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ArticleGlobal change biology2026

From Points to Landscapes: Measuring and Scaling Up Methane Emissions From Mound-Building Termites.

Yong Zhou, Audrey Goeckner, Nehir Toklu, Corli Coetsee, Benjamin J Wigley, Andrew Davies

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Article in Global change biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Yong ZhouDepartment of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2546-8462
Audrey GoecknerDepartment of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0426-3233
Nehir TokluDepartment of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-3583-2832
Corli CoetseeSavanna Node, Scientific Services, SANParks, Skukuza, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-6797-9311
Benjamin J WigleySavanna Node, Scientific Services, SANParks, Skukuza, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-6964-3624
Andrew DaviesDepartment of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0003-1435

Funding

National Science Foundation 2437125National Science Foundation 2544939
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Termites represent a critical but poorly constrained source in the global methane (CH4) budget. This commentary addresses the "scaling paradox" highlighted by Yatsko et al. (2026), demonstrating that the primary drivers of CH4 emissions shift dramatically between individual species, single mounds, and broader landscapes. We expand on this framework using field data from massive Macrotermes mounds in South Africa, which reveals complex intra-mound spatial heterogeneity. Furthermore, expansive subterranean foraging networks frequently flip surrounding matrix soils from net methane sinks into localized emission sources. To resolve this scaling paradox and account for such spatial variation, we propose integrating traditional emission factors with multi-scale technologies to accurately map and model termite CH4 dynamics.

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Air PollutantsIsopteraMethaneAnimalsSouth AfricaAir PollutantsMethane

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PMID42458906
PMCPMC13373491

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