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View article: First Peoples and scientists concur that ‘fairy circles’ are termite linyji
First Peoples and scientists concur that ‘fairy circles’ are termite linyji Open
Scientists aspire to ‘discover’ new environmental phenomena; they rarely consider the existing knowledge of First Peoples. The scientific debate1 over ‘fairy circles’ (regular bare patches within arid grasslands) is a case in point. Ecolog…
View article: Fairy circles or ghosts of termitaria? Pavement termites as alternative causes of circular patterns in vegetation of desert Australia
Fairy circles or ghosts of termitaria? Pavement termites as alternative causes of circular patterns in vegetation of desert Australia Open
For southern African grasslands, many hypotheses have been posed and contested to explain bare circular areas (“fairy circles”) (1). Getzin et al. (2) “discovered” similar bare areas in arid grasslands of Australia and investigated their c…