The impact of termites on soil sheeting properties is better explained by environmental factors than by their feeding and building strategies

Jouquet, Pascal; Harit, Ajay; Hervé, Vincent; Moger, Hemanth; Carrijo, Tiago F.; Eldridge, David J.; Cunha, Hélida Ferreira da; Choosai, Chutinan; Janeau, Jean‐Louis; Maeght, Jean‐Luc; Thu, Thuy Doan; Briandon, Alexia; Skali, Myriam Dahbi; Thuyne, John Van; Mainga, Ali; Pinzón, Olga Patricia; Issa, Oumarou Malam; Podwojewski, Pascal; Rajot, Jean‐Louis; Henri-des-Tureaux, Thierry; Smaili, Lotfi; Labiadh, Mohamed; Boukbida, Hanane Aroui; Shanbhag, Rashmi Ramesh; Muon, Ratha; Ann, Vannak; Cheik, Sougueh; Fall, Saliou; Traoré, Salifou; Dupont, Simon; Chouvenc, Thomas; Mullins, Aaron; Syaukani, Syaukani; Zaiss, Rainer; Tien, Tran Minh; Šobotník, Jan; Auclerc, Apolline; Qiu, Rongliang; Tang, Yetao; Huot, Hermine; Sillam‐Dussès, David; Bottinelli, Nicolas

doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.115706

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“…Feed quality is significantly influenced by the physical characteristics of the feed, particularly its water stability [ 3 ]. Sinking granules dissolve quickly in water, lowering the quality of the aquatic environment as well as fish performance because of the oxygen-consuming biological degradation of uneaten feed [ 4 ].…”

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Moving towards Gel for Fish Feeding: Focus on Functional Properties and Its Acceptance

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To resurrect and establish a low-impact aquaculture practice, gel-based feed applications hold promise. Gel feed is viscoelastic, nutrient-dense, hard, flexible, and appealing, and can be moulded into appealing shapes to ensure rapid acceptance by fish. The purpose of this research is to create a suitable gel feed using various gelling agents and to evaluate its properties and acceptance by a model fish, Pethia conchonius (rosy barb). Three gelling agents, viz. starch, calcium lactate and pectin, were included at 2%, 5%, and 8% in a fish-muscle-based diet. The physical properties of gel feed were standardized using texture profile analysis, sinking velocity, water and gel stability, water holding capacity, proximate composition, and colour. The lowest levels of nutrient leaching protein (0.57 ± 0.15%) and lipid (14.3 ± 14.30%) were observed up to 24 h in the underwater column. The highest score for overall physical and acceptance characteristics was noted for the 5% calcium lactate-based gel feed. Furthermore, a 20-day acceptance feeding experiment was conducted using 5% calcium lactate to examine its suitability as fish feed. The results indicate a better acceptability (3.55 ± 0.19%) and water stability (−2.5 ± 2.5%) of the gel feed compared to the control, with an improvement in nutrient losses. Overall, the study provides an insight into the application of gel-based diets for ornamental fish rearing, besides ensuring an efficient nutrient uptake and minimal leaching to establish a clean aquatic environment.

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Moving towards Gel for Fish Feeding: Focus on Functional Properties and Its Acceptance

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Biswas

Singh

et al. 2023

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“…The first three articles proposed conceptual links between soil invertebrate traits and soil functioning, either globally (Hedde et al, 2022), in the context of ecological restoration (Auclerc et al, 2022) or to understand soil organic matter turnover (Coq et al, 2022). The three remaining articles experimentally explored these links for ecosystem engineers, such as earthworms (Le ) and termites (Jouquet et al, 2022) and for microbial-feeding nematodes (Brondani et al, 2022). Hedde et al (2022) challenged the definition of various soil fauna classification.…”

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“…The few available data showed that termite 'sheeting' properties are highly variable. Jouquet et al (2022) determined the factors controlling the physical and chemical properties of soil sheeting produced by termite species encompassing all feeding and building categories using a dataset representative of an important diversity of biotopes. They showed that sheeting properties were explained by the properties of their environment and that classic hypotheses related to termite feeding and building strategies were often not validated.…”

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