Randomized trial investigates decomposition patterns in global wood due to termite and fungal clustering, suggesting significant ecological implications.
Key Points
The research aims to understand how the spatial patterns of termites and fungi affect global wood decomposition rates under climate change.
Leveraged a global experiment to analyze the effects of termite and fungal spatial occupancy on wood decomposition.
Measured the relationship between temperature, anthropogenic pressure, and site-scale decomposition rates.
Increased termite occupancy correlated with clustered decomposition rates, directly influenced by temperature.
Higher fungal occupancy resulted in overdispersed decomposition patterns, reducing overall rates by weakening the positive effects of fungi.