Mound architecture and season affect concentrations of CO2, CH4 and N2O in nests of African fungus-growing termites

Risto Vesala; Matti Räsänen; Sonja Leitner; Daniel Girma Mulat; Lucas Mwangala; Jouko Rikkinen; Laura Arppe

doi:10.1111/een.13267

Mound architecture and season affect concentrations of CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O in nests of African fungus-growing termites

Risto Vesala, Matti Räsänen, Sonja Leitner, Daniel Girma Mulat, Lucas Mwangala, Jouko Rikkinen, Laura Arppe

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Original language	English
Journal	Ecological Entomology
Volume	48
Issue number	6
Pages (from-to)	725-737
Number of pages	13
ISSN	0307-6946
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13267
Publication status	Published - Dec 2023
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Fields of Science

Macrotermes michaelseni
Macrotermes subhyalinus
Macrotermitinae
Gas chromatography
Greenhouse gases
Methane oxidation
1181 Ecology, evolutionary biology

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2 Active

Ecology and evolution of Macrotermes-Termitomyces symbioses
Rikkinen, J. (Project manager), Vesala, R. (Participant) & Arppe, L. (Participant)
01/01/2012 → …
Project: Research project
Biodiversity of Taita Hills, Kenya
Rikkinen, J. (Project manager)
01/01/2009 → …
Project: Research project
IsoTermes: Dietary strategies, ecosystem interactions and paleoecological potential of fungus-growing termites and their mounds (IsoTermes)
Arppe, L. (Project manager), Eskola, K. (Participant), Oinonen, M. (Participant), Rikkinen, J. (Participant), Shevchuk, I. (Participant), Svarna, Z. (Participant), Turunen, H. S. (Participant) & Vesala, R. (Participant)
Academy of Finland
01/09/2020 → 31/08/2024
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Project

Laboratory of Chronology (LS-RIA/ HUBCRI)
Finnish Museum of Natural History
Facility/equipment: Core Facility
LUOMUS The Finnish Museum of Natural History
Finnish Museum of Natural History
Facility/equipment: Host unit
Taita Research Station
Faculty of Science
Facility/equipment: Core Facility

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Mound architecture and season affect concentrations of CO2, CH4 and N2O in nests of African fungus-growing termites

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Ecology and evolution of Macrotermes-Termitomyces symbioses

Biodiversity of Taita Hills, Kenya

IsoTermes: Dietary strategies, ecosystem interactions and paleoecological potential of fungus-growing termites and their mounds (IsoTermes)

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LUOMUS The Finnish Museum of Natural History

Taita Research Station

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Mound architecture and season affect concentrations of CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O in nests of African fungus-growing termites