Linking soil biodiversity and vegetation: implications for a changing planet

ZA Sylvain, DH Wall - American journal of botany, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Soil biota are intimately tied to plant communities through herbivory and symbiosis and
indirectly by the decomposition of dead organic plant material. Through both roots and …

[HTML][HTML] Acari of Canada

F Baulieu, W Knee, V Nowell, M Schwarzfeld, Z Lindo… - ZooKeys, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Summaries of taxonomic knowledge are provided for all acarine groups in Canada,
accompanied by references to relevant publications, changes in classification at the family …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in diversity and functional groups of soil mite communities are associated with properties of food resources along a subalpine secondary succession

A Zhang, Y Zhang, AM Potapov, DR Bhusal, W Qiang… - Geoderma, 2023 - Elsevier
It is hypothesized that soil animal diversity is supported by environmental and food diversity.
Mites are the most abundant microarthropods in soil communities that occupy several …

[图书][B] Oribatid Mites: Biodiversity, Taxonomy and Ecology

V Behan-Pelletier, Z Lindo - 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Oribatid mites, also called beetle or moss mites, include more than 10,000 named species
representing 172 families worldwide. This book provides an identification key to the 96 …

Regional factors rather than forest type drive the community structure of soil living oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida)

G Erdmann, S Scheu, M Maraun - Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2012 - Springer
Most European forests are managed by humans. However, the manner and intensity of
management vary. While the effect of forest management on above-ground communities has …

Soil animal responses to moisture availability are largely scale, not ecosystem dependent: insight from a cross‐site study

ZA Sylvain, DH Wall, KL Cherwin… - Global Change …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change will result in reduced soil water availability in much of the world either due to
changes in precipitation or increased temperature and evapotranspiration. How …

[HTML][HTML] Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska

VM Behan-Pelletier, Z Lindo - Zootaxa, 2019 - mapress.com
This checklist of the oribatid fauna of Canada and Alaska (excluding Astigmata) includes
580 identified species in 249 genera and 96 families. The known fauna of Canada includes …

Tree identity surpasses tree diversity in affecting the community structure of oribatid mites (Oribatida) of deciduous temperate forests

V Eissfeller, C Langenbruch, A Jacob, M Maraun… - Soil Biology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The role of tree diversity and identity as determinants of soil animal community structure is
little understood. In a mature deciduous forest dominated by beech we identified clusters of …

Nightmare of forests: Secondary forestation silently alters soil macroinvertebrate communities

R Saberi-Pirooz, F Ahmadzadeh, M Javidkar - Applied Soil Ecology, 2024 - Elsevier
Macroinvertebrates play a crucial role in maintaining soil structure, ecosystem function, and
ecosystem services. They are highly sensitive to human disturbances and are used as …

Soil mites as bioindicators of disturbance in the boreal forest in northern Alberta, Canada: Testing taxonomic sufficiency at multiple taxonomic levels

ML Meehan, Z Song, LM Lumley, TP Cobb… - Ecological Indicators, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil systems provide numerous ecosystem services but are often degraded due to
anthropogenic and natural disturbances. Invertebrates can be used as biological indicators …