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INTRODUCTION Termites are important ecosystem engineers in many ecosystems, especially in the tropical and warm-temperate zones (Bignell 2006; Jouquet et al. 2011). The ecosystem functions provided by termites include altering soil chemical and physical properties, which can improve water infiltration and availability (Dawes-Gromadzki 2005; Mando, Stroosnijder, & Brussaard 1996), as well as contributing to nutrient and carbon cycling (Cheesman, Cernusak, & Zanne 2018; Griffiths et al.

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