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Environmental Science and Technology, 2020 Applying organic fertilizers has been well documented to facilitate the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in soil ecosystems. However, the role of soil fauna in this process has been seldom addressed, which hampers our ability to ...
Fei Zheng +7 more
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Managing soil biodiversity: The New Zealand experience [PDF]
, 2004 Species diversity is a very important component of a healthy soil ecosystem, and a necessary condition for long-term sustainable development. However, it is widely recognised that soil degradation and species extinction are on the increase in New Zealand,
Armitage, R. +2 more
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Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and EnvironmentThe use of organic materials has been widely promoted to improve soil health. Surface‐active soil macrofauna serves as a key biological indicator of soil health as it supports agricultural productivity.
Toru Hamamoto +4 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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Effects of compost application on soil macrofauna and soil functions in oil palm plantation – Biofunctool® approach [PDF]
, 2019 Oil palm produces about 38.7% of all vegetable oil (palm oil and palm kernel oil, 2016) and its cultivation area reach in 18.7 million ha worldwide (mature plantations) in 2017.
Baron, Victor +5 more
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Dysbiosis in the gut microbiota of soil fauna explains the toxicity of tire tread particles.
Environmental Science and Technology, 2020 Tread particles (TPs) from vehicle tires are widely distributed in soil ecosystems; therefore, there is an urgent need to evaluate their effects on soil biota.
Jing Ding +7 more
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Thermal Band Heating for Intra-Row Weed Control [PDF]
, 2004 Surface steaming of soil is a very energy-intensive process, and consequently, efforts have been made to develop a machine for narrow-band steaming of the soil under and around rows of cultivated plants prior to seeding.
Jørgensen, M.H. +3 more
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Spatial and temporal structure of the spider community in the clay semi-desert of western Kazakhstan [PDF]
, 2011 The spatial and temporal structure of spider communities was studied in the clay semi-desert of the north-western Caspian Lowland, western Kazakhstan (49°23' N, 46°47' E).
Piterkina, Tatyana V.
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What do we know about how the terrestrial multicellular soil fauna reacts to microplastic?
The Soil, 2020 . The ubiquitous accumulation of microplastic (MP) particles across all global ecosystems accompanies their uptake into soil food webs. In this review, we analyzed studies on passive translocation, active ingestion, bioaccumulation and adverse effects ...
F. Büks, N. Schaik, M. Kaupenjohann
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Community structure of soil fauna in kiwifruit plantation at different slope locations
浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版, 2013 Soil fauna is an important component of soil ecosystems, which plays a significant role in the decomposition of biological remains, soil properties and the enhancement of material recycling and energy conversion in soils.
XIAO Jiujin +5 more
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