Across Earth’s ecosystems, the carbon cycle circulates carbon in solid or gaseous forms between rocks, soils, vegetation, the ocean, and the atmosphere.

One unique feature of the Australian savannah is a high abundance of mound-building termites, which play an integral role in savannah carbon cycling by carrying out decomposition.

“To do this, I measure termite mound methane release from three different savannah termite species (Nasutitermes magnus, Coptotermes acinaciformis, Amitermes laurensis) using an Infrared Greenhouse Gas Analyser (IRGA) as well as photogrammetry."

"I am also testing how mound methane release changes throughout the day.”

“Conducting this research project at AWC’s Brooklyn Wildlife Sanctuary has been fun, but full of challenges: from getting bogged during sampling campaigns to camping out by the termite mounds for around-the-clock measurements, I have learned so much from the termites and how they interact with the entirety of the savannah ecosystem."