Claim · #6492703
Termitidae (family) · facilitation · Plantae (kingdom)
facilitation · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“termites alter physical structure of soil, influencing nutrient flow”
- Authors
- Eldor A. Paul (editor); R.P. Voroney, R.J. Heck, Ken Killham, Jim Prosser, D. Lee Taylor, Robert L. Sinsabaugh, David C. Coleman, Diana H. Wall, Janice E. Thies, Ellen Kandeler, Serita D. Frey, Alain F. Plante, Maddie M. Stone, William B. McGill, Sherri J. Morris, Christopher B. Blackwood, R. Balestrini, E. Lumini, R. Borriello, V. Bianciotto, William Horwath, Claire Chenu, Cornelia Rumpel, Johannes Lehmann, G.P. Robertson, P.M. Groffman, Peter J. Bottomley, David D. Myrold, Michael A. Kertesz, Emmanuel Frossard, William J. Parton, Stephen J. Del Grosso, E. Carol Adair, Susan M. Lutz, Harold P. Collins, Alex R. Crump, Vanessa L. Bailey
- Year
- 2015
- Publication
- Academic Press / Elsevier
- Page
- 114
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Termitidae as ecosystem engineers improving soil structure and nutrient flow benefiting plants is well-supported across agroecology and soil science literature.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Termitidae as ecosystem engineers altering soil physical structure and nutrient/energy flow is well-supported by soil science literature; mechanism and direction are consistent.”
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