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Three‐Year Monitoring of the Arthropod‐Based Soil Biological Quality Index (QBS‐ar) in Arable Fields of the Sentina Reserve: Spatial and Temporal Patterns and Environmental and Management Correlates

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Although the arthropod‐based Biological Soil Quality Index (QBS‐ar) is widely used to assess soil biological quality in agroecosystems, interpreting its variation under field conditions remains challenging. We characterised spatial and temporal patterns in QBS‐ar and complementary arthropod‐based indicators across four arable fields belonging ...
Martina Coletta, Aurora Torresi, Aldo D'Alessandro, Marco Monticelli, Daizy Bharti, Santosh Kumar, Stefano Chelli, Antonietta La Terza   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE BIOLOGY OF FOREST SOILS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE MESOFAUNA OR MEIOFAUNA

Journal of Soil Science, 1953
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Soil physical attributes in agrosilvopastoral systems 6 years after thinning of eucalyptus

Soil Science Society of America Journal, Volume 90, Issue 5, September/October 2026.
Abstract The effects of tree thinning on soil physical quality in agrosilvopastoral and silvopastoral systems are unclear. To address this gap, this study evaluated the effects of eucalyptus thinning on soil physical attributes by depth and distance from the tree line in two cropping systems (agrosilvopastoral and silvopastoral) in Brazil.
Wander Luis Barbosa Borges, Laryssa de Castro Silva, Cleiton da Silva Dias da Costa, Bárbara Pereira Christofaro Silva, Luan Carlos Pianta da Cruz, Douglas Yuri Osaki de Oliveira, João Francisco Borges, Marcelo Andreotti   +7 more
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Trade‐offs between soil biodiversity and agricultural expansion: Evidence from litter decomposition dynamics in Madagascar

Functional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 8, Page 2560-2574, August 2026.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Home‐Field Advantage (HFA) theory—positing that litter decomposes faster at its site of origin—allows us to disentangle the respective influences of litter quality, soil biota composition, and microclimate on shifts in litter decomposition following land use conversion.
Marie Sauvadet, Seydina Mohamad Ba, Malalatiana Razafindrakoto, Tantely Maminiaina Razafimbelo, Marie‐Paule Razafimanantsoa, Jean‐Marc Bouvet, Jean‐Michel Leong Pock Tsy, Jean Trap, Jean‐Pierre Bouillet   +8 more
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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, T.A. Gordienko, D.N. Vavilov, V.S. Valiev, D.I. Ivanov, E.H. Rupova   +5 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, Patrícia Carneiro Souto, Jacob Silva Souto, Romualdo Medeiros Cortez Costa, Danilo Brito Novais, Roberto Ferreira Barroso   +5 more
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Effect of Dimethoate on Body Growth of Representatives of the Soil Living Mesofauna

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 1996
For the elucidation of effects of a pesticide on life-cycle parameters of arthropods, applicable in the development of ecotoxicological test procedures with soil living animals, attention was drawn to body growth, which has previously been described as a sensitive parameter in Collembola.
P, Folker-Hansen, P H, Krogh, M, Holmstrup   +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, Liliana B. Falco, Rosana V. Sandler, Carlos E. Coviella   +3 more
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Responses of soil mesofauna to organic and conventional management systems and their relationships with soil physicochemical properties in Berkane, Morocco

Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences
This 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, Abderrahmane Hadini, Muhammad Farooq, Karim Andich, Khalid El Bekkaye, Khalid Chaabane   +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, Iwona GRUSS, Leszek KORDAS   +2 more
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