Transformation and mineralization of synthetic 14C-labeled humic model compounds by soil-feeding termites

By R. Ji, A. Kappler, A. Brune. 2000

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Insect Science

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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. A. Brune
2. G. Sileshi
3. Moriya Ohkuma
4. C. Nalepa
5. N. Moran
6. Philipp Engel
7. H. Feldhaar

In Genetics

1. A. Brune
2. G. Sileshi
3. Moriya Ohkuma
4. C. Nalepa
5. N. Moran
6. Philipp Engel
7. H. Feldhaar

In Insect Science

1. A. Brune
2. G. Sileshi
3. Moriya Ohkuma
4. C. Nalepa
5. N. Moran
6. Philipp Engel

Citations in the corpus

• Soil-carbon preservation through habitat constraints and biological limitations on decomposer activity (2008, unknown): “Feeding experiments with 14 Clabeled model compounds documented that soil-feeding termites (Ji et al., 2000) and humivorous scarab beetle larvae (Li and Brune, 2005) stimulated the mineralization of peptides and the residues of microbial cell walls (peptidoglycan, chitin) stabilized by…”
• Termite-induced heterogeneity in African savanna vegetation: mechanisms and patterns (2010, background): “Soil-feeding termites also process large quantities of humus, and play a significant role in the cycling of organic matter and mobilization of N (Ji et al. 2000).”
• Role of the Termite Gut Microbiota in Symbiotic Digestion (2010, background): “components of soil organic matter (Ji et al. 2000; Ji and Brune 2001), which renders peptides, amino sugars, and microbial biomass an abundant dietary resource for”