The state of the art of the reported data on interactions between microorganisms and HSs is
presented herein. The properties of HSs are discussed in terms of microbial utilization …

T he nature of land-use change in recent decades has not only resulted in a dramatic
decrease in total forest cover, but also in an increasingly skewed sizedistribution of forest …

Termite assemblages are considered as complex systems containing species with several
modes of feeding and nesting, which have a major though not necessarily dominant role in …

Termites play a key role in decomposition processes in tropical ecosystems. Rapid
assessment of local termite assemblages requires a standardized sampling protocol …

Gut content analysis of termites was undertaken using microscopical techniques. The 46
study species covered the entire range of taxonomic and feeding forms within the Order. 2 …

As mature tropical forests are cleared, secondary forests may play an important role in the
conservation of animal species, depending on how fast animal communities recover during …

This paper presents data on the abundance, biomass and species richness of termites in the
Mbalmayo Forest Reserve, southern Cameroon. Five plots of differing disturbance level …

In natural ecosystems, termites are typical ecosystem engineers and, in semi-arid
ecosystems, often keystone species. It is thus likely that termites play a major beneficial role …

Termites are major decomposers in tropical regions and play an important role in soil
processes. This study measured the impact of land‐use intensification on the termite …

Termites are a large and diverse group, comprising roughly 281 genera and over 2600
described species. At present, seven families and 14 subfamilies are recognized. A large …