白蚁可以分解热带雨林中一半以上的枯木。
Termites can decompose more than half of deadwood in tropical rainforest.
机构信息
School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3GP, UK.
School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, UK; Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
出版信息
Curr Biol. 2019 Feb 18;29(4):R118-R119. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.01.012.
PMID:30779897
Abstract
Termite-mediated decomposition is an important, but often overlooked, component of the carbon cycle. Using a large-scale suppression experiment in Borneo, Griffiths et al. found that termites contribute between 58 and 64% of mass loss from dead wood.
摘要
白蚁介导的分解是碳循环的一个重要但经常被忽视的组成部分。通过在婆罗洲进行的大规模抑制实验，Griffiths 等人发现，白蚁对枯木的质量损失的贡献率在 58%至 64%之间。
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