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Predator density outweighs experimental warming effects on short‐term carbon and nitrogen loss from arctic shrub litter

Oikos, EarlyView.
Rapid climate change in the Arctic is altering biological communities and their subsequent effects on ecosystem functioning. For example, warming‐induced shrub expansion accelerates biogeochemical cycles in part by increasing high‐quality litter inputs.
Nevo Sagi, Anna M. Cress, Jennie R. McLaren, Amanda M. Koltz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Marshland restoration benefits Collembola recruitment: a long-term chronosequence study in Sanjiang mire marshland, China [PDF]

PeerJ, 2019
To examine the biodiversity restoration of marshlands after human-induced disturbances, a long-term chronosequence study of Collembola communities was completed that included cultivated treatment (marshes with 15 years of soybean cultivation; CU15), two ...
Yongjing Dou, Bing Zhang, Xin Sun, Liang Chang, Donghui Wu   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Contrasting effects of temperature across trophic levels in geothermally warmed soil food webs

Oikos, EarlyView.
Global warming is altering the structure and dynamics of ecological communities, with significant consequences for soil food webs. Rising temperatures are expected to accelerate metabolic rates in organisms, potentially altering species interactions, and the structure and energetics of food webs.
Estela Folch Chaos, Charlotte Alster, Louis Schipper, Andrew D. Barnes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organic farming and moderate tillage change the dominance and spatial structure of soil Collembola communities but have little effects on bulk abundance and species richness

Soil Organisms, 2022
Organic farming technologies are increasingly being used to reduce environmental pollution and grow environmentally friendly products. An integrated approach to assessing the effectiveness of these technologies requires studying the reaction of various ...
Mikhail B. Potapov, Anna I. Bokova, Charlene Janion-Scheepers, Natalia A. Kuznetsova, Miryam S. Merk, Ksenia S. Panina, Anton M. Potapov, Anna K. Saraeva   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Incorporating soil biological and functional attributes to advance ecological restoration

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Earth is currently experiencing a mass extinction crisis, predominantly driven by anthropogenic activities, with land use change causing widespread loss and degradation of native ecosystems and indigenous species. There is an urgent need to halt this trend and restore degraded habitat to preserve biodiversity and protect threatened plants and animals ...
Uffe N. Nielsen, Dylan Bristol, Chongzhe Zhang, Paola Raupp   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Collembola of Canada [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2019
The state of knowledge of diversity of Collembola in Canada was assessed by examination of literature and DNA barcode data. There are 474 described extant Collembola species known from Canada, a significant change compared to the 520 species estimated to
Matthew S. Turnbull, Sophya Stebaeva
doaj   +2 more sources

Working 9 to 5: Diurnal Variability in Terrestrial Invertebrate Activity Does Not Compromise Ecosystem Health Assessments in Dry Stream Channels

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Temporary streams are impacted by climate change and other anthropogenic pressures, but fluctuating water levels complicate ecological assessments. Terrestrial invertebrate communities may enable dry‐phase assessments, but their sampling can be resource intensive.
Kieran J. Gething, Chloe Hayes, Jaime Martin, Patrycja Meadows, Judy England, Tim Sykes, Rachel Stubbington   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mammalian herbivory indirectly shapes savanna arthropod communities but only at very low or high levels

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study investigates how large mammalian herbivores shape arthropod communities in African savannas, using a broad gradient of herbivory types and intensities to assess these effects under real‐world, non‐experimental conditions. Abstract Savanna ecosystems support unique biodiversity and provide livelihoods for millions of people.
Bjoern Erik Matthies, Nicola Stevens, Jane K. Hill, Bosco Leturuka, Margaret Njuguna, Lucy K. Smyth, Matthew S. Rogan, Catherine W. Machungo, Jonathan E. M. Baillie, Jafford N. Rithaa, Catherine L. Parr   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Importance of Environmental Heterogeneity in Evaluating the Conservation Status of Two Frog Species in a Changing Amazonian Interfluve

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Identifying the most effective criterion to assess the conservation status of vulnerable species in threatened tropical regions is crucial to evaluate recovery plans. We investigated the influence of environmental heterogeneity on the extent of occurrence (EOO), area of occupied habitat (AOH), and density variation of two Amazonian riparian frog ...
Rafael F. Jorge, Pedro Aurélio Costa Lima Pequeno, William E. Magnusson, Albertina Pimentel Lima   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mitigating light pollution impacts on arthropods based on light‐emitting diode properties

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Light pollution from artificial light at night (ALAN) is a significant environmental problem with far‐reaching consequences for ecological systems. Recent innovations in light‐emitting diode (LED) technology may offer sustainable outdoor lighting solutions, but scientific evidence is lacking. We investigated the effects of various LED lighting
Nicola van Koppenhagen, Martin M. Gossner, Jörg Haller, Janine Bolliger   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source