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Articles | Volume 23, issue 19
Articles | Volume 23, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-7029-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-7029-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 23, issue 19
Ideas and perspectives
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07 Oct 2026
Ideas and perspectives |  | 07 Oct 2026

Ideas and perspectives: Beyond microbes – integrating termites into global soil carbon cycling models

Umar Farooq, Chiara Pasut, Ying-Ping Wang, Amy E. Zanne, Habacuc Flores-Moreno, Baptiste Joseph Wijas, David I. Forrester, Jacqueline R. England, Bennett Macdonald, Zachary A. Brown, and Senani Karunaratne

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Global soil carbon models largely focus on microbes and overlook the role of termites in decomposing dead plant material. Here, we present a new framework for representing termite activity in carbon models and estimating how termites redistribute carbon between the atmosphere and soils. Our results suggest that termites strongly influence greenhouse gas emissions and soil carbon cycling, particularly in tropical and seasonally dry regions that are vulnerable to climate change.
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