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Shade tree identity rather than diversity influences soil macrofauna in cacao-based agroforestry systems [PDF]

, 2021
Humanity is facing a rapid decline in global biodiversity, caused mainly by tropical deforestation through industrial and smallholder agriculture. However, smallholder agriculture landscapes host areas containing home gardens and other agroforestry ...
Arias, I.R., Deheuvels, O., Rousseau, Guillaume Xavier, Deheuvels, Olivier, Somarriba, Eduardo, Celentano, D., Rousseau, G.X., Somarriba, E., Hernández-García, L.M.   +8 more
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Macrofauna abundance and biomass of four stations from the German Bight towards the Dogger Bank from 1990 to 2017 [PDF]

, 2019
Macrofauna abundance and biomass of four stations from the German Bight towards the Dogger Bank from 1990 to ...
Julia Meyer (8317686), Ingrid Kröncke (6963074), Kröncke, Ingrid, Meyer, Julia   +3 more
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Spatial Structure of Soil Macrofauna Diversity and Tree Canopy in Riparian Forest of Maroon River

مجله آب و خاک, 2017
Introduction: Sustainability and maintenance of riparian vegetation or restoring of degraded sites is critical to sustain inherent ecosystem function and values.
Ehsan Sayad, Shaieste Gholami, Mohammad Reza Askarpour   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Soil macrofauna in areas with different successional vegetation stages after Eucalyptus grandis harvest in Brazil

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2022
The objective of this study was to evaluate the composition of soil macrofauna over different periods after the harvest of Eucalyptus grandis to understand the ecological restoration process. Data collection was carried out in each climatic season by the
Daiane Luchetta Ronchi, Lauri Amândio Schorn, Kristiana Fiorentin dos Santos, Marcelo Diniz Vitorino   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dynamic response of communities and ecosystem functions to ecosystem engineering and multiple stressors in a marine mussel bed

Oikos, EarlyView.
Ecosystem engineers are crucial to the development of coastal ecosystem communities and functions. However, a better understanding of how environmental stressors affect ecosystem engineering and thereby influence communities and ecosystem dynamics is needed. We conducted an in situ experiment in a blue mussel Mytilus spp.
Félix Lauzon, Charlotte Carrier‐Belleau, Jérémie Boucher‐Fontaine, Philippe Archambault, Mathieu Cusson, Frédéric Guichard   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trade‐offs between soil biodiversity and agricultural expansion: Evidence from litter decomposition dynamics in Madagascar

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Home‐Field Advantage (HFA) theory—positing that litter decomposes faster at its site of origin—allows us to disentangle the respective influences of litter quality, soil biota composition, and microclimate on shifts in litter decomposition following land use conversion.
Marie Sauvadet, Seydina Mohamad Ba, Malalatiana Razafindrakoto, Tantely Maminiaina Razafimbelo, Marie‐Paule Razafimanantsoa, Jean‐Marc Bouvet, Jean‐Michel Leong Pock Tsy, Jean Trap, Jean‐Pierre Bouillet   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil macrofauna functional groups and their effects on soil structure, as related to agricultural management practices across agroecological zones of Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

, 2010
This study aimed at understanding the effects of crop management practices on soil macrofauna and the links with soil aggregation and soil organic matter dynamics, which is key to the improvement of infertile or degrading soils in Sub-Sahara Africa. Soil
Ayuke, F.O.
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Global meta-analysis reveals differential effects of climate and litter quality on soil fauna-mediated litter decomposition across size classes

Geoderma
Litter decomposition is significantly influenced by soil fauna, litter quality, and climate. Effects of soil fauna on litter decomposition are largely dependent on the size classes of the fauna.
Kaiyu Li, Lihong Song, Qinyao Ran, Fang Yuan, Chengjia Deng, Hongyan Liu   +5 more
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From microbes to macrofauna: an integrated study of deep benthic communities and their response to environmental variables along the Malta Escarpment (Ionian Sea)

Scientia Marina, 2013
A comparative study for abundance, biomass and diversity was carried out for the prokaryote, meiofauna and macrofauna communities at three depth stations (1200, 1800 and 2100 m) along the Malta Escarpment (Mediterranean Sea).
Elisa Baldrighi, Stefano Aliani, Alessandra Conversi, Marc Lavaleye, Mireno Borghini, Elena Manini   +5 more
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Cautionary Tales for Science‐Based Policy in Deep‐Sea Mining Governance

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines how low‐certainty scientific claims permeate high‐stakes policy debates before rigorous validation. Using deep‐sea mining governance as a focal domain, the study traces high‐visibility narratives, including the “dark oxygen” hypothesis, radioactive risks of polymetallic nodules, projected impacts of sediment plume ...
Lucía Villar‐Muñoz
wiley   +1 more source