
BiologyAugust 1, 2018
How Termites Shape the Natural World
Interactions between termites and vegetation explain mysterious patterns throughout the world
Lisa Margonelli is deputy editor at Zócalo Public Square, an Arizona State University magazine of ideas. Her previous book is Oil on the Brain: Petroleum's Long, Strange Trip to Your Tank (Random House, 2007).

How Termites Shape the Natural World
Interactions between termites and vegetation explain mysterious patterns throughout the world

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