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Changes in mesofauna abundance in peat soils drained for forestry
Forest Ecology and Management, 2000Abstract Soil mesofauna community structure was studied in a drainage-succession continuum of peatland sites supporting Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) dominated stands in southern Finland. The numbers of Enchytraeidae, Collembola, Oribatida, Mesostigmata and Prostigmata in an 8-cm-deep surface peat layer were compared among a pristine undrained ...
Silvan, N., Laiho, R., Vasander, H.
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Colonisation of a copper-decontaminated soil by micro- and mesofauna
Applied Soil Ecology, 1998Abstract Leaching with aminoacid hydrolysate is a new method for the decontamination of soils polluted with heavy metals. After this treatment, the soil seems to provide ideal conditions for bacterial growth. To estimate further consequences of such decontamination for the soil biota, we studied the recolonisation by the micro- and mesofauna of ...
M Böckl +4 more
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Biochars provoke diverse soil mesofauna reproductive responses in laboratory bioassays
European Journal of Soil Biology, 2014Abstract Biochar application to soil has the potential to improve soil fertility under certain conditions. However, potential ecological effects remain largely unexplored and poorly understood, particularly those on soil biota. Six biochars were tested on two soil-dwelling invertebrates in short-term bioassays to determine effects on survival and ...
Evan A.N. Marks +3 more
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Mesofauna and Macrofauna in Soil and Litter of Mixed Plantations
2020The cultivation of leguminous nitrogen-fixing tree species improves soil chemical properties, especially with regard to N, and has been identified to be ecologically and economically interesting in intercropped systems with Eucalyptus spp., although the effect of these mixed plantations on soil and litter invertebrates still is poorly understood.
Maurício Rumenos Guidetti Zagatto +5 more
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Mesofauna in soils of the ivolga depression (Western Transbaikal region)
Eurasian Soil Science, 2007Mesofauna of chestnut, meadow-chestnut, meadow alluvial, clayey mucky-gley swampy alluvial soils, and hydromorphic solonchaks has been studied within the Ivolga depression. Variations in the population density of soil invertebrates (from 29.9 to 284.3 specimens per m2) are controlled by the particular soil ecological conditions.
V. I. Ubugunova +3 more
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Wood ash application increases pH but does not harm the soil mesofauna
Environmental Pollution, 2017Application of bioash from biofuel combustion to soil supports nutrient recycling, but may have unwanted and detrimental ecotoxicological side-effects, as the ash is a complex mixture of compounds that could affect soil invertebrates directly or through changes in their food or habitat conditions.
Jiayi Qin +8 more
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Diversity of soil mesofauna in the Mariut region, Egypt
Zoology in the Middle East, 1996Abstract Data on the soil mesofauna was collected at four sites in the Mariut region, Egypt. The animals were grouped into 17 taxa belong to 10 families, and were statistically treated by diversity indices, correspondence analysis and ascending hierarchic classification.
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Secondary succession of soil mesofauna: A thirteen year study
Applied Soil Ecology, 1998Abstract Soil mesofaunal succession has been studied since 1980 on two experimental plots, one left undisturbed, the other managed as a lawn until 1987 (thereafter ruderalization). Samples have been taken every three months. The results show the successional dynamics of soil mesofauna taxa and their abundances both at group and species levels (Acari,
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Biology and Fertility of Soils, 1996
The effect of soil microarthropods and enchytraeids on the decomposition of wheat straw in buried litterbags was studied by selective admission and exclusion. Litterbags with 20 μm mesh size admitted nematodes, but excluded microarthropods, although temporarily.
Vreeken-Buijs, M.J., Brussaard, L.
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The effect of soil microarthropods and enchytraeids on the decomposition of wheat straw in buried litterbags was studied by selective admission and exclusion. Litterbags with 20 μm mesh size admitted nematodes, but excluded microarthropods, although temporarily.
Vreeken-Buijs, M.J., Brussaard, L.
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European Journal of Soil Biology, 2009
Many soil ecologists still encounter practical difficulties when extracting microarthropods from the soil. Methods using a humidity gradient, established by the use of a heat source, for collecting soil animals appeared not sufficiently efficient in case of sandy soils. For such type of soils, flotation techniques proved more suitable. The use of toxic
Kuenen, F.J.A. +3 more
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Many soil ecologists still encounter practical difficulties when extracting microarthropods from the soil. Methods using a humidity gradient, established by the use of a heat source, for collecting soil animals appeared not sufficiently efficient in case of sandy soils. For such type of soils, flotation techniques proved more suitable. The use of toxic
Kuenen, F.J.A. +3 more
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