Termite mediated heterogeneity of soil and vegetation patternsin a semi‐arid savanna ecosystem in Namibia
Termites are the most important soil ecosystem engineers of semi‐arid and arid habitats. They enhance decomposition processes as well as the subsequent mineralisation of nutrients by bacteria and fungi. Through their construction of galleries, nests and mounds, they promote soil turnover and influen...
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| Online Access: | https://opus.bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/4621 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-54318 https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-54318 https://opus.bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de/files/4621/Dissertation_CGrohmann.pdf |