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Elemental Composition of Nutrients in Termite Hills (Soil) Ingested by Wildlife: A Case Study of Pocket of Forest at the College of Agricultural Sciences, Ayetoro, Ogun State, Nigeria

Rilwan Oluyinka Adewale, Abdulsalam Oyekunle Oyedepo, Oluseun Bamidele Banjo, Oladele Abdulahi Oguntade, Babajide Rinoye Odebiyi, Oluseun Adesola Akinsorotan, Shakiru Okanlawon Sule.


Abstract
Debates on factors driving wildlife to consume soil (geophagy) are still ongoing. Numerous reasons have been
suggested to explain this phenomenon, of which nutrients supplementation and detoxifications are most common.
Most investigations have been conducted outside the tropics and are limited to sources other than termite hills
(THs). Since geophagy is a tropical phenomenon, understanding the mineral constituents of THs in the tropics will
add to the existing knowledge. Four composite samples (TH1- 4), having signs of geophagy were collected in the
study area from different spots at each TH and compared with unconsumed forest soil (FS) composed from different
areas of adjacent soils to determine macro (magnesium, sodium, potassium, calcium, sulphur and phosphorous)
and microelements (zinc, iron and copper), using standard laboratory methods. One-way analysis of variance and
Turkey test were used to analyze and compare the means at P<0.05 level of significance. Except for potassium,
samples from TH1-4 were significantly higher than the control (FS) in almost all the tested elements. This suggests
that wildlife in this area may be utilizing THs for supplementation of the elevated elements, which may probably
be deficient in their diets. The effective cation exchange capacity (ECEC) also showed similar trend in almost all
the THs (TH2: 11.39±0.10e, TH3: 8.15±0.11c and TH4: 8.59±0.03d) than the control (FS: 7.33±0.15b) indicating
the potential ability of THs to attract cations or toxin to their negative binding site, thus supporting medication
hypothesis. Further studies on mineralogical compositions of THs may be needed to further substantiate this
phenomenon.

Key words: Geophagy, Nutrient supplementation, Medication, Cation exchange capacity


 
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Adewale RO, Oyedepo AO, Banjo OB, Oguntade OA, Odebiyi BR, Akinsorotan OA, Sule SO. Elemental Composition of Nutrients in Termite Hills (Soil) Ingested by Wildlife: A Case Study of Pocket of Forest at the College of Agricultural Sciences, Ayetoro, Ogun State, Nigeria. Equijost. 2021; 8(2): 37-41. doi:https//dx.doi.org/10.4314/equijost.v8i2.7

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Adewale RO, Oyedepo AO, Banjo OB, Oguntade OA, Odebiyi BR, Akinsorotan OA, Sule SO. Elemental Composition of Nutrients in Termite Hills (Soil) Ingested by Wildlife: A Case Study of Pocket of Forest at the College of Agricultural Sciences, Ayetoro, Ogun State, Nigeria. https://www.equijost.com/?mno=88572 [Access: March 05, 2024]. doi:https//dx.doi.org/10.4314/equijost.v8i2.7

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Adewale RO, Oyedepo AO, Banjo OB, Oguntade OA, Odebiyi BR, Akinsorotan OA, Sule SO. Elemental Composition of Nutrients in Termite Hills (Soil) Ingested by Wildlife: A Case Study of Pocket of Forest at the College of Agricultural Sciences, Ayetoro, Ogun State, Nigeria. Equijost. 2021; 8(2): 37-41. doi:https//dx.doi.org/10.4314/equijost.v8i2.7


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Adewale RO, Oyedepo AO, Banjo OB, Oguntade OA, Odebiyi BR, Akinsorotan OA, Sule SO. Elemental Composition of Nutrients in Termite Hills (Soil) Ingested by Wildlife: A Case Study of Pocket of Forest at the College of Agricultural Sciences, Ayetoro, Ogun State, Nigeria. Equijost. (2021), [cited March 05, 2024]; 8(2): 37-41. doi:https//dx.doi.org/10.4314/equijost.v8i2.7


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Adewale, R. O., Oyedepo, . A. O., Banjo, . O. B., Oguntade, . O. A., Odebiyi, . B. R., Akinsorotan, . O. A. & Sule, . S. O. (2021) Elemental Composition of Nutrients in Termite Hills (Soil) Ingested by Wildlife: A Case Study of Pocket of Forest at the College of Agricultural Sciences, Ayetoro, Ogun State, Nigeria. Equijost, 8 (2), 37-41. doi:https//dx.doi.org/10.4314/equijost.v8i2.7


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Adewale, Rilwan Oluyinka, Abdulsalam Oyekunle Oyedepo, Oluseun Bamidele Banjo, Oladele Abdulahi Oguntade, Babajide Rinoye Odebiyi, Oluseun Adesola Akinsorotan, and Shakiru Okanlawon Sule. 2021. Elemental Composition of Nutrients in Termite Hills (Soil) Ingested by Wildlife: A Case Study of Pocket of Forest at the College of Agricultural Sciences, Ayetoro, Ogun State, Nigeria. Equity Journal of Science and Technology, 8 (2), 37-41. doi:https//dx.doi.org/10.4314/equijost.v8i2.7


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Adewale, Rilwan Oluyinka, Abdulsalam Oyekunle Oyedepo, Oluseun Bamidele Banjo, Oladele Abdulahi Oguntade, Babajide Rinoye Odebiyi, Oluseun Adesola Akinsorotan, and Shakiru Okanlawon Sule. "Elemental Composition of Nutrients in Termite Hills (Soil) Ingested by Wildlife: A Case Study of Pocket of Forest at the College of Agricultural Sciences, Ayetoro, Ogun State, Nigeria." Equity Journal of Science and Technology 8 (2021), 37-41. doi:https//dx.doi.org/10.4314/equijost.v8i2.7


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Adewale, Rilwan Oluyinka, Abdulsalam Oyekunle Oyedepo, Oluseun Bamidele Banjo, Oladele Abdulahi Oguntade, Babajide Rinoye Odebiyi, Oluseun Adesola Akinsorotan, and Shakiru Okanlawon Sule. "Elemental Composition of Nutrients in Termite Hills (Soil) Ingested by Wildlife: A Case Study of Pocket of Forest at the College of Agricultural Sciences, Ayetoro, Ogun State, Nigeria." Equity Journal of Science and Technology 8.2 (2021), 37-41. Print. doi:https//dx.doi.org/10.4314/equijost.v8i2.7


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Adewale, R. O., Oyedepo, . A. O., Banjo, . O. B., Oguntade, . O. A., Odebiyi, . B. R., Akinsorotan, . O. A. & Sule, . S. O. (2021) Elemental Composition of Nutrients in Termite Hills (Soil) Ingested by Wildlife: A Case Study of Pocket of Forest at the College of Agricultural Sciences, Ayetoro, Ogun State, Nigeria. Equity Journal of Science and Technology, 8 (2), 37-41. doi:https//dx.doi.org/10.4314/equijost.v8i2.7




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