[HTML][HTML] Global distribution of soil fauna functional groups and their estimated litter consumption across biomes
Soil invertebrates (ie, soil fauna) are important drivers of many key processes in soils
including soil aggregate formation, water retention, and soil organic matter transformation …
including soil aggregate formation, water retention, and soil organic matter transformation …
[HTML][HTML] Effects of organic fertilizer incorporation practices on crops yield, soil quality, and soil fauna feeding activity in the wheat-maize rotation system
Z Zhou, S Zhang, N Jiang, W Xiu, J Zhao… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The decline in soil quality is becoming a significant process of soil degradation. Optimizing
organic fertilizer incorporation practices in cropland is essential to enhancing crop …
organic fertilizer incorporation practices in cropland is essential to enhancing crop …
Medium-term effects of corn biochar addition on soil biota activities and functions in a temperate soil cropped to corn
Biochar addition to soil has been generally associated with crop yield increases observed in
some soils, and increased nutrient availability is one of the mechanisms proposed. Any …
some soils, and increased nutrient availability is one of the mechanisms proposed. Any …
Reduced feeding activity of soil detritivores under warmer and drier conditions
Anthropogenic warming is projected to trigger positive feedbacks to climate by enhancing
carbon losses from the soil. While such losses are, in part, due to increased decomposition …
carbon losses from the soil. While such losses are, in part, due to increased decomposition …
Soil fauna alter the effects of litter composition on nitrogen cycling in a mineral soil
Plant chemical composition and the soil community are known to influence litter and soil
organic matter decomposition. Although these two factors are likely to interact, their …
organic matter decomposition. Although these two factors are likely to interact, their …
[HTML][HTML] The effects of drought and nutrient addition on soil organisms vary across taxonomic groups, but are constant across seasons
Anthropogenic global change alters the activity and functional composition of soil
communities that are responsible for crucial ecosystem functions and services. Two of the …
communities that are responsible for crucial ecosystem functions and services. Two of the …
Warming alters energetic structure and function but not resilience of soil food webs
Climate warming is predicted to alter the structure, stability, and functioning of food webs,,,–.
Yet, despite the importance of soil food webs for energy and nutrient turnover in terrestrial …
Yet, despite the importance of soil food webs for energy and nutrient turnover in terrestrial …
Soil fauna feeding activity in temperate grassland soils increases with legume and grass species richness
Edaphic fauna contributes to important ecosystem functions in grassland soils such as
decomposition and nutrient mineralization. Since this functional role is likely to be altered by …
decomposition and nutrient mineralization. Since this functional role is likely to be altered by …
[HTML][HTML] Spontaneous vegetation colonizing abandoned metal (loid) mine tailings consistently modulates climatic, chemical and biological soil conditions throughout …
J Álvarez-Rogel, A Peñalver-Alcalá… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate whether the improvement in soil conditions induced by the
vegetation spontaneously colonizing abandoned metal (loid) mine tailings from semiarid …
vegetation spontaneously colonizing abandoned metal (loid) mine tailings from semiarid …
Digital mapping of soil invertebrates using environmental attributes in a deciduous forest ecosystem
The simultaneous effect of the environmental factors as determinants of soil invertebrate
community structures is little understood. This study was carried out at two depths (0–10, 10 …
community structures is little understood. This study was carried out at two depths (0–10, 10 …