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Eosentomon Heatherproctorae N. Sp. (Protura: Eosentomidae) From Ontario [PDF]
A new species of eosentomid proturan, Eosentomon heatherproctorae, is described from Ontario. This new species is a member of the transitorium species-group.
Bernard, Ernest C, Guzowski, Michal
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Abstract Despite being the most important source of liquid freshwater on the planet, groundwater is severely threatened by climate change, agriculture, or industrial mining. It is thus extensively monitored for pollutants and declines in quantity. The organisms living in groundwater, however, are rarely the target of surveillance programmes and little ...
Marjorie Couton +4 more
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New Species and Additional Records of Protura from Michigan [PDF]
Three new species, Eosentomon antrimense, E. pinusbanksianum, and Berberentulus mcqueeni, and one new record, E. australicum Womersley are added to the known Protura fauna of Michigan. Further records of E.
B, Ernest C, Bernard
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Abstract Urban‐induced habitat conversion drastically changes soil life in a variety of ways. Soil sealing, human disturbance, habitat fragmentation, industrial and vehicular pollution are the main causes of urban soil degradation. Soil arthropods, as one of the most abundant and diverse group of soil fauna, are involved in many soil processes that are
Zsolt Tóth +2 more
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A New Genus, Six New Species, and Records of Protura from Michigan [PDF]
A new genus, Proacerella (Acerentomidae), and six new species, Proacerella reducta, Eosentomon prutzi, E. sociale, E. pomari, E. brassicae, and Protentomon michiganense are described from various sites in Michigan. Records of previously described species
Bernard, Ernest C
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Plant roots fuel tropical soil animal communities
Our study quantifies the importance of litter vs. living root resources for soil animals across 30 taxonomic groups after conversion of rainforest into monoculture plantations. The results suggest that roots are of similar importance to litter for the soil animal food web, with root trenching effects being stronger in soil than in litter and litter ...
Zheng Zhou +5 more
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Prof. Josef Rusek (1938 – 2022)
Professor Josef Rusek, soil zoologist, ecologist, apterygotologist and university lecturer, died on January 13, 2022, aged 83 years. He has indelibly inscribed himself in the memory of many Czech and international zoologists and entomologists ...
Karel Tajovský +4 more
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Proturan collections from Magadan Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Primorsky Krai, and Sakhalin Oblast are reported here. Twenty-five species are found of which 13 species are new records for Russian Far East which enrich the knowledge of Protura known for this ...
Yun Bu, Mikhail B Potapov, Wen Ying Yin
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Herbivory increases diversification across insect clades. [PDF]
Insects contain more than half of all living species, but the causes of their remarkable diversity remain poorly understood. Many authors have suggested that herbivory has accelerated diversification in many insect clades. However, others have questioned
Lapoint, Richard +2 more
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Species Assemblage and Biogeography of Japanese Protura (Hexapoda) in Forest Soils
The distribution and species assembly of Japanese Protura collected from forest soils were examined using published databases and statistical analysis. We used records from 3110 sites where 71 taxa were found.
Minori Hashimoto +4 more
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