Influence of termites on the soil seed bank in an African savannah

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dc.contributor.authorMasocha, Mhosisi
dc.contributor.authorDube, Timothy
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-29T13:36:57Z
dc.date.available2023-05-29T13:36:57Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractIn savannah ecosystems, termites drive key ecosystem processes, such as primary production through creation of patchiness in soil nutrients availability around their nests. In this study, we evaluated the role of termites in altering the soil seed bank size, an important ecosystem component that has often been overlooked in previous work. Data on above ground vegetation and soil seed bank samples were collected from four microhabitats, that is, the wooded mound, unwooded mound, tree sub‐ canopy and the open grassland matrix in a protected game reserve in south‐central Zimbabwe. The seedling emergence method was then used to identify species present in the soil samples. One‐way analysis of variance followed by Tukey's multiple comparison tests was executed to test for significant differences in plant species richness among the four microhabitats. The results indicate that plant species richness was high on wooded termite mound but did not differ between the unwooded and the sub‐canopy microhabitats.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMasocha, M., & Dube, T. (2018). Influence of termites on the soil seed bank in an African savannah. African Journal of Ecology, 57 (1), 76-81. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12554en_US
dc.identifier.issn1365-2028
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12554
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8951
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.subjectMicrohabitatsen_US
dc.subjectSeedling densityen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectEcosystemsen_US
dc.subjectClimateen_US
dc.titleInfluence of termites on the soil seed bank in an African savannahen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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