Cover story: wood, termites, fungi

Cover story: wood, termites, fungi

Our article entitled “Wood traits explain microbial but not termite-driven decay in Australian tropical rainforest and savanna” made the cover of the Journal of Ecology! Also check out our blog post for a behind-the-scenes look at the trials and...

Rainforest termites

Our new study shows that when a tree falls in the tropical forest, termites come to the buffet! Wood decomposition, mainly driven by termites, increases by more than 60% after trees fall and create canopy gaps in Malaysian tropical rainforest.