The structure of salt marsh soil mesofauna food webs - The prevalence of disturbance. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Mesofauna taxa fill key trophic positions in soil food webs, even in terrestrial-marine boundary habitats characterized by frequent natural disturbances. Salt marshes represent such boundary habitats, characterized by frequent inundations increasing from
Kristin Haynert +4 more
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Responses of grassland soil mesofauna to induced climate change [PDF]
Scientific ReportsClimate change can significantly affect the below and above-ground ecosystems. This study aimed to test the effects of induced climate change on the composition of soil mesofauna and vascular plant species in semi-natural grasslands.
Iwona Gruss +5 more
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THE STRUCTURE OF SOIL MESOFAUNA AND MACROFAUNA IN GRODA CAVE, GUNUNGKIDUL [PDF]
Jurnal Sains Dasar, 2016 Melimpahnya mesofauna dan makrofauna tanah di Gua Groda dapat menjadi indikator kemelimpahan kelelawar karena kotoran kelelawar merupakan makanan mesofauna dan makrofauna tanah.
Andri Prasetyo +4 more
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Population and Diversity of Soil and Leaf Litter Mesofauna in Arable Soils at The Agriculture Experimental Field of University of Lampung [PDF]
Journal of Tropical Soils, 2017 The research was conducted to study the population and diversity of soil and leaf litter mesofauna in arable soils under different types of vegetation and slope at the Agriculture Experimental Field (AEF) of University of Lampung.
Mas Achmad Syamsul Arif +3 more
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Soil mesofauna in fire-induced oak forest [PDF]
Acta Biologica Sibirica, 2017 The soil invertebrates inhabiting the territory of the pyrogenic succession in the oak forests, were investigated in comparison with the control plots where there was no fire within two years.
S. S. Rubtsov, O. P. Negrobov
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Soil mineral nitrogen content is increased by soil mesofauna and nematodes – a meta-analysis
Soil Organisms, 2023 The world’s soils maintain various ecosystem processes and functions, such as the provision of nitrogen, which is the basis for plant growth. Microorganisms are the key actors in nitrogen transformation processes, but soil fauna can also affect nitrogen ...
Birgit Lang +2 more
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Scientia Agricola, 2019 : Soil mesofauna consists of small invertebrates that live in the soil or litter and are sensitive to climatic conditions, management systems, plant cover and physical or chemical soil attributes.
Maurício Rumenos Guidetti Zagatto +4 more
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Potential Possibilities of Soil Mesofauna Usage for Biodiagnostics of Soil Contamination by Heavy Metals [PDF]
Ekológia (Bratislava), 2019 The study of potential possibilities of mesofauna as bioindicator of soil contamination by heavy metals is one of the most important areas of urban ecology and soil biology.
Yorkina Nadiia +2 more
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The impact of roosting birds on the abundance of two groups of soil mesofauna [PDF]
Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae, 2012 The aim of the study was to assess the influence of corvid urban roosts on the abundance of two groups of soil mesofauna: mites and springtails. Two areas located in the city of Warsaw were taken into consideration, one subjected to winter roosting ...
Krassimira Ilieva-Makulec +2 more
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Soil mesofauna in pine forests of the Volga-Kama Reserve
Трансформация экосистемThe results of studies in soil mesofauna at pine forests of Saraly and Raifa sectors of VolgaKana Reserve are presented in paper. These sectors are located in different landscape zones. The research was conducted in pine forests of the Volga-Kama Natural
Sukhodolskaya R.A. +4 more
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