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AgricultureSoil 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
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Monitoring soil biodiversity in nature reserves in England - a role for metabarcoding [PDF]
, 2014 Tullgren extracts of soil mesofauna are proving challenging to identify using trained volunteers. Could metabarcoding be a rapid, cost-effective approach for monitoring soil mesofauna and characterising their ...
Andujar, Carmelo +7 more
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Interaction of organic nitrogen and C/N ratio enhances soil microarthropod abundance
Agricultural &Environmental Letters, Volume 10, Issue 2, December 2025.Abstract Organic management is widely regarded as an effective strategy to prevent soil degradation in agroecosystems. In this study, we investigated the abundance of soil microarthropods in a multi‐cropping system by comparing organic and conventional management practices.
Md Ariful Haque +4 more
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GeodermaLitter 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 +5 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Land-use change is threatening biodiversity worldwide and is predicted to increase in the next decades, especially in tropical regions. Most studies focused on the response of single or few species to land-use change, only few investigated the response ...
Alena Krause +9 more
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Ecosphere, Volume 16, Issue 12, December 2025.Abstract Mycophagous invertebrates can significantly impact the efficacy of fungal biocontrol agents; yet the interaction between these agents and Sancassania polyphyllae (Acari: Acaridae), commonly found in soil ecosystems, remains poorly understood. Our study demonstrates that Sa.
Mustapha Touray +3 more
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The threat of a major tree pathogen to forest soil mesofauna food webs and ecosystem functioning
Frontiers in Ecology and EvolutionTree pathogens threaten the survival of many forest foundation tree species worldwide. However, there is limited knowledge of how dieback of foundation tree species may threaten other components of forest ecosystems, such as soil biodiversity and ...
Marijke Struijk +13 more
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Unravelling collembolan life belowground: Stoichiometry, metabolism and release of carbon and nitrogen [PDF]
, 2007 This thesis investigated carbon and nitrogen dynamics of soil dwelling Collembola by using direct measurements and stable isotope additions. In an isotope change experiment, collembolans exchanged between 6 and 10% of carbon and nitrogen in their body ...
Larsen, Thomas
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Removing invasive stream macrofauna shifts nontarget invertebrate mesofauna through facilitation
Ecosphere, Volume 16, Issue 12, December 2025.Abstract Positive interactions among non‐native species can drive invasional meltdowns to the detriment of native biota. Here, we assessed whether targeted control of aquatic invasive species (AIS) can benefit native species by eliminating synergies among invaders.
Jennifer Whitt +5 more
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Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022 The accumulation of plastics in the environment is a major problem in the Anthropocene. As most plastic is produced, used and discarded on land, ∼4–23 times more plastics are deposited in soils than in the oceans.
Anne Christel Franka Möhrke +3 more
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