Replanted rainforests may benefit from termite transplants

Science Daily, Other, 07/05/2025
Termites — infamous for their ability to destroy wood — are rarely welcomed into rainforests that have been painstakingly replanted. But a new paper suggests that termite transplants may be necessary to help regenerating forests to thrive. […] Coauthors on the study also included Habacuc Flores-Moreno (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Brisbane, Australia).

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