Article
Soil Science
Xin Gong, Dingyi Wang, Maogang Xu, Yan Du, Xiaoyun Chen, Feng Hu, Manqiang Liu
Summary: Resource limitation hinders soil biota to sustain multiple ecosystem functions. Earthworms are known for their ecotype diversity and the ability to accelerate nutrient cycling. However, the roles of earthworm ecotype diversity in alleviating soil resource limitations have yet to be discovered.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Abdourahmane Diallo, Kevin Hoeffner, Sarah Guillocheau, Pierrick Sorgniard, Daniel Cluzeau
Summary: This study investigated the effects of different agricultural practices on earthworm communities in 26 fields over a four-year period. The results showed that tillage had the greatest impact on earthworms, followed by fertilization and pesticide applications. Ploughing reduced earthworm abundance and biomass, while reduced tillage had less impact. Mineral fertilization increased the abundance and biomass of certain earthworm species, while organic fertilization had no effect. Increased use of insecticides, fungicides, and molluscicides decreased the biomass of certain earthworms. Endogeic earthworms were not affected by any agricultural practices. To promote sustainable agriculture, crop management should be adjusted to preserve the ecosystem services provided by soil biodiversity, particularly earthworms.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Audrey Barranger, Christophe Klopp, Barbara Le Bot, Gaelle Saramito, Lise Dupont, Stephanie Llopis, Claudia Wiegand, Francoise Binet
Summary: Diffuse pollution of the environment by pesticides has led to a decline in non-target organisms such as earthworms. However, some earthworm species have developed tolerance to long-term exposure to pesticides in intensively cultivated fields. This study investigated the tolerance of Aporrectodea caliginosa earthworm populations from conventionally managed and organically managed fields by studying differentially expressed molecular pathways and physiological traits. The results showed distinct gene expression pathways related to metabolism in the population exposed to high levels of pesticides, providing insights into the long-term impact of chronic pesticide exposure on soil engineers.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Julia Denier, Michel-Pierre Faucon, Anne-Maimiti Dulaurent, Julien Guidet, Lea Kervroedan, Justine Lamerre, David Houben
Summary: Our study highlights the importance of understanding management factors that drive soil biota in cropping systems. Tillage practices were found to have a greater impact on soil biota than specific cropping systems, while no-tillage generally had positive effects on soil microbial activity and earthworm abundance. Additionally, feed and biogas cropping systems were shown to increase microbial activity and diversity under no-tillage conditions, likely due to higher crop diversity and alternative nutrient sources.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Soil Science
Mercedes Roman Dobarco, Alex McBratney, Budiman Minasny, Brendan Malone
Summary: Soil entities are typically defined based on soil properties and can be characterized by groupings of homogeneous soil-forming factors to create unique soil entities with similar properties. This study successfully developed a methodology for mapping pedogenon classes during the European settlement in New South Wales, providing important information for local and regional management.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Shuwen Luo, Lei Ren, Weijian Wu, Yijie Chen, Gaoyang Li, Weijian Zhang, Ting Wei, Yan-Qiu Liang, Dayi Zhang, Xinzi Wang, Zhen Zhen, Zhong Lin
Summary: The addition of earthworm cast significantly increased soil properties and atrazine removal efficiency. It also altered soil microbial communities by enriching potential atrazine degraders and introducing microbial degraders from the cast. The study revealed the influence of earthworm cast on atrazine bioremediation, providing new insights into the process.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Carmelo Andujar, Paula Arribas, Heriberto Lopez, Yurena Arjona, Antonio Perez-Delgado, Pedro Oromi, Alfried P. Vogler, Brent C. Emerson
Summary: Most of the understanding of island diversity comes from aboveground systems, while the patterns and processes of diversification and community assembly for belowground biotas remain poorly understood. This study focuses on a young and dynamic oceanic island to advance our understanding of the processes driving community assembly of soil mesofauna. Through DNA metabarcoding and analysis, the study reveals the role of niche conservatism in community assembly and the importance of habitat specialization through colonization and preadapted species. The study also shows hierarchical patterns of distance decay and geographical structuring within the soil mesofaunal community.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Ma Xin-ling, Liu Jia, Chen Xiao-fen, Li Wei-tao, Jiang Chun-yu, Wu Meng, Liu Ming, Li Zhong-pei
Summary: Parent materials and fertility levels of paddy soils in subtropical China exhibit high variability. Soil properties, particularly soil organic carbon, are key factors shaping bacterial community composition in paddy soils. Bacterial interactions tend towards cooperation leading to shifts in dominant bacterial species when the soil environment improves.
