Greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sink potential in Eastern Africa rangeland ecosystems: A review

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Table 5 Estimates of CH₄ and CO₂ fluxes from termites in the rangelands

Species	CH₄ flux, μg CH₄ g termite⁻¹ h⁻¹	CO₂ flux, mg CO₂ g termite⁻¹ h⁻¹	Source
Cubitermes fungifaber	7.68	0.17 ± 0.06	Brauman et al. (1992)
Trinervitermes rhodesiensis	2.88	0.75 ± 0.42	Brauman et al. (1992)
Pseudacanthotermes militaris	14.08 ± 4.5	0.953	Rouland et al. (1993)
Pseudacanthotermes spiniger	6.72 ± 1.6	0.466	Rouland et al. (1993)
Macrotermes bellicosus	6.72 ± 1.6	1.119	Rouland et al. (1993)
Termitidae Tumulitermes hastilis	1.0	5.5	Jamali et al. (2013)

The measurements of emissions of methane (CH₄) and carbon dioxide (CO₂) gases are in microgramme (μg) of CH₄ and CO₂ gas per termite per hour (CH₄ and CO₂ flux, μg CO₂ g termite⁻¹ h⁻¹). Data synthesized from few termite species of the world