Abstract The European Commission recognises the essential role of soil biology in soil
functioning and delivery of ecosystem services, but information is currently lacking evaluate …

Purpose Erosion is one of the main soil degradation problems. It diminishes soil biological
activity and therefore its quality. The aim of the study was to evaluate if the application of two …

Integrated studies are required to better understand the relationships between groups of soil
microfauna under the influence of various biotic and abiotic factors that drive and …

The consequences of large-scale disturbances magnified by climate extremes and land-use
changes in Norway spruce forests in the Tatra Mountains (Slovakia) are assessed in this …

Organic cultivation has been considered as an important cultivation approach for
sustainable agriculture in the world. Whether organic cultivation can mitigate the negative …

Soils are influenced by stand composition and hydrological regime as well as by stress
abiotic factors, including forest fires. As such, this study analyzed three stands affected by …

Windstorms can often decrease the diversity of native local biota in European forests. The
effects of windstorms on the species richness of flora and fauna in coniferous forests of …

More than 12 000 ha of a Norway spruce forest in Tatra National Park, Slovakia, were laid
down by a strong windstorm on 19 November 2004. Most of the broken and uprooted trees …

We monitored microbiological properties in two forest sites over a period of 17 years (1993–
2010) within the International Cooperative Programme on Integrated Monitoring of Air …

A study focusing on the succession of soil Collembola communities was carried out in the
High Tatra Mountains (Slovakia), five years after a windthrow. Two separate areas were …