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AGRICULTURE
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Celine Pelosi, Emmanuelle Baudry, Olaf Schmidt
Summary: This study compared the efficiency of two classical methods for quantitatively assessing earthworm populations in landscape contexts with varying levels of urbanization. While the electrical extraction method and a combined mustard oil liquid extraction followed by hand-sorting produced similar estimates of species richness, the electrical method extracted significantly fewer earthworms in terms of total abundance and ecological categories. Urban land cover and soil parameters did not significantly affect total earthworm abundance or species richness. It is concluded that the electrical method is a useful tool for sampling earthworms in urbanized environments where chemical usage and soil excavation may not be feasible.
Article
Ecology
Salifou Traore, Daouda Guebre, Edmond Hien, Mamoudou Traore, Nathan Lee, Nicola Lorenz, Richard P. Dick
Summary: Termites and earthworms play a significant role in bioturbation and soil reorganization in dry tropical ecosystems. This study investigated the effects of biogenic structures produced by termites and earthworms on soil organic carbon, nutrients, enzyme activities, and microbial communities. The results showed that these biogenic structures significantly altered soil biochemical properties, enriched organic carbon and phosphorus, and stimulated enzyme activities and favorable conditions for microbial growth.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Rachmat Mulia, Sam Van Hoang, Van Mai Dinh, Ngoc Bich Thi Duong, Anh Duc Nguyen, Dang Hai Lam, Duyen Thu Thi Hoang, Meine van Noordwijk
Summary: The conversion of natural forests into different land uses has decreased earthworm diversity, which may significantly impact soil health and ecosystem functions in the two communes. Therefore, protecting the remaining natural forests is urgent, while promoting tree-based farming systems such as agroforestry can reconcile earthworm conservation and local livelihoods.
Article
Zoology
Marie L. C. Bartz, Julia Barreto, Alessandra Santos, Rafaela T. Dudas, Talita Ferreira, Lilianne dos santos Maia, Wilian C. Demetrio, Manoela Smokanit, Alan A. Tavares, Phillip A. Schuster, Luis C. Hernani, George G. Brown
Summary: The study found that no-tillage sites have higher earthworm diversity compared to forest sites, but few native earthworm species are found in no-tillage fields. Exotic earthworm species, particularly from the family Ocnerodrilidae and the genus Dichogaster, are more common in no-tillage fields compared to forest sites.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Kenneth Dumack, Olga Ferlian, Deisy Morselli Gysi, Florine Degrune, Robin-Tobias Jauss, Susanne Walden, Husna Oeztoprak, Tesfaye Wubet, Michael Bonkowski, Nico Eisenhauer
Summary: Earthworm invasion affects the diversity of Cercozoa, with different forests showing distinct responses. The presence of 39 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) exclusively indicating earthworm invasion suggests an earthworm-associated community of Cercozoa. Particularly, the hyper-parasite Woronina pythii significantly increases in the presence of invasive earthworms, potentially impacting oomycete communities and forest health.
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Anna Mazur-Paczka, Grzegorz Paczka, Mariola Garczynska, Marcin Jaromin, Edmund Hajduk, Joanna Kostecka, Kevin R. Butt
Summary: This study investigated the population density and biomass of earthworms in plantations of willow, foxglove tree, and black locust, and found that the addition of sewage sludge significantly increased the number and biomass of earthworms, indicating that an appropriate selection of plants and fertilization can promote the development of earthworm populations.
Article
Soil Science
Elsa Arrazola-Vasquez, Mats Larsbo, Yvan Capowiez, Astrid Taylor, Maria Sandin, Daniel Iseskog, Thomas Keller
Summary: The impact of soil compaction on the burrowing activity of different earthworm species is species-dependent, and it affects important soil processes such as water infiltration, soil aeration, nutrient cycling, and soil organic matter turnover.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Water Resources
Isabelle Braud, Veronique Chaffard, Charly Coussot, Sylvie Galle, Patrick Juen, Hugues Alexandre, Philippe Baillion, Annick Battais, Brice Boudevillain, Flora Branger, Guillaume Brissebrat, Remi Cailletaud, Gerard Cochonneau, Remy Decoupes, Jean-Christophe Desconnets, Arnaud Dubreuil, Juliette Fabre, Santiago Gabillard, Marie-Francoise Gerard, Sylvain Grellet, Agnes Herrmann, Olivier Laarman, Eric Lajeunesse, Genevieve Le Henaff, Olivier Lobry, Antony Mauclerc, Jean-Baptiste Paroissien, Marie-Claire Pierret, Norbert Silvera, Herve Squividant
Summary: The French Critical Zone research infrastructure, OZCAR-RI, has developed a common information system, Theia/OZCAR IS, to make the in situ observations from its 20 observatories FAIR. The system's architecture was designed after consultation with users, data producers, and IT teams, and includes a common data model and controlled vocabulary.
HYDROLOGICAL SCIENCES JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Entomology
Daniel Paredes, Joao Frederico Alves, Sara Mendes, Jose Miguel Costa, Joana Alves, Antonio Alves da Silva, Jose Paulo Sousa
