Continental‐scale shifts in termite diversity and nesting and feeding strategies

• Published in: Ecography (Copenhagen) Vol. 2022; no. 1
• Main Authors: Wijas, Baptiste J., Lim, Shevaun, Cornwell, William K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2022; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Arid environments; Aridity; Australia; biogeography; climate; Dung; Feeding; functional role; Isoptera; macroecology; Nesting; Species diversity; Species richness; Termites; traits; Tropical environments; Vertebrates; Australia

Typically, termites are treated as a single guild, which ignores important internal diversity, including diverse feeding and nesting traits. These termite traits are crucial for both ecosystem‐level fluxes and trophic webs, with implications for vertebrate species. Despite their ecological importanc...