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Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2022 Collembola is a group of numerous ubiquitous small soil-dwelling arthropods decomposing the plant residues. The study analyses the diversity structure of this group in mesic conditions of coniferous, mixed, and broad-leaved forests.
Nadezhda V. Vasenkova +1 more
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Diversity of Collembola under various types of anthropogenic load on ecosystems of European part of Russia [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2020 Despite the key role played by soil organisms in the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems and provisioning of ecosystem services (Barrios 2007, Bardgett and Putten 2014) available open data on soil biodiversity are incongruously scarce (Eisenhauer 2017,
Nataliya Kuznetsova, Natalya Ivanova
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Effects of compost and digestate on environment and plant production – results of two research projects [PDF]
, 2008 A yearly amount of 9.3x106t compost and digestate derived from separately collected organic waste is produced in the 25 European Union member states. The improvement of soil properties is a major benefit of compost application.
Berner, Alfred +4 more
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The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations
Insect Science, EarlyView.This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean +6 more
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The effect of ground cover plants in apple orchards on soil-dwelling Collembola [PDF]
Journal of Plant Protection ResearchGround cover plants in orchards can effectively improve soil quality. One factor determining soil health is the presence of fauna, including mesofauna, which play a crucial role in soil ecosystems.
Olena Ewa Niszczak +4 more
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Selective-logging and oil palm: Multitaxon impacts, biodiversity indicators, and trade-offs for conservation planning [PDF]
, 2014 Strong global demand for tropical timber and agricultural products has driven large-scale logging and subsequent conversion of tropical forests. Given that the majority of tropical landscapes have been or will likely be logged, the protection of ...
Benedick, S +17 more
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Animal Conservation, EarlyView.Identifying the most effective criterion to assess the conservation status of vulnerable species in threatened tropical regions is crucial to evaluate recovery plans. We investigated the influence of environmental heterogeneity on the extent of occurrence (EOO), area of occupied habitat (AOH), and density variation of two Amazonian riparian frog ...
Rafael F. Jorge +3 more
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, 2004 Sloderbeck Phillip E., Springtails, Manhattan, Kansas, Kansas State University, November ...
Sloderbeck, Phillip E.
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Orchard Management Influences Predation of Halyomorpha halys Eggs
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.We investigated predation of eggs of the invasive stink bug Halyomorpha halys on apple trees in conventional, organic, and extensively managed Dutch orchards. Predation exceeded 40% in extensively managed orchards but was only about 10% in conventional and organic ones. We used camera traps to reveal natural enemies that may contribute to H.
Peter N. Karssemeijer +4 more
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Scientific Reports, 2022 The soil fauna of the tropics remains one of the least known components of the biosphere. Long-term monitoring of this fauna is hampered by the lack of taxonomic expertise and funding. These obstacles may potentially be lifted with DNA metabarcoding.
Yves Basset +23 more
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