termite mound
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftermiteandmound
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termite
noun[C]
uk/ˈtɜː.maɪt/us/ˈtɝː.maɪt/
a small tropical insect that ...
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mound
noun[C]
uk/maʊnd/us/maʊnd/
a large pile of earth, stones, etc. like a ...
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(Definition oftermiteandmoundfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We calculated the frequency of trees in a plot that were situated on atermitemound.
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The control samples all have a significantly greater amount of organic carbon than thetermitemoundsamples.
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The ratios oftermitemoundto control soils also illustrate the differences in elemental concentrations between the two groups of sample material.
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It is particularly interesting that fungi are usually higher in control soils while filamentous bacteria are higher in the ingestedtermitemoundsoils.
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We propose thattermitemoundconstruction in miombo woodland contributes to sustaining populations of megaherbivores and perhaps some woody species in these areas.
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Careful inspection ensured that each woodland plot was not closer than 20 m to any othertermitemoundcentre.
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In these studies, the investigators reported thattermitemoundsoil specifically, not the surrounding topsoil, was always selected.
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The paired samples will be referred to below as 'tm' (termitemound) and 'c' (control) samples.
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It was shown that the alkaloid adsorption capacities of both thetermitemoundand control samples were comparable.
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In this study, particle size analysis shows that alltermitemoundsamples contain c. 20% more clay than the surrounding soil.
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However, thetermitemoundsoil has a relatively greater clay content which arises from mound building activity.
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After eating the termites, visual attention is switched back to the hole in thetermitemound, and the stick is manually guided into the hole.
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The clays intermitemoundsoil could also function as an antacid in response to dietary imbalances.
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Neighbouringtermitemoundsamples 5 and 6 share the same control sample.
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It is not coincidental that chimpanzees selecttermitemoundsoil for consumption even when there is no termite population resident in the mound.
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The control soils contained greater numbers of unicellular bacteria and fungi thantermitemoundsoils.
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Detoxification is a likely benefit of geophagy, as alltermitemoundsoils displayed superior alkaloid-binding capacities.
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The well-weathered minerals in thetermitemoundsoil undoubtedly provide a great range of chemical elements to the foraging chimpanzees.
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The concentrations of the majority of chemical elements detected in our analyses were greater in thetermitemoundsamples than in the control group.
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