The Contemporary State of Soils and Mesofauna in the “Golubye Ozera” Nature Preserve of the Republic of Tatarstan [PDF]
Учёные записки Казанского университета: Серия Естественные науки, 2016 The contemporary state of soils and their mesofauna in the “Golubye Ozera” Nature Preserve have been studied. The soil cover of the studied territory consists of sod-podzolic, sod-calcareous, and alluvial soils.
A.B. Alexandrova +5 more
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The impact of roosting birds on the abundance of two groups of soil mesofauna
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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Differential contribution of soil biota groups to plant litter decomposition as mediated by soil use [PDF]
PeerJ, 2015 Plant decomposition is dependant on the activity of the soil biota and its interactions with climate, soil properties, and plant residue inputs. This work assessed the roles of different groups of the soil biota on litter decomposition, and the way they ...
Ricardo A. Castro-Huerta +3 more
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Non-inversion tillage in organic arable cropping [PDF]
, 2008 The opportunities for using an non-inversion tillage (NI) approach in organic systems has not been well investigated by research and what research has been done has not perhaps been sufficiently long-term.
Trump, Andrew
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Reconciling Techno-simplicity and Eco-complexity for future food security [PDF]
, 2015 Ecological intensification has been proposed as a paradigm for ensuring global food security while preserving biodiversity and ecosystem integrity. Ecologicalintensification was originally coined to promote precise site-specific farming practices aimed ...
Bohan, David A. +2 more
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Artrópodes edáficos em fragmentos de floresta ombrófila aberta na Paraíba, Brasil
Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável, 2016 Os organismos do solo são componentes ativos nos sítios edáficos e desempenham importantes funções no processo de ciclagem de nutrientes. Objetivou-se avaliar a diversidade da macrofauna e a distribuição vertical da mesofauna em dois fragmentos de ...
César Henrique Alves Borges +5 more
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Effects of soil regeneration methods on beneficial mesofauna in a spring triticale field [PDF]
Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2017 The aim of the study was to determine possible changes in the abundance and species diversity of soil dwelling springtails (Collembola) and mites (Acari) due to different conditioners and soil regeneration methods applied on a spring triticale ...
Jacek TWARDOWSKI +2 more
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Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural SciencesThis study examined the diversity and abundance of soil mesofauna and their relationships with soil physicochemical properties under organic and conventional management systems, compared to native vegetation, in rural areas of Berkane, Oriental region of
Mourad Bendada +5 more
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Keanekaragaman Mesofauna Tanah Daerah Pertanian Apel Desa Tulungrejo Kecamatan Bumiaji Kota Batu sebagai Bioindikator [PDF]
, 2014 The Mesofauna's soil is a soil fauna which has a body size of 100 µm-< 2 mm its population has been rare because of applying an intensive agriculture system, which is based on the chemical equipment, such as chemical synthetic of fertilizer and ...
Ibrahim, H. (Hasan)
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Inferences from inventories of microbes in ecological vineyard settings [PDF]
, 2018 The effect of degraded soil conditions on microbial communities associating the rhizosphere and roots of grapevines was investigated within the frame of project CORE Organic Plus ReSolVe.
Castaldini, M. +2 more
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