Termites help plants grow by enriching the soil with nutrients and digging tunnels that improve water flow to roots. As a result, ecosystems with termite mounds may be more resistant to losing vegetation, especially during droughts.
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Termite mounds retain more water than the surrounding soil. The retained moisture results in more vegetation than would otherwise grow in this climate, reducing the chances of desertification. Termites bring organic material to their mounds, concentrating nutrients and fertilizing the soil on and around mounds.
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Termites help plants grow by enriching the soil with nutrients and digging tunnels that improve water flow to roots. As a result, ecosystems with termite mounds may be more resistant to losing vegetation, especially during droughts.
results in more vegetation than would otherwise grow in this climate, reducing the chances of desertification. Termites bring organic material to their mounds, concentrating nutrients and fertilizing the soil on and around mounds.