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Effects of Forest Harvesting Operations on the Recovery of Earthworms and Nematodes in the Hyrcanain Old-Growth Forest: Assessment, Mitigation, and Best Management Practice

Land, 2022
The quality and performance of forest soil is closely related to the characteristics of the faunal community in the soil. Focusing on soil organisms can provide good indicators to choose the best soil restoration methods to improve the properties of ...
Hadi Sohrabi, Meghdad Jourgholami, Angela Lo Monaco, Rodolfo Picchio   +3 more
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Towards a method for the economic evaluation of environmental indicators in UK Integrated Arable Farming Systems [PDF]

, 1999
Integrated Arable Farming Systems (IAFS), which involve a reduction in the use of off-farm inputs, are attracting considerable research interest in the UK.
Bailey, Alison, Keatinge, J.D.H., Park, Julian, Rehman, Tahir Ur, Tranter, Richard   +4 more
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Strong‐Magnetic Flexible Composites for Magnetically Responsive Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This perspective provides an overview of the performance mechanisms, preparation methods, and applications of strong magnetic flexible composite materials in soft actuators (such as gripping, movement, and sensing), and further explores current opportunities and challenges.
Wenwen Li, Shuai Liu, Xinyi Wang, Xinglong Gong, Shouhu Xuan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hard‐Magnetic Soft Millirobots in Underactuated Systems

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides a comprehensive overview of hard‐magnetic soft millirobots in underactuated systems. It examines key advances in structural design, physics‐informed modeling, and control strategies, while highlighting the interplay among these domains.
Qiong Wang, Zixuan Zhang, Bingyan Li, Junkai Wang, Hongcheng Gu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Earthworm populations in conventional/organic arable-based systems and their contribution to soil fertility OF0117T [PDF]

, 1995
The project aimed to characterise earthworm population dynamics and behaviour under rotational cropping, comparing organic and conventional systems. Benefits arising from earthworm activity in terms of soil fertility were also assessed.
Scullion, John
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3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu, Bin Cui, Xumin Huang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, T. Thang Vo‐Doan, Ruirui Qiao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influences of earthworm activity and mucus on Cd phytoremediation based on harvesting different leaf types of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea).

PLoS ONE
To explore cost-effective and efficient phytoremediation strategies, this study investigated the distinct roles of earthworm activity and mucus in enhancing Cd phytoextraction from soils contaminated by Festuca arundinacea, focusing on the comparative ...
Hongwei Li, Jie Luo, Min Cao, Wenquan Luo, Xingying Li, Zongqi Shao, Lianming Zhu, Siyao Feng   +7 more
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Soil BON Earthworm - A global initiative on earthworm distribution, traits, and spatiotemporal diversity patterns

Soil Organisms
Recent research on earthworms has shed light on their global distribution, with high alpha richness in temperate zones and high beta diversity in tropical areas. Climate and agricultural practices, notably plowing and conservation methods, were shown to
Pierre Ganault, Christian Ristok, Helen R ¨Phillips, Mickael Hedde, Yvan Capowiez, Nicolas Bottinelli, Thibaud Decaëns, Daniel Marchan, Sylvain Gerard, Jérôme Mathieu, Anton Potapov, Erin K Cameron, George Brown, Marie Bartz, Romy Zeiss, Yacouba Zi, Maria Tsiafouli, David J Russell, Carlos Guerra, Nico Eisenhauer   +19 more
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Life history of Monocystis parasites and genetic diversity of their hosts, the invasive Amynthas earthworms [PDF]

, 2016
Monocystis is a parasites in the phylum Apicomplexa that infects nearly 100% of earthworms; however, the parasites have low survivorship, low production of transmissible gametocysts, and seemingly lack schizogony.
Keller, Erin L.
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Bioavailability in soils [PDF]

, 2011
The consumption of locally-produced vegetables by humans may be an important exposure pathway for soil contaminants in many urban settings and for agricultural land use.
A Göthberg, A Marin, ACC Plette, AJ Maclean, AL Nolan, AL Nolan, B Buchter, BD Traulsen, BE Davies, BJ Alloway, BS Haslett, BS Shane, C Cobbett, CA Grant, CA Grant, CA Grant, CH Williams, CJ Cappon, CL Luo, CN Geng, CS Hassler, CS Hassler, D Sauerbeck, D Voutsa, DE Salt, DE Salt, DJ Brus, DJ Brus, DJ Brus, DJ Hatch, DM Toro Di, DR Parker, E Brand, E Grill, E Sipter, E Smolders, E Smolders, E Smolders, E Sposito, EA Woolson, EE Cary, EJJ Kalis, F Degryse, F Degryse, F Degryse, F Degryse, F Douay, F Haghiri, FJ Zhao, G Jansson, G Sposito, GA Fleming, GM Thomas, GP Warren, GT Yuran, H Mosbaek, HCH Hahne, IM McKenna, IO Plekhanova, J Ingwersen, JA Ericksen, JC Popelka, JC Tjell, JE Eriksson, JL Hall, JL Hopper, JL Wang, JL Xu, JM Gong, JR Preer, JR Preer, JR Wang, JW Dalenberg, JW Dalenberg, KC Jones, KG Tiller, KR Dunbar, LA Sparrow, LD Tyler, LL Hendrickson, LP Weng, LP Weng, M Helal, M Krauss, M Quaghebeur, M Sobotik, MB McBride, MF Hovmand, MI Mattina, MJ McLaughlin, MJ McLaughlin, MJ McLaughlin, MJ McLaughlin, MJ McLaughlin, MJ McLaughlin, MJ McLaughlin, MJ McLaughlin, ML Adams, MR Farfel, MTF Wong, NA Maier, NA Maier, OK Vatamaniuk, PD Alexander, PFAM Römkens, PJ Florijn, PJ Florijn, PJ Florijn, PJ Florijn, PMC Antunes, PMC Antunes, PR Anderson, Q Xue, R Hough, R Rellan-Alvarez, R Vogeli-Lange, RA Efroymson, RA Khattak, RH Dowdy, RJ Bowell, RJ Reid, RJM Hudson, RL Chaney, RL Chaney, RL Chaney, RL Hough, RL Hough, RM Harrison, RN Collins, RN Reese, RP Narwal, RT Checkai, S Clemens, S Goldberg, S Goldberg, S Sauvé, S Sauvé, S Tandy, S Tandy, S Thakali, SA Barber, SDW Comber, SE Lorenz, SL Brown, SL McGowen, SN Adams, SN Whiting, SP McGrath, T Adhikari, T Cheng, T Kuboi, T Sterckeman, TL Creger, V Page, W Peijnenburg, W Vries de, W Vries de, WJ Garcia, WP Chen, X Cao, X Du, XP Wang, Y Guo, Y Nakamaru, YT Guo   +164 more
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