Distribution of Termite Mounds Relative to Seeplines (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

Distribution of Termite Mounds Relative to Seeplines

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This mapping shows the distribution of termite mounds relative to seeplines, parts of savanna slopes where water has flowed below ground through sandy, porous soil and backs up at areas rich in clay. Warm colors indicated higher elevations above river channels and the dots indicate termite mounds.

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Image courtesy <i>Nature Communications</i> and Shaun Levick

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