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Global distribution of expertise on soil micro- and mesofauna biodiversity evaluated by data science tools

Soil Organisms
Soils harbor a complex and diverse set of organisms able to regulate numerous environmental processes and affect the provision of various ecosystem services.
Maria Elizabeth Fernandes Correia, George Brown, Cintia Niva, Luiz Fernando Antunes, Talita Ferreira, Maria Inês Oliveira, Juaci Malaquias, Ozanival Silva, Natalia Eugenio   +8 more
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Produced water irrigation changes the soil mesofauna community in a semiarid agroecosystem [PDF]

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2015
The scarcity of water in semiarid regions requires alternative sources for irrigation to improve agricultural production. Here, we aimed to evaluate the effects of produced water from oil exploration on the structure of soil mesofauna during the dry and rainy seasons in irrigated sunflower and castor bean fields in a Brazilian semiarid region.
Raimundo Nonato Costa Ferreira, Olmar Baller Weber, Lindbergue Araujo Crisóstomo   +2 more
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Global meta-analysis reveals differential effects of climate and litter quality on soil fauna-mediated litter decomposition across size classes

Geoderma
Litter decomposition is significantly influenced by soil fauna, litter quality, and climate. Effects of soil fauna on litter decomposition are largely dependent on the size classes of the fauna.
Kaiyu Li, Lihong Song, Qinyao Ran, Fang Yuan, Chengjia Deng, Hongyan Liu   +5 more
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Potential Possibilities of Soil Mesofauna Usage for Biodiagnostics of Soil Contamination by Heavy Metals

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, Zhukov Olexander, Chromysheva Olena   +2 more
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Survey of soil mesofauna in permanent preservation area of Vila Bananeiras, Arapiraca/AL/Levantamento da mesofauna do solo em área de preservação permanente da Vila Bananeiras, Arapiraca/AL

Diversitas Journal, 2020
The edaphic mesofauna consists of organisms between 0.2 and 2.0 mm in length. Among its members are the mites (Acari) and collemboli (Collembola), the diversity of these microarthropods is related to soil type and its physical and chemical ...
Crislanny Melo de Oliveira, José Danilo da Silva, João Marcos de Assis Rozendo, Juliana Ferreira dos Santos, João Pedro Ferreira Barbosa, Esmeralda Aparecida Porto Lopes   +5 more
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Dynamics of Soil Mesofauna Population Cause by Addition Several Kind and Technique Application of Organic Materials on Oil Palm Weed Circle [PDF]

, 2017
Population of soil mesofauna is strongly influenced by the availability of food sources in their environment. Food sources may include various types of organic materials.
Ananda, R. (Risky), Sabrina, T. (T), Sarifuddin, S. (Sarifuddin)   +2 more
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Dominance structure of the communities of soil and litter mesofauna in old-growth forests of the Ukrainian Roztochchia

Біологічні студії
Background. The structure of soil and litter invertebrate mesofauna communities in old-growth forest ecosystems is important for understanding the mechanisms of their stability.
Inna Tsaryk, Vasyl Yavornytskyi , Ostap Reshetylo   +2 more
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Comparison of soil invertebrate communities in organic and conventional production systems in Southern Brazil

Soil Organisms, 2020
Invertebrates play important functional roles in soils, affecting several essential ecosystem services. However, their populations are sensitive to disturbance, and are therefore often used as bioindicators of soil quality.
Wilian Demetrio, Orlando Assis, Cintia C. Niva, Marie L. C. Bartz, Leocimara Paes, Guilherme Cardoso, Everaldo dos Santos, Márcia Marzagão, Herlon Nadolny, Klaus D. Sautter, George G. Brown   +10 more
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Unravelling collembolan life belowground: Stoichiometry, metabolism and release of carbon and nitrogen [PDF]

, 2007
This thesis investigated carbon and nitrogen dynamics of soil dwelling Collembola by using direct measurements and stable isotope additions. In an isotope change experiment, collembolans exchanged between 6 and 10% of carbon and nitrogen in their body ...
Larsen, Thomas
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Soil mesofauna under different soil tillage systems and nutrient sources

, 2021
The agricultural practices affect the soil fauna which has an important role in the soil such asincorporation and decay of crop residues and to assist the action of microorganisms. The objective of this study was to analyze the influence of soil tillage systems and nutrient sources on soil mesofauna abundance and diversity.
Pandolfo, Carla Maria, Ceretta, Carlos Alberto, da Veiga, Milton, Girotto, Eduardo   +3 more
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