European
Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly Special Session - Termites -
their role in soil processes and climate
Termites are an important component of many tropical, sub-tropical, and
temperate soil invertebrate communities, and they have an impact on
soil hydrological, chemical and biological processes. Termites also
emit methane and could be a major factor in the production of this
important atmospheric greenhouse gas. Consequently, we are organizing a
session on "Termites - their role in soil processes and climate” during
the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly that will be held
in Vienna, Austria next April 19-24, 2009. In this session, we
invite contributions on the relationship of mound-building and
subterranean termites to:
- soil chemical, physical and biological properties,
- soil carbon cycling, and
- methane production and emission to the atmosphere.
If enough interest is shown, we would like to have selected papers
published as a special issue in an international entomology, soil, or
ecology journal. For more information, contact Martin Jurgensen,
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA (mfjurgen@mtu.edu) or Brian
Forschler, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA (bfor@uga.edu). Information on the 2009
EGU General Assembly and abstract submission is available at http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2009
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