Fairy circles or ghosts of termitaria? Pavement termites as alternative causes of circular patterns in vegetation of desert Australia

Affiliations

• ¹ Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) Land and Water, Biodiversity, Ecosystem Knowledge and Services Program, Alice Springs, NT 0871, Australia; fiona.walsh2011@gmail.com.
• ² CSIRO Land and Water, Biodiversity, Ecosystem Knowledge and Services Program, Wembley, Perth, WA 6193, Australia; Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute, Wembley, Perth, WA 6193, Australia;
• ³ Department of Parks and Wildlife, Pilbara Region, Karratha, WA 6714, Australia;
• ⁴ Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary, Australian Wildlife Conservancy via Alice Springs, NT 0872, Australia.