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Ecosystem engineers and functional dominance: when species loss matters for ecosystem function

Oikos, EarlyView.
Understanding when and why species loss affects community function in natural communities remains an open question in ecology. Recent cross‐system analyses have shown that functional dominance is associated with whether species loss matters: in communities dominated by few high‐performing species, lost species contribute little to function.
Gianluca Sarà, Yun‐wei Dong, Maria Cristina Mangano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil macrofauna functional groups and their effects on soil structure, as related to agricultural management practices across agroecological zones of Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

, 2010
This study aimed at understanding the effects of crop management practices on soil macrofauna and the links with soil aggregation and soil organic matter dynamics, which is key to the improvement of infertile or degrading soils in Sub-Sahara Africa. Soil
Ayuke, F.O.
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Why is the influence of soil macrofauna on soil structure only considered by soil ecologists?

Soil and Tillage Research, 2015
These last twenty years have seen the development of an abundant literature on the influence of soil macrofauna on soil structure. Amongst these organisms, earthworms, termites and ants are considered to play a key role in regulating the physical, chemical and microbiological properties of soils.
Bottinelli, N., Jouquet, Pascal, Capowiez, Yvan, Podwojewski, Pascal, Grimaldi, Michel, Peng, X.   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Soil macrofauna in areas with different ages after Pinus patula clearcutting

Universitas Scientiarum, 2018
In Andean high montane areas, the establishment of exotic tree forests changes the soil dynamics and its biodiversity. Soil macrofauna act as indicators of ecosystem successional processes, and may have an important role in ecological restoration ...
Esteban Tulande-M.1, *, José Ignacio Barrera-Cataño, Carlos Eduardo Alonso-Malaver, Carlos Morantes-Ariza, Sofía Basto
doaj   +1 more source

Bioindication potentials of the grass stand and soil macrofauna for assessing the level of anthropogenic transformation of an urban park are complementary

Biosystems Diversity
Changes in the environment induced by anthropogenic impact or natural stressors are subject to bioindication. Most often, the anthropogenic stressors are the main object of bioindication research.
V. Zelenova, P. Zelenov, G. F. Tutova
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Large parameter uncertainty persists in soil food web models integrating stoichiometry, respiration and assimilation

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Soil food web models are essential for linking animal diversity to carbon and nutrient cycling. However, it is unclear how soil animals regulate excess carbon when nutrient availability limits their growth and how to best represent animal respiration in these models. To
Robert W. Buchkowski, George G. Brown, Francesca Bosello, Wilian C. Demetrio, Miguel Cooper, Elisa Thébault, Carlos Barreto, Zoë Lindo, Jérôme Mathieu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil aggregate stability and macrofauna as indicators of soil health and sustainable agricultural systems [PDF]

, 2017
A healthy soil associated with sustainable crop production is likely to be considered a sustainable agricultural system. Soil health indicators only have value if they influence management decisions that support soil and food security. The surface layer (
Watts, C. W., Stroud, J. L.
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Soil macrofauna associated with cover crops in an Oxisol from the southwest of Piauí state, Brazil

Arquivos do Instituto Biológico
: The soil macrofauna is fundamental for the maintenance of soil quality. The aim of this study was to characterize the soil macrofauna under different species of cover crops, including monoculture or intercropping associated to two types of soil ...
Djavan Pinheiro Santos, Robélio Leandro Marchão, Ronny Sobreira Barbosa, Juvenal Pereira da Silva Junior, Everaldo Moreira da Silva, Júlio César Azevedo Nóbrega, Cintia Carla Niva, Glenio Guimarães Santos   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Soil macrofauna in a Cerrado/Caatinga ecotone under different crops in Southwestern Piauí State, Brazil

Ciência Rural, 2017
: The aim of this study was to characterize the soil macrofauna under different crop systems and compare them to the macrofauna under the native vegetation of a Cerrado/Caatinga ecotone in southwestern Piauí State, Brazil.
Djavan Pinheiro Santos, Thiago Rodrigo Schossler, Isis Lima dos Santos, Nathália Batista Melo, Glenio Guimarães Santos   +4 more
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Soil macrofauna abundance, biomass and selected soil properties in the home garden and coffee-based agroforestry systems at Wondo Genet, Ethiopia

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 2021
BackgroundIn Ethiopia, the majority of farmers have limited access to inorganic fertilizers, but agricultural development is largely limited by economic constraints.
Asaye Asfaw, Solomon Zewudie
semanticscholar   +1 more source