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Manure management and soil biodiversity: Towards more sustainable food systems in the EU

Agricultural Systems, 2021
CONTEXT In the European Union (EU-27) and UK, animal farming generated annually more than 1.4 billion tonnes of manure during the period 2016–2019. Of this, more than 90% is directly re-applied to soils as organic fertiliser. Manure promotes plant growth,
J. Köninger, E. Lugato, P. Panagos, M. Kochupillai, A. Orgiazzi, M. Briones   +5 more
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Inconsistent Patterns of Soil Fauna Biodiversity and Soil Physicochemical Characteristic Along an Urbanization Gradient

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Urbanization has induced substantial changes in soil physicochemical characteristic, which plays an important role in regulating soil fauna biodiversity in forests and grasslands.
Shiqin Yu, Shiqin Yu, Shiqin Yu, Zhifeng Wu, Guoliang Xu, Guoliang Xu, Guoliang Xu, Cheng Li, Zhijian Wu, Zengguang Li, Xiaohua Chen, Miaojun Lin, Xueru Fang, Yongquan Lin   +13 more
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Assessment and mapping of the agro-ecological risk in the Mina plain (northwestern Algeria): Soil salinity and irrigation water quality

Ekológia (Bratislava), 2021
The objective of this study is to contribute in assessing and mapping of the salinity risks level of soil and groundwater for irrigation in the Mina plain. The experimentation was carried out on a surface area of 4000 ha. Electromagnetic conductivity (EM)
Berkane Ibrahim, Boulenouar Houari, Bekhadda Youcef, Gacem Farid, Douaoui Abdelkader, Larid Mohamed, Benabdeli Khelloufi   +6 more
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Interactive effects of global change drivers as determinants of the link between soil biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

Global Change Biology, 2022
Biodiversity, both aboveground and belowground, is negatively affected by global changes such as drought or warming. This loss of biodiversity impacts Earth's ecosystems, as there is a positive relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (
Alejandro Berlinches de Gea, Y. Hautier, S. Geisen   +2 more
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Spatial variation in biodiversity, soil degradation and productivity in agricultural landscapes in the highlands of Tigray, northern Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2009
There is a growing concern about food security and sustainability of agricultural production in developing countries. However, there are limited attempts to quantify agro-biodiversity losses and relate these losses to soil degradation and crop ...
Bruggen, A.H.C., van, Hadgu, K.M., Kooistra, L., Rossing, W.A.H.   +3 more
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LUCAS Soil Biodiversity and LUCAS Soil Pesticides, new tools for research and policy development

European Journal of Soil Science, 2022
The European Green Deal puts a healthy environment at the core of policy‐making initiatives in the European Union (EU). Soil, due to its nature, is a central actor to be considered when developing and implementing actions in many areas, from biodiversity
A. Orgiazzi, P. Panagos, O. Fernández‐Ugalde, P. Wojda, M. Labouyrie, C. Ballabio, A. Franco, A. Pistocchi, Luca Montanrella, A. Jones   +9 more
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Biodiversity and ecosystem function in soil [PDF]

, 2005
1. Soils are one of the last great frontiers for biodiversity research and are home to an extraordinary range of microbial and animal groups. Biological activities in soils drive many of the key ecosystem processes that govern the global system ...
Finlay B.J., Finlay B.J., Groombridge B., Kowalchuk G.A., Liu W.T., Manefield M., Meselson M., Morton J.B., Torsvik V., Wall D.   +9 more
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Vineyard Management and Its Impacts on Soil Biodiversity, Functions, and Ecosystem Services

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Healthy soils form the basis of sustainable viticulture, where soil characteristics have a direct impact on wine quantity and quality. Soil not only provides water and nutrients to vines, but is also a living medium containing micro- and macroorganisms ...
Brice Giffard, S. Winter, S. Guidoni, A. Nicolai, M. Castaldini, D. Cluzeau, P. Coll, J. Cortet, Edith Le Cadre, G. d’Errico, A. Forneck, E. Gagnarli, Michaela Griesser, Muriel Guernion, A. Lagomarsino, S. Landi, Y. Bissonnais, E. Mania, S. Mocali, C. Preda, S. Priori, A. Reineke, A. Rusch, H. Schroers, S. Simoni, M. Steiner, Elena Temneanu, S. Bacher, E. Costantini, J. Zaller, Ilona Leyer   +30 more
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Sounds of Soil: A New World of Interactions under Our Feet? [PDF]

, 2019
Soils are biodiversity-dense and constantly carry chemical flows of information, with our mental image of soil being dark and quiet. But what if soil biota tap sound, or more generally, vibrations as a source of information?
Bonneval, Karine, Lehmann, Johannes, Rillig, Matthias C.   +2 more
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Plant and soil biodiversity have non-substitutable stabilising effects on biomass production.

Ecology Letters, 2021
The stability of plant biomass production in the face of environmental change is fundamental for maintaining terrestrial ecosystem functioning, as plant biomass is the ultimate source of energy for nearly all life forms.
Gaowen Yang, M. Ryo, J. Roy, Stefan Hempel, M. Rillig   +4 more
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