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Three new additions to the earthworm (Clitellata: Megadrili) fauna of Kerala state from the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, south-western India

open access: yesOpuscula zoologica
In India, studies on above-ground biodiversity have received more attention than those on below-ground biodiversity. With this view, systematic surveys for earthworms were carried out in the Western Ghats mountain range of Kerala state in southwestern ...
S. P. Narayanan   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Indigenous peoples and local community reports of climate change impacts on biodiversity

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Climate change impacts on biodiversity have been primarily studied through ecological research methods, largely ignoring other knowledge systems. Indigenous and local knowledge systems include rich observations of changes in biodiversity that can inform climate change adaptation planning and environmental stewardship.
Albert Cruz‐Gispert   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

KOMPOSISI MAKROFAUNA TANAH PADA BEBERAPA LAHAN PERTANIAN DI DESA SUMILLAN KECAMATAN ALLA KABUPATEN ENREKANG

open access: yesJurnal Pendidikan Matematika dan IPA, 2020
Land is a place to live various types of biota, one of which is soil fauna. Soil fauna has an important role in maintaining soil fertility and health. The purpose of this study was to determine the diversity of soil macrofauna on Agricultural land in the
Hasyimuddin Hasyimuddin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Genus Chaetogaster Baer, 1827 (Annelida, Clitellata) in Switzerland: A First Step toward Cataloguing Its Molecular Diversity and Description of New Species on a DNA Sequence Basis. [PDF]

open access: yesBiology (Basel)
Simple Summary Chaetogaster is a genus of the subfamily Naidinae (Naididae). It includes a large number of species and is frequent in surface coarse sediments in streams.
Vivien R   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Height and phytotelm size affect the invertebrate communities of epiphytic bromeliads in the Amazon rainforest

open access: yesEcological Entomology, EarlyView.
The height at which epiphytic bromeliads are found affects the invertebrate community composition within them. The size of epiphytic bromeliads is positively correlated with species richness of both aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates. Whether bromeliads were found in primary or secondary forest did not have a significant effect on the community of ...
Xaali O'Reilly‐Berkeley   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Mud to Meat: Comparative Metabarcoding Reveals Two Different Evolutionary Paths to Carnivory in a Group of Meiofaunal Annelids

open access: yesMolecular Ecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Evolutionary transitions to carnivory represent profound shifts in feeding mode that are often accompanied by widespread changes in organismal function, behaviour and ecology. Such transitions have evolved numerous times among animals, and predator–prey interactions have been major drivers of animal evolution.
Joseph M. Mack, Alexandra E. Bely
wiley   +1 more source

Komunitas makroinvertebrata bentik di perairan Situ Cibuntu, Jawa Barat

open access: yesDepik Jurnal, 2020
Situ Cibuntu, is one of urban ponds located in Bogor Regency, West Java. With a maximum surface area of 11 ha and maximum depth of 1,20 m, the pond serves as irrigation for nearby agricultural fields and recreational fishing.
Aiman Ibrahim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pheretimoid earthworms (Clitellata: Megascolecidae) cultivated in a vermifacility in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines, with description of a new species.

open access: yesZootaxa, 2023
We report two pheretimoid earthworm species cultivated in Folia Tropica vermifacility in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. One species is Pheretima losbanosensis sp. nov., which belongs to P. dubia group in Sims & Easton 1972, characterized by having three
N. Aspe, M. C. Obusan
semanticscholar   +1 more source

INFESTATION RATE OF BRANCHIOBDELLIDS IN AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS PALLIPES ITALICUS FROM A STREAM OF CENTRAL ITALY: PRELIMINARY RESULTS

open access: yesKnowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2002
Species identity, infestation rate and distribution over the host body of branchiobdellids (Annelida, Clitellata) have been analysed in an Austropotamobius pallipes italicus population from the National Park of the Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona ...
GHERARDI F.   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Invertebrates of Norwegian caves I. Gastropoda, Oligochaeta, Araneae, Acari, Amphipoda, Collembola, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and Diptera

open access: yesFauna Norvegica, 1987
The invertebrate fauna of 14 Norwegian limestone caves, 6 in the southern and 8 in the northern part of the country, has been studied with regard to species composition and regional distribution.
Eivind Østbye   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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