The soil biota benefits soil productivity and contributes to the sustainable function of all
ecosystems. The cycling of nutrients is a critical function that is essential to life on earth …

Although small-scale agroforestry systems (swiddens, complex and single-crop-dominated
agroforests, and homegardens) form a diverse and important tropical land use, there has …

A change in land use from forest to livestock and agriculture is generally linked to a
potentially devastating effect on communities of flora and fauna. Tabasco is a state with the …

Earthworms are known to play important roles in soil profile development, nutrient cycling,
and plant productivity where their population densities are high. Our objective was to …

Abstract The state Himachal Pradesh in Western Himalaya was explored to know the
community structure of earthworms in agroecosystems along the elevation gradient ranges …

In agroecosystems, rich soil biodiversity performs a variety of ecological services and
contributes to sustainability of agriculture. In spite of the vast knowledge on this subject …

Soil biodiversity, like terrestrial biodiversity, is currently under threat by changes in land use.
Intensively managed farming activities with agrochemicals have degraded both soil …

Soil fertility is defined as the capacity of a specific kind of soil to function, within natural or
managed ecosystem boundaries to sustain plant and animal productivity, maintain or …

Survey of earthworm species in rubber plantations of Tripura (India) with reference to their
diversity, biomass, density, frequency and distribution revealed the presence of at least 20 …

Sacred groves are patches of forests preserved for their spiritual and religious significance.
The practice gained relevance with the spread of agriculture that caused large-scale …