Climate change enhances soil fauna population and biomass in grasslands of the Loess Plateau
Communications Earth & EnvironmentSoil fauna is a crucial component of soil biodiversity, which affects various processes and functions in terrestrial ecosystems. However, few quantitative, large-scale spatially distributional studies have explored the abundance and biomass of soil fauna.
Xi Yang, Ming’an Shao, Tongchuan Li
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Do legume-based intercrops improve soil fauna and soil microbial diversity? Example of the cowpea-cassava intercropping system in Northern Vietnam (Yen Bai Province) [PDF]
, 2019 Industrial agriculture has allowed food safety through the crop homogenization and the massive use of pesticides and chemicalfertilizers. This intensive agriculture has positively influenced the crop productivity but has also negatively affected the ...
Fouillet, Esther +6 more
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Impact of long-term soil management on epigeic soil fauna and soil properties of an Inceptisol with high organic matter [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Ciência do SoloAgricultural yield depends on a series of ecosystem services provided by soil biota, among other factors. Soil management systems that are more sustainable than conventional tillage mitigate harmful effects to soil, improving the structure and function ...
Neuro Hilton Wolschick +5 more
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No adverse effect of genetically modified antifungal wheat on decomposition dynamics and the soil fauna community--a field study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 The cultivation of genetically modified (GM) plants has raised several environmental concerns. One of these concerns regards non-target soil fauna organisms, which play an important role in the decomposition of organic matter and hence are largely ...
Caroline Duc +2 more
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Soil Organisms, 2022 The provisioning of nitrogen for plant growth is a key function of soils. Soil fauna primarily affect nitrogen mineralization through their interactions with microorganisms, but the excretion of feces and nitrogenous waste products can also supply ...
Birgit Lang, David J. Russell
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Quantifying the contribution of free-living nematodes to nitrogen mineralization [PDF]
, 2009 Soil fauna are estimated to contribute to approximately 30 % of nitrogen mineralization (Verhoef ∧ Brussaard, 1990). Soil nematodes are important contributors to this process through their key trophic positions as microbial grazers.
Buchan, David +3 more
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Ecological Processes, 2023 Background Soil fauna is an important driver of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) release from decomposing litter in forest ecosystems. However, its role in C and N cycling concerning climate and litter traits remains less known.
Li Zhang +12 more
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Open farmland is a hotspot of soil fauna community around facility farmland during a cold wave event
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023 In the future, the frequency, duration, and intensity of extreme weather may increase, thus posing a threat to soil biodiversity in farmlands, particularly in agricultural production bases. However, little is known about the effect of cold wave events on
Meixiang Gao +9 more
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Consequences of Cadmium exposure on growth and reproduction across three generations of earthworm [PDF]
, 2018 Heavy metal pollution disturbs the soil ecosystem by negatively affecting soil fauna and flora. In term of biomass and activity Annelids are a very important part of the soil invertebrate community.
Dharmadasa, P +3 more
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Check list of ground-dwelling ant diversity (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Iguazú National Park with a comparison at regional scale [PDF]
, 2015 We describe the ant fauna of Iguazú National Park (INP), a region of high biodiversity andendemism in northeastern Argentina that includes the southernmost protected area ofthe Atlantic Forest (AF).
Achury, R. +6 more
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