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Soil fauna diversity at different stages of reed restoration in a lakeshore wetland at Lake Taihu, China

Ecosystem Health and Sustainability, 2020
Introduction: Wetland soil fauna support material cycling and restoration processes in wetland ecosystems. In our study, we observed variations in wetland soil fauna on the shores of Lake Taihu, China.
Wei Li, Zhiguo Dou, Lijuan Cui, Xinsheng Zhao, Manyin Zhang, Yan Zhang, Changjun Gao, Zheng Yang, Yinru Lei, Xu Pan   +9 more
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Influence of Pre-Sowing Operations on Soil-Dwelling Fauna in Soybean Cultivation

Agriculture, 2021
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of different pre-sowing operations on the abundance and composition of total soil fauna in soybean cultivation, with special attention to carabids as biological indicators of agroecosystem quality.
Darija Lemic, Ivana Pajač Živković, Marija Posarić, Renata Bažok   +3 more
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Characteristics of Soil Fauna Communities and Habitat in Small-Holder Cocoa Plantation in South Konawe

Journal of Tropical Soils, 2013
The composition of soil fauna community have played an important role in regulating decomposition and nutrient cycling in agro-ecosystems (include cocoa plantation). Changes in food availability and conditions in the soil habitat can affect the abundance
Laode Muhammad Harjoni Kilowasid, Tati Suryati Syamsudin, Franciscus Xaverius Susilo, Endah Sulistyawati, Hasbullah Syaf   +4 more
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Perennial grass bioenergy cropping systems: Impacts on soil fauna and implications for soil carbon accrual

GCB Bioenergy, 2022
Perennial grass energy crop production is necessary for the successful and sustainable expansion of bioenergy in North America. Numerous environmental advantages are associated with perennial grass cropping systems, including their potential to promote ...
Allison Zahorec, Matthew L. Reid, Lisa K. Tiemann, Douglas A. Landis   +3 more
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Soil meso- and micro-fauna community in response to bamboo-fungus agroforestry management

Scientific Reports, 2022
Bamboo-fungus agroforestry management is an ecological model of sustainable production of moso bamboo forest, and Stropharia rugosoannulata has been widely planted in moso bamboo forest.
Jiancheng Zhao, Miao Liu, Jun Xu, Zhenya Yang, Qin Li, Chunju Cai   +5 more
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Four-year arable crop rotation impact on beneficial soil surface arthropod fauna restoration [PDF]

Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2016
Sugar beet production in Croatia is demanding and involves a range of activities that affect the successful production. Pests can significantly reduce yield, sugar content and root quality.
Darija LEMIĆ, Helena VIRIĆ GAŠPARIĆ, Ivana PETRAK, Željka GRAŠA, Renata Bažok   +4 more
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Litter decomposition and organic matter turnover by soil fauna in a sustainably managed olive grove

, 2021
In Mediterranean orchards, soil organic matter (SOM) plays a crucial role and its level is principally determined by the continuous physical and chemical action of soil fauna.
Sofo Adriano, Ricciuti Patrizia, Martins C, Lumini E., Victorino I, Iriarte HJ., Lugo MA., Girlanda M, Bianciotto V, Aranguren R, Bianciotto V., Risio Allione LV., Ontivero RE., Santosh Kumar, Faccio A, Antonietta La Terza, Voyron S., Lumini E, Bianco P., Voyron S, Daizy Bharti, Florez M, Mondlane Milisse A, Ventura S, Quilambo O, Cañón J   +25 more
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The soil fauna

, 2021
Soil fauna includes earthworms, collembolans, mites, nematodes, and protozoa. These are eukaryotic, heterotrophic, motile organisms that require oxygen for metabolism. Their physical range, habitats, and food resources are constrained by their respective
Görres, Josef H., Amador, José A., Jose A. Amador, Josef H. Görres   +3 more
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Soil fauna and global change [PDF]

, 2003
To examine possible effects of global change on soil fauna abundance and diversity, two long-term field experiments in Norway spruce stands in Sweden were studied.
Lindberg, Niklas
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Soil fauna: key to new carbon models [PDF]

, 2016
Soil organic matter (SOM) is key to maintaining soil fertility, mitigating climate change, combatting land degradation, and conserving above- and below-ground biodiversity and associated soil processes and ecosystem services.
Deyn, G.B., de, Juan José Jiménez, Faber, Jack H., G. De Deyn, H. Eijsackers, Lijbert Brussaard, Matty P. Berg, Jimenez, Juan Jose, Frouz, Jan, Lavelle, Patrick, A. V. Uvarov, Uvarov, Alexei V., Brussaard, L., M. Loreau, Loreau, M., Tiunov, Alexei V., J. Filser, Faber, Jack, J. H. Faber, Loreau, Michel, Brussaard, Lijbert, Jack H. Faber, D. H. Wall, Faber, J.H., Patrick Lavelle, Berg, Matty P.; id_orcid, Michel Loreau, Alexei V. Tiunov, Pascal Querner, J. J. Jiménez, Frouz, J., Juliane Filser, Berg, Matty P., J. Frouz, Jan Frouz, Tiunov, Alexei, Querner, Pascal, Wall, D.H., L. Brussaard, P. Querner, Berg, Matty, M. P. Berg, Alexei V. Uvarov, Wall, Diana H., P. Lavelle, Eijsackers, Herman, Diana H. Wall, Uvarov, Alexei, De Deyn, Gerlinde, Wall, Diana, Gerlinde De Deyn, A. V. Tiunov, Filser, Juliane, Herman Eijsackers, Jiménez, Juan J.   +54 more
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