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I know a lot about termites. After that it gets a bit hazy

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red-termite.bsky.social @red-termite.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Today I learned about HARKING, THARKING, SHARKING and PARKING. these are things we all ought to know! embassy.science/wiki/Theme:C....
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Hypothesizing after the results are known (HARKing)
{{#regex: Hypothesizing after the results are known ('''HARKing''') refers to the practice of presenting unexpected findings as a priori hypotheses or failing to report empirically unsupported hypothe...
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red-termite.bsky.social @red-termite.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
My favourite termite mound, Nasutitermes magnus from wet savanna in northern Queensland. A grass harvester.
Termite mound of Nasutitermes magnus, from North East Australia
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red-termite.bsky.social @red-termite.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Another 2024 paper, on South African termites and decomposition, led by Kath Bunney, onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Quantifying the role of termite decomposition in a mesic savanna
Savanna ecosystems are highly vulnerable to climate and land-use changes yet lack precise assessments of carbon cycling. In a large-scale termite suppression experiment, we found that termites accoun...
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red-termite.bsky.social @red-termite.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
@pickeletto.bsky.social I love Bellowhead!
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red-termite.bsky.social @red-termite.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Here's a review of dead wood in the car on cycle. I wrote the invert bit www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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The Role of Deadwood in the Carbon Cycle: Implications for Models, Forest Management, and Future Climates | Annual Reviews
Deadwood represents a significant carbon pool and unique biodiversity reservoir in forests and savannas but has been largely overlooked until recently. Storage and release of carbon from deadwood is c...
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red-termite.bsky.social @red-termite.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Termite colony, superhero
AI generates image of a termite mound as superhero
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red-termite.bsky.social @red-termite.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Another 2024 paper. Proud to be a coauthor on this reclassification of termites www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Genomic data provide insights into the classification of extant termites - Nature Communications
Here, the authors produce an updated termite classification with genomic scale analyses, highlighting thirteen family-level lineages and resilience of their classification to future termite research.
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red-termite.bsky.social @red-termite.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Another paper I coauthored this year, on termite pest risk and habitat fragmentation www.cell.com/one-earth/ab...
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Habitat fragmentation drives pest termite risk in humid, but not arid, biomes
Habitat fragmentation and climate change affect both pest and engineering species of termites that are widely distributed from the tropics to temperate regions. Our study mechanistically uncovered how...
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red-termite.bsky.social @red-termite.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Another paper published earlier this year, led by Lewis Revely, on termite social complexity and termite traits royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
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The diversity of social complexity in termites | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Sociality underpins major evolutionary transitions and significantly influences the structure and function of complex ecosystems. Social insects, seen as the pinnacle of sociality, have traits like ob...
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red-termite.bsky.social @red-termite.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Another paper that I coauthored this year on the problems of estimating methane fluxes from termites, onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/ZMHKJS...
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The challenge of estimating global termite methane emissions
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red-termite.bsky.social @red-termite.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
This is mostly for my scientific work things. For my hobby writing you can go to www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
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red-termite.bsky.social @red-termite.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I'm afraid it was the US election and Elon Musk's role in it that finally made me leave Twitter
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red-termite.bsky.social @red-termite.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
New paper on fungus-growing termites, led by the incomparable Steph Law onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Biogeographical Variation in Termite Distributions Alters Global Deadwood Decay
Aim Termites are a crucial group of macroinvertebrates regulating rates of deadwood decomposition across tropical and subtropical regions. When examining global patterns of deadwood decay, termites ...
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