varied Concentrations Fipronyl in Termites control on treated sand.
... only termite baits were used to protect timbers was more effective but they reported that termite baits have some obvious advantages in long-term termite control and structural protection for its low ...
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Hydrogen Production by Termite Gut Protists: Characterization of Iron Hydrogenases of Parabasalian Symbionts of the Termite Coptotermes formosanus
... bust monophyletic cluster with the sequences from T. vaginalis, indicating that they share a common ancestor as predicted by their classification in Parabasalia. However, the 06B09 se- quence was distantly related to the ...
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Subterranean termite infestation in buildings.
... Nest isolated from soil: occasionally termites establish a colony in a building without having contact with the soil. This occurs when they have access to a constant source of moisture within the building (for example, ...
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