The Roles of Invertebrates in the Urban Soil Microbiome
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Urban soils differ from those in other managed ecosystems in many ways, including their heterogeneity, unique organic matter inputs and exposure to past and present anthropogenic activities.
Natalie Bray, Kyle Wickings
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Heavy metals in carabids (Coleoptera, Carabidae) [PDF]
, 2011 Carabid beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) are one of the most studied soil groups in relation to heavy metal (HM) accumulation and use for bioindication of environmental pollution. Accumulation of Zn and Cu in carabid beetles was species-, sex- and trophic
Butovsky, Ruslan
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Ecotoxicity test as an aid in the determination of copper guideline values in soils [PDF]
Ciência Rural, 2020 : The process of identifying a contaminated area involves a preliminary assessment consisting of chemical analysis and comparison with guideline values. In Brazil, these values are included in the CONAMA Resolution no.
Bruna Faria Simões +4 more
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Comparison of soil macro-invertebrate communities in Malaysian oil palm plantations with secondary forest from the viewpoint of litter decomposition [PDF]
, 2016 Biodiversity decline in rapidly expanding oil palm plantations is of global concern. Many studies have demonstrated that fauna species diversity is lower in oil palm plantations than forests.
Iwasaki, Kozo +5 more
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THE ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF THE BIODIVERSITY OF THE INVERTEBRATES FAUNA IN THE CORN CULTURE SOIL IN COPSA MICA (SIBIU COUNTY) ROMANIA [PDF]
Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2014 The goal of our researches is in bringing the scientific arguments of the necessity of including the biologic parameters, mainly of the invertebrates in the soil, in the evaluation studies of the impact upon the environment and the national strategies of
Iuliana ANTONIE
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Particular aspects of geo-ecologic assessment in geo-eco-socio-economic approach to the development of northern territories [PDF]
, 2015 In today’s context, the preservation of territory’s ecosystem, when it becomes involved in the economic turnover, requires preemptive geo-ecological assessment aimed at identifying the extent of its sustainability to expected anthropogenic impact.
Semyachkov, A. I., Slavikovskaya, Yu. O.
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Science of the Total Environment, 2019 Polyester fiber is one of the most abundant types of microplastics in the environment. A major proportion of the fibers entering wastewater treatment plants end up in sewage sludge, which is used as a soil fertilizer in many countries.
S. Selonen +6 more
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Opening a can of worms: Can the availability of soil invertebrates be indicated by birds?
Ecological Indicators, 2020 Recently detected invertebrate population declines are likely to have far-reaching impacts for ecosystem function. However, very little large-scale monitoring of invertebrates, especially soil invertebrates, has taken place.
B. Martay, J. Pearce‐Higgins
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Morphospecies diversity of soil invertebrates in Cultivated and Uncultivated fields [PDF]
Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research, 2018 The soil environment is teeming with living organisms full of biological life and is one of the most abundant and diverse ecosystems on earth. However, due to unsustainable agriculture practices, the fertile topsoil is often lost; the soil becomes ...
Abrar Maqtan +4 more
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Ibn Al-Haitham Journal for Pure and Applied SciencesSoil invertebrates play an important role in the soil biota community; they are responsible for decomposing, aerating, recycling nutrients, and increasing agricultural products.
Ghofran Wael Al-Waeely +2 more
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