This paper reviews the abundance and species richness, and factors that cause these
parameters to vary, of mesofauna and macrofauna in an upland grassland soil studied …

Previous studies have shown that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can influence plant
diversity and ecosystem productivity. However, little is known about the effects of AMF and …

Parasitic plants are one of the most ubiquitous groups of generalist parasites in both natural
and managed ecosystems, with over 3,000 known species worldwide,,. Although much is …

Plants are often nutrient limited and soil organisms are important in mediating nutrient
availability to plants. Thus, there may be a selective advantage to plants that alter the soil …

We conducted a four‐week laboratory incubation of soil from a Themeda triandra Forsskal
grassland to clarify mechanisms of nitrogen (N) cycling processes in relation to carbon (C) …

Perennial rye grass (Lolium perenne) was grown in a greenhouse pot experiment on seven
soils to answer the question whether the microbial colonisation of roots is related to existing …

Recent studies point to the importance of soil borne parasites as agents of vegetation
change via their negative effect on host plants. Here we show that these soil organisms can …

El mantillo del suelo (horizontes O iy O e) de ecosistemas boscosos es utilizado como
hábitat, fuente de nutrientes y energía para una gran diversidad de organismos. Ocurre, en …

The respiratory emission of CO2 from roots is frequently proposed as an attractant that
allows soil-dwelling insects to locate host plant roots, but this role has recently become less …

Introdukuotų medžių rūšių invazija kelia grėsmę gamtai pasauliniu mastu, keisdama rūšinę
augalų bendrijų sudėtį. Įveisus Lietuvos miškuose svetimžemį raudonąjį ąžuolą (Quercus …