Mound architecture and season affect concentrations of CO2, CH4 and N2O in nests of African fungus-growing termites
Year: 2023
Type: dataset
Abstract: Data includes concentrations (ppm/ppb) of CH4, CO2 and N2O measured from a total of 132 samples originating from 30 different termite mounds from Taita-Taveta, Kenya. Gas samples were collected during three different field campaigns in 2019 and 2021. Gas concentrations were measured at the Mazingira Centre for Environmental Research and Education, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI, Nairobi, Kenya) using an SRI 8610C gas chromatograph (SRI Instruments Europe GmbH, Bad Honnef, Germany) with two HayeSep D packed columns (3 m length, 1/8 in. diameter), one of which was connected to an electron-capture detector (ECD, temperature 350 °C) for N2O detection, and the other to a flame-ionization detector (FID, temperature 350 °C) for CO2 and CH4 detection.Data is linked to publicationVesala, R., Räsänen, M., Leitner, S., Mulat, D. G., Mwangala, L., Rikkinen, J., Arppe, L. 2023. Mound architecture and season affect concentrations of CO2, CH4 and N2O in nests of African fungus-growing termites. Ecological Entomology, doi: 10.1111/een.13267.
Source: Figshare
Language: English
Subfield: Insect Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Climate action
Open Access status: green
Funder: Academy of Finland
OpenAlex ID: W4394076996