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Orchard netting impacts on biodiversity leading to cascading effects at the ecosystem level

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agriculture must ensure food production without further compromising the ecosystem functions upon which it depends. Agricultural practices should therefore avoid harming farmland biodiversity, especially of taxa that supply the key ecosystem services (e.g.
Corrado Alessandrini, Karan Sethi, Emanuela Granata, Ekaterina Mogilnaia, Valeria Vitangeli, Giovanni Zanfei, Chiara Fedrigotti, Paolo Biella, Dino Scaravelli, Luigi Marchesi, Péter Batáry, Diego Rubolini, Paolo Pedrini, Mattia Brambilla   +13 more
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Dynamics of biotic resistance to plant invasions

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biotic resistance, the reduction in invasion success caused by native communities, plays an important role in the long‐term dynamics of biological invasions. A large body of empirical research on biotic resistance has accumulated since the last comprehensive review on the subject 20 years ago, enabling us to achieve a refined understanding of ...
Christine S. Sheppard, Joshua I. Brian, Wayne Dawson, Petr Dostál, Franz Essl, Michal Gruntman, Tina Heger, Mark van Kleunen, Mialy Razanajatovo, Lena C. Reimann, Frank M. Schurr, Montserrat Vilà, Florencia A. Yannelli, Marina Golivets   +13 more
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Changes of bacterial community compositions after three years of biochar application in a black soil of northeast China [PDF]

, 2017
Although biochar has been widely evaluated as a soil-amendment, the response of soil bacterial community to biochar addition, especially after several years' addition, has not yet been fully understood. Here, we studied the effect of a single addition of
Q. Yao, J. J. Liu, Z. H. Yu, Y. S. Li, J. Jin, X. B. Liu and G. H. Wang, 王光华   +1 more
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Responses of soil bacterial communities and maize yields to sulfur application across four soil types

Frontiers in Microbiology
IntroductionThis study assessed the effects of S application on maize yields and soil bacterial communities across four sites with different soil types and three S application rates (0 kg ha-1, 30 kg ha-1, and 90 kg ha-1).MethodsChanges in soil ...
Siqi Dong, Bing Zhang, Zhao Wang, Xue Zhou, Qiang Gao   +4 more
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Response of soil bacterial community to repeated applications of carbendazim

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2012
The effect of repeated carbendazim applications on functional diversity of culturable microorganisms and bacterial community composition was studied under field conditions. The functional diversity of soil culturable microbial community (Shannon index, H') reduced significantly ...
Xiuguo, Wang, Min, Song, Yiqi, Wang, Chunming, Gao, Qun, Zhang, Xiaoqiang, Chu, Hua, Fang, Yunlong, Yu   +7 more
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Carrion ecology: concepts, interdisciplinary synthesis, and perspectives

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Carrion is a ubiquitous resource in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, yet it has long been overlooked in ecological research. Over the past two decades, studies on carrion and the many organisms that exploit it have flourished, revealing not only wide‐ranging ecological functions but also significance far beyond ecology.
Marcos Moleón, José A. Sánchez‐Zapata, Travis L. DeVault, Wayne M. Getz, Zebensui Morales‐Reyes, Daniel Redondo‐Gómez, Lara Naves‐Alegre, Solange A. Batista‐Nunes, Esther Sebastián‐González, Juan M. Pérez‐García, Kelly A. Waters, Thijs van Overveld, Craig Smith, Nuria Selva, Thomas A. Schlacher, Graeme Ruxton, Jesús Rodríguez, Martina‐M. Quaggiotto, Paula L. Perrig, Norman Owen‐Smith, Thomas M. Newsome, Isabel Navas, Yoshihiro Nakashima, Ana Mateos, Carlos Martínez‐Carrasco, Daniel Martín‐Vega, Berta Martín‐López, Antoni Margalida, Sergio A. Lambertucci, Adam Kane, Kevin Healy, Akane Hashizume, Antonio J. García‐Fernández, José A. Donázar, M. Eric Benbow, James C. Beasley, Philip S. Barton, Kathleen A. Alexander, Eneko Arrondo   +38 more
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Airborne bacterial populations above desert soils of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica [PDF]

, 2014
Bacteria are assumed to disperse widely via aerosolized transport due to their small size and resilience. The question of microbial endemicity in isolated populations is directly related to the level of airborne exogenous inputs, yet this has proven hard
Bottos, Eric M., Pointing, Stephen B., Stephen C. Cary, Cary, S. Craig, Stephen B. Pointing, Peyman Zawar-Reza, Woo, Anthony C., Zawar-Reza, Peyman, Eric M. Bottos, Anthony C. Woo   +9 more
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Soil depth exerts greater effect on bacterial community than spatial structure in Longmenshan fault zone

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
The diversity patterns and drivers of soil microbial communities across spatial distances have been extensively investigated over the recent years.
Peng Jiang, Xin Wan, Mingxuan Che, Lihuan Li, Mingxue Liu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Systemic Model for Understanding Business Interactions With Biodiversity and Ecosystems

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation represent critical threats to human well‐being and economic resilience, challenging businesses to understand and manage their interdependence with natural systems. This study develops a systemic framework—the BioModel—that elucidates the reciprocal relationship between businesses, biodiversity, and ...
Lino Cinquini, Giacomo Pigatto, Andrea Tenucci   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variation of Soil Bacterial Communities in Forest Soil Contaminated with Chainsaw Lubricants

Microorganisms
Pollutants can exist in the soil for a long time and alter the bacterial community. Using lubricants to prevent the wear of chainsaw blades is necessary for thinning activities and wood harvesting. We investigated the influences of soil contamination with chainsaw lubricants on soil bacterial communities.
Ikhyun Kim, Manh Ha Nguyen, Sanggon Lee, Byoungkoo Choi, Keumchul Shin   +4 more
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