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Responses of Soil Arthropod Communities to Varying Shading Levels in Agriphotovoltaic Systems

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Soil fauna was primarily influenced by crop type and season rather than AgriPhotovoltaic (APV) panels. Elevated panels increased soil temperature and soil organic matter in early wheat stages, while shading enhanced soil moisture for tomatoes, benefiting moisture‐sensitive taxa.
Cristina Menta, Aldo Dal Prà, Jasmine Scartozzi, Federico Gavinelli, Giuseppe Concheri, Piergiorgio Stevanato, Gabriele Testa, Giancarlo Ghidesi, Sara Remelli   +8 more
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Soil inoculation enhances early‐phase reintroduction success in two rare plant species

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Reintroduction for conservation is an important measure to restore populations of vulnerable plant species. However, reintroduction success rates are relatively low. Inoculating reintroduced plants with facilitative microorganisms from native populations may enhance their performance.
Sina Bohm, Rosa Boone, Ilse J. G. Verkerk, Evanne Y. Slagter, Niels C. A. M. Wagemaker, Bjorn Robroek, Philippine Vergeer   +6 more
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Decomponology: A board game for understanding soil carbon dynamics

Natural Sciences Education, Volume 55, Issue 2, December 2026.
Abstract Soils sustain life and regulate global carbon cycling, yet the processes governing soil organic matter dynamics are inherently complex, involving multiple pathways and positive and negative feedbacks. Traditional concepts such as humus often portrayed soil carbon as a static pool whose persistence was attributed largely to the inherent ...
Priscila Pinto, Bruno Bazzoni, Paula Berenstecher, Cecilia Casas, Ximena López Zieher, M. Soledad Méndez, Marina Omacini, Gervasio Piñeiro, Lucía Vivanco, Laura Yahdjian, Maria‐Victoria Piazza   +10 more
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Effects of Soil Quality Decline on Soil-Dwelling Mesofaunal Communities in Agricultural Lands of the Mollisols Region, China

Agriculture
Soil quality decline can adversely affect ecosystem health and land productivity, with soil-dwelling mesofauna considered to potentially fulfill vital functions in accurately predicting these outcomes. However, the current state of research reveals a gap
Chen Ma, Xin Yao, Guoming Du
doaj   +1 more source

MESOFAUNA DO SOLO EM REMANESCENTE DE CAATINGA, SANTANA DO IPANEMA, ALAGOAS

Ciência Agrícola, 2017
Os organismos da mesofauna edáfica são importantes na decomposição da matéria orgânica, ciclagem de nutrientes e estruturação do solo, considerados bioindicadores de qualidade ambiental.
Jardel Estevam Barbosa dos Santos, Anderson Marques Araújo do Nascimento, Geovânia Ricardo dos Santos, Ana Beatriz da Silva, Kallianna Dantas Araujo   +4 more
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PENGARUH ASAM HUMAT DAN PEMUPUKAN P TERHADAP POPULASI DAN KEANEKARAGAMAN MESOFAUNA TANAH PADA PERTANAMAN JAGUNG DI TANAH ULTISOL

Jurnal Agrotek Tropika, 2021
Ultisol merupakan salah satu jenis tanah yang memiliki masalah kemasaman tanah, bahan organik dan nutrisi makro rendah dan memiliki ketersediaan P sangat rendah.
Agung Nugroho, Ainin Niswati, Hery Novpriansyah, MA Syamsul Arif   +3 more
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Soils and Ecosystems Across the Junction Hill Moraine Sequence (South Westland) With Variable Ultramafic Characteristics

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, Volume 69, Issue 3, September 2026.
Geochemical constraints imposed by ultramafic lithologies strongly affect soil and ecosystem development, typically signified by elevated trace element concentrations, nutrient imbalances and reduced biological productivity. In a reconnaissance study, we assessed the variability of soil and ecosystem conditions across a moraine complex with mixed ...
Andre Eger, Peter Almond, Jo Cavanagh, Isaac Larsen   +3 more
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Seasonal Drivers Exert Stronger Effects on Mesofauna Communities than Agricultural Management in Two Contrasting Arable Soils

Agronomy
Soil mesofauna play important roles in soil food webs, organic matter decomposition, and nutrient cycling. We quantified mesofauna responses to tillage, liming, fertilisation, and Geo2 biostimulant application at two Croatian experimental sites differing
Ana Kiš, Goran Palijan, Olga Jovanović Glavaš, Tamara Đerđ, Danijel Jug, Irena Jug, Branimir Hackenberger Kutuzović, Davorka Hackenberger Kutuzović   +7 more
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Soil Contamination Around the Copper Smelter and the Use of Soil Microarthropods as Bioindicators

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 15, Page 11384-11403, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Soil contamination from smelter emissions, including heavy metals (HM), rare earth elements (REEs), and sulfur, poses a significant threat to soil ecosystems. In the immediate vicinity of the Głogów Copper Smelter, HM concentrations were several times higher than in more distant forest stands.
Jacek Malica, Cezary K. Urbanowski, Mirosław Mleczek, Krzysztof Turczański, Przemysław Niedzielski, Anna Wierzbicka, Agnieszka Andrzejewska, Radosław Witkowski, Maciej Skorupski, Emilia Pers‐Kamczyc, Jacek Kamczyc   +10 more
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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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