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Soil macrofauna communities in Brazilian land-use systems. [PDF]

Biodivers Data J, 2023
Soil animal communities include more than 40 higher-order taxa, representing over 23% of all described species. These animals have a wide range of feeding sources and contribute to several important soil functions and ecosystem services. Although many studies have assessed macroinvertebrate communities in Brazil, few of them have been published in ...
Brown GG, Demetrio WC, Gabriac Q, Pasini A, Korasaki V, Oliveira LJ, Dos Santos JCF, Torres E, Galerani PR, Gazziero DLP, Benito NP, Nunes DH, Santos A, Ferreira T, Nadolny HS, Bartz MLC, Maschio W, Dudas RT, Zagatto MRG, Niva CC, Clasen LA, Sautter KD, Froufe LCM, Seoane CES, de Moraes A, James S, James S, Alberton O, Brandão Júnior O, Saraiva O, Garcia A, Oliveira E, César RM, Corrêa-Ferreira BS, Bruz LSM, da Silva E, Cardoso GBX, Lavelle P, Velásquez E, Cremonesi M, Parron LM, Baggio AJ, Neves E, Hungria M, Campos TA, da Silva VL, Reissmann CB, Conrado AC, Bouillet JD, Gonçalves JLM, Brandani CB, Viani RAG, Paula RR, Laclau JP, Peña-Venegas CP, Peres C, Decaëns T, Pey B, Eisenhauer N, Cooper M, Mathieu J.   +60 more
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Influence of different Eucalyptus hybrids on soil macrofauna [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2021
The present work aimed to evaluate the influence of different eucalyptus hybrids on the edaphic macrofauna community. It is hypothesized that the density and diversity of edaphic fauna are influenced by the quantity and quality of the litter deposited by
VANESSA S. GOMES, PATRÍCIA A.B. BARRETO-GARCIA, RAFAEL N. SCORIZA, VALDEMIRO C. JÚNIOR, JHULY E.S. PEREIRA, JAMILY S. FERNANDES   +5 more
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Soil macrofauna response to integrated soil fertility management under maize monocropping in Zimbabwe. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2021
The continued decline in both populations and diversity of soil macrofauna in agroecosystems remains a major concern for sustainable food production in Southern Africa. Macrofauna abundance and diversity were examined in a maize monocropping system following repeated incorporation of Calliandra calothyrsus, Crotalaria juncea, cattle manure, maize ...
Tauro TP, Mtambanengwe F, Mpepereki S, Mapfumo P.   +3 more
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Soil macrofauna research in ecosystems in Uganda [PDF]

African Journal of Ecology, 2007
AbstractSoil is a living entity, comprising an inseparable mixture of solid, liquid and gaseous phases, and diverse fauna and flora, the below ground biodiversity. The macrofauna consists of animals longer than 4 mm or wider than 2 mm, which are easily located by the naked eye and include arthropods, molluscs and earthworms.
M. J. N. Okwakol, M. B. Sekamatte
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THE EFFECTS OF THE QUESUNGUAL AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM OF WESTERN HONDURAS ON SOIL MACROFAUNA [PDF]

Sociedade & Natureza, 2005
Agricultural practices that promote increased diversity and abundance of soil macrofauna may improve soil quality and productivity, due to the influence of soil macrofauna on organic matter breakdown, nutrient cycling and soil structure. Southern Lempira
Natasha Pauli, Edmundo Barrios, Thomas Oberthür, Arthur Conacher, Miguel Ayarza, Luis A Welchez   +5 more
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Soil macrofauna in relation to soil and leaf litter properties in tree plantations [PDF]

Journal of Forest Science, 2012
Soil communities exert strong influences on the processing of organic matter and nutrients. Plantations of trees, especially of nitrogen fixing ones, may affect the soil macrofauna through litter quality and quantity.
E. Sayad, S.M. Hosseini, V. Hosseini, M.-H. Salehe-Shooshtari   +3 more
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Influence of soil macrofauna on soil organic carbon content

Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, 2018
Macrofauna plays a very important role in the functioning of the natural environment. It plays an important role in the decomposition of organic matter by mixing and crushing organic matter in soil.
Szyszko-Podgórska Katarzyna, Kondras Marek, Dymitryszyn Izabel, Matracka Anita, Cimoch Mirosław, Żyfka-Zagrodzińska Ewa   +5 more
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Soil macrofauna correlations with soil chemical and physical properties and crop sequences under no-tillage [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 2023
Soil macrofauna is an important indicator of soil quality, as it is sensitive to changes in the environment as a result of soil management, which includes soil chemical and physical properties and the diversity of cultivated species.
Itaynara Batista, Deivid Lopes Machado, Maria Elizabeth Fernandes Correia, Maria Helena Moraes Spinelli, José Eduardo Corá   +4 more
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Soil macrofauna as bioindicator of the recovery of degraded Cerrado soil [PDF]

Ciência Rural, 2020
ABSTRACT: The construction of the hydroelectric power plant of Ilha Solteira, in state of São Paulo, was initiated in the 1960s, when an average, 8.60 m of soil depth was removed, resulting in a degraded area. A plan for the recovery of the area started in 2005 in Selvíria /MS with the use of plant species adapted to the Cerrado biome. This study aimed
Aline Emy Kitamura, Rose Luiza Moraes Tavares, Marlene Cristina Alves, Zigomar Menezes de Souza, Diego Silva Siqueira   +4 more
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Soil macrofauna in green manures preceding cotton growing

Bioscience Journal, 2020
The objective of this work was to evaluate the abundance of the soil macrofauna in four green manure species, before the cotton crop. The experimental design was a randomized block design with four treatments: Mucuna pruriens (gray mucuna), Canavalia ...
Elen Regina Caceres de Souza, Larissa Pereira Ribeiro Teodoro, Thiara de Azevedo Tezolin, Alfredo Raul Abot, Francisco Eduardo Torres, Ariane de Andréa Pantaleão, Paulo Eduardo Teodoro   +6 more
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