Termites—infamous for their ability to destroy wood—are rarely welcomed into rainforests that have been painstakingly ...

Young rainforests lack termites, and that may slow their recovery. Scientists explore reintroducing key decomposers to ...

They are essential for nutrient recycling and are associated with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, vital for the functioning of trees. Famous for their ability to destroy wood, no one would think of saving ...

Despite a bad reputation for their destructive abilities, termite 'transplants' may be necessary to give regenerated ...

Leonard Green Walking the Red Spring Path of Northwest Woods in East Hampton recently, among all the dead and fallen pitch ...

to pathogens or decomposers that support nutrient recycling. Establishing a broad network of observation data of large forest dynamics plots, the researchers compared survival rates of rare and ...

Termites -- infamous for their ability to destroy wood -- are rarely welcomed into rainforests that have been painstakingly replanted. But a new paper suggests that termite transplants may be ...

Because decomposers like termites are essential for recycling nutrients and carbon, the researchers worry that the insect’s slow recovery could hinder the growth and health of the young forests.

Because decomposers like termites are essential for recycling nutrients and carbon, the researchers worry that the insect’s slow recovery could hinder the growth and health of the young forests.