Composition and vertical distribution of agricultural soil Macrofauna community after an extreme high temperature event in the summer of 2022 by Meixiang Gao, Chen Peng, Yaxin Hu, Weixin Liu, Yanyan Ye, Ye Zheng, Ting-Wen Chen

“…This study suggests that soil water content and vertical distribution should be considered when assessing the impact of an EHT event on soil biodiversity.…”
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IMPORTANCE OF INSTITUTIONAL NETWORKS IN THE DISSEMINATION OF SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN THE STATE OF YUCATAN, MEXICO by Eugenio Eibenschutz, Francisco Galindo, Jesús Mario Siqueiros, Francisco Javier Solorio, Carlos Alberto López

“…Objective: This paper seeks to understand how the structure of institutional networks affects the dissemination of sustainable livestock practices for the management of water, soil, biodiversity, forage and animals, which favor a transition to sustainability for the livestock sector in Yucatan. …”
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Seeding and Overseeding Native Hayseed Support Plant and Soil Arthropod Communities in Agriculture Areas by Elisa Cardarelli, Rodolfo Gentili, Francesca Della Rocca, Marta Zanella, Sarah Caronni, Giuseppe Bogliani, Sandra Citterio

“…This study provides valuable indication on using hayseed mixtures to create grassland habitats as reservoir of native flora and soil biodiversity in agriculture areas.…”
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Cultivating Biodiversity to Harvest Sustainability: Vermicomposting and Inoculation of Microorganisms for Soil Preservation and Resilience by Maysa Mathias Alves Pereira, Ludmila Caproni Moraes, María Cristina Troya Mogollón, Carlos Junio Falconi Borja, Mateus Duarte, Victor Hugo Teixeira Buttrós, José Magno Queiroz Luz, Moacir Pasqual, Joyce Dória

“…It is concluded that vermicomposting is a potential tool in the reuse of agri-food residues, with expressive microbial diversity that can influence plant growth, suppression of pathogens, minimize or reduce the effects of biotic and abiotic stresses on plant production, in addition to contributing to maintenance of soil biodiversity, integral fertility and resilience to climate change.…”
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Effects of Selected Annual and Perennial Energy Crops on Lumbricidae Community Assemblages by Anna Mazur-Pączka, Kevin Richard Butt, Mariola Garczyńska, Joanna Kostecka, Grzegorz Pączka

“…The impact of large-scale energy crop monocultures on soil biodiversity is poorly understood and requires long-term monitoring. …”
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Positive Correlation between Pesticide Consumption and Longevity in Solitary Bees: Are We Overlooking Fitness Trade-Offs? by Verena Strobl, Domenic Camenzind, Angela Minnameyer, Stephanie Walker, Michael Eyer, Peter Neumann, Lars Straub

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Exploring plant diversity through soil DNA in Thai national parks for influencing land reform and agriculture planning by Maslin Osathanunkul, Nipitpong Sawongta, Wittaya Pheera, Nikolaos Pechlivanis, Fotis Psomopoulos, Panagiotis Madesis

“…Three soil samples, composed of different soil cores mixed together, per sampling location were collected. Soil biodiversity was investigated through eDNA metabarcoding analysis using primers targeting the P6 loop of the plastid DNA trnL (UAA) intron. …”
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Taxonomic diversity and abundance of enchytraeids (Annelida, Clitellata, Enchytraeida) in the Northern Palaearctic. 1. Asian part by Maxim Degtyarev, Ruslan Saifutdinov, Daniil Korobushkin, Alexander Bastrakov, Margarita Danilova, Ivan Davydov, Anastasia Gorbunova, Polina Guseva, Evgeniy Karlik, Roza Koshchanova, Ksenia Kuznetsova, Iurii Lebedev, Dmitriy Medvedev, Roman Obolenskiy, Anna Popova, Nina Pronina, Leonid Rybalov, Alexei Surov, Akmal Tadzhimov, Alexander Tarasov, Vladislav Vasiliev, Andrey Zaitsev, Elena Zvychaynaya, Konstantin Gongalsky

“…It may also serve as a valuable resource for monitoring and conserving the entire soil biodiversity.…”
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Diversity Patterns and Determinants of Soil Microorganisms and Nematodes along Elevation Gradients in a Temperate Forest in South Korea by Hae-In Lee, Ke Dong, Min-Ki Lee, Yong-Ju Lee, Hyung-Seok Sim, Ari Bima Putra, Chang-Bae Lee

“…These findings provide new insights into the factors controlling the SMND in a temperate forest and expand the local knowledge of soil biodiversity which is necessary for promoting its mainstreaming. …”
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Open farmland is a hotspot of soil fauna community around facility farmland during a cold wave event by Meixiang Gao, Meixiang Gao, Yige Jiang, Yige Jiang, Jiahuan Sun, Jiahuan Sun, Tingyu Lu, Ye Zheng, Jiangshan Lai, Jinwen Liu

“…In the future, the frequency, duration, and intensity of extreme weather may increase, thus posing a threat to soil biodiversity in farmlands, particularly in agricultural production bases. …”
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Limited effect of wood ash application on soil quality as indicated by a multisite assessment of soil organic matter attributes by Ruth Joseph, Amanda Diochon, Dave Morris, Lisa Venier, Caroline E. Emilson, Nathan Basiliko, Nicolas Bélanger, Trevor Jones, John Markham, Michael P. Rutherford, Emily Smenderovac, Ken Van Rees, Paul Hazlett

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of wood ash application on soil organic matter attributes at eight experimental sites across Canada that are examining the effects of wood ash application on site fertility, productivity, and soil biodiversity. Wood ash application had an effect on total carbon (TC) and total nitrogen, microbial biomass carbon (MBC), hot water extractable carbon (HWEC), mineralizable C, sand size C, and HWEC and MBC normalized to TC, but changes were typically restricted to single sites or differed in their direction, that is, positive or negative. …”
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Soil-Transmitted Parasites and Non-Pathogenic Nematodes in Different Regions of Porto Alegre City, Brazil: A Comparison between Winter and Summer by Marina Ziliotto, Joel Henrique Ellwanger, José Artur Bogo Chies

“…Our study also suggests that climate change may affect soil biodiversity, potentially harming non-pathogenic nematodes and favoring human pathogenic parasites.…”
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Soil-transmitted helminths detected from environmental samples in a campus of southern Brazil by Marina Ziliotto, Joel Henrique Ellwanger, José Artur Bogo Chies

“…All soil samples showed nematode larvae, representing natural components of soil biodiversity. Considering STH eggs, 35% (n = 7) of soil samples showed hookworm eggs (e.g., from Necator americanus or Ancylostoma duodenale), 10% (n = 2) showed roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) eggs, and 5% (n = 1) showed whipworm (Trichuris trichiura-like) eggs. …”
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Treated like dirt: Robust forensic and ecological inferences from soil eDNA after challenging sample storage by Tobias Guldberg Frøslev, Rasmus Ejrnæs, Anders J. Hansen, Hans Henrik Bruun, Ida Broman Nielsen, Flemming Ekelund, Mette Vestergård, Rasmus Kjøller

“…Abstract Biodiversity of soil is routinely assessed with environmental DNA—most often by massive parallel sequencing of marker genes (eDNA metabarcoding). Soil biodiversity may be investigated in relation to biodiversity research or as a tool in forensic investigations. …”
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High-resolution melting (HRM) curve analysis as a potential tool for the identification of earthworm species and haplotypes by Anna Vaupel, Bernd Hommel, Lukas Beule

“…Background Earthworm communities are an important component of soil biodiversity and contribute to a number of ecosystem functions such as soil-nutrient cycling. …”
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Elevational patterns of soil nematode diversity, community structure and metabolic footprint in the Trikuta mountains of Northwestern Himalaya by Fozia Choudhary, Anil Bhardwaj, Iqra Sayeed, Shabir Ahmad Rather, Mohammad Abdul Hannan Khan, Ali Asghar Shah

“…Nematodes are an integral part of soil biodiversity and play a vital role in soil nutrient cycling. …”
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High-Resolution Indicators of Soil Microbial Responses to N Fertilization and Cover Cropping in Corn Monocultures by Nakian Kim, Chance W. Riggins, María C. Zabaloy, Marco Allegrini, Sandra L. Rodriguez-Zas, María B. Villamil

“…Thus, CC can enhance the soil biodiversity of simplified cropping systems and reduce nitrate leaching, but might increase the risk of nitrous oxide emission without proper nutrient management. …”
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Soil microbial diversity-biomass relationships are driven by soil carbon content across global biomes by Bastida, Felipe, Eldridge, David J., García, Carlos, Png, Kenny G., Bardgett, Richard D., Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel

“…The relationship between biodiversity and biomass has been a long standing debate in ecology. Soil biodiversity and biomass are essential drivers of ecosystem functions. …”
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Organic Inputs Positively Alter the Bacteriome of Post-Agricultural Soils by Tadeusz Malewski, Piotr Borowik, Patrycja Golińska, Adam Okorski, Ireneusz Olejarski, Tomasz Oszako

“…This is possible thanks to the positive changes in soil biodiversity. To facilitate and enhance this phenomenon in the present experiment, various forms of organic matter were added to the soil: pine bark compost scattered on the soil surface (BCS) or placed under the roots of the seedlings at planting (BCR), woody debris (WW) and sawdust (S), while the control plot was not treated. …”
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PHOSPHORUS FRACTIONS AND ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI AS INFLUENCED BY FOREST CONVERSION IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF KENYA by Gladys Cheruto, Nancy N. Karanja, Solomon Kamau

“…Conclusion: Land use change from natural ecosystems to croplands, grazed pastures and tree plantations alter soil chemical properties, AMF composition and spore abundance, and redistribute soil P fractions by increasing labile P and reducing non-labile P fractions showing that the type of land use chosen significantly influence soil physical and chemical properties and soil biodiversity.…”
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