Largest on earth: Discovery of a new type of fairy circle in Angola supports a termite origin,Ecological Entomology

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Largest on earth: Discovery of a new type of fairy circle in Angola supports a termite origin
Ecological Entomology ( IF 2.0 ) Pub Date : 2020-12-14 , DOI: 10.1111/een.12996
Norbert Jürgens ₁ , Felicitas Gunter ₁ , Jens Oldeland ₁ , Alexander Groengroeft ₂ , Joh R. Henschel _{3,

4} , Imke Oncken ₁ , Mike D. Picker ₅

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1. Circular bare patches occur in high numbers among the vegetation of the Namib Desert margin. There is an ongoing scientific debate on the origin of these so-called “fairy circles” (FCs). One of the most frequently discussed hypotheses regards the bare patches to be the result of localised herbivory by sand termites of the genus Psammotermes (family Rhinotermitidae).

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