A broad diversity of biological organisms and systems interact with soil in ways that facilitate
their growth and survival. These interactions are made possible by strategies that enable …

Termites, ants and earthworms are considered as soil engineers because of their effects on
soil properties and their influence on the availability of resources for other organisms …

These last twenty years have seen the development of an abundant literature on the
influence of soil macrofauna on soil structure. Amongst these organisms, earthworms …

Termites are undoubtedly key soil organisms in tropical and subtropical soils. They are soil
engineers in influencing the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils and …

Termite mounds contribute to the spatial heterogeneity of ecological processes in many
savannas, but the underlying patterns and determinants of mound distributions remain …

Few studies have examined direct impacts of intensive tillage on soil structural stability in
hillslope landscapes. In this experiment, we performed simulation tillage within the steep …

The high quantity of nutrients accumulated in termite mound soils have placed termite
mound as a 'gold mine'for bacteria concentrations. However, over the years, not much …

Leaf-cutter ants belonging to the genus Atta are important ecosystem engineers and
conspicuous bioturbators in Neotropical regions acting as superorganisms. The Atta ants …

The influence of Macrotermes falciger activity on clays, sesquioxides and water-dispersible
clay (WDC) content was investigated by a physico-chemical, mineralogical and …

Organoheterotrophs are the dominant bacteria in most soils worldwide. While many of these
bacteria can subsist on atmospheric hydrogen (H2), levels of this gas are generally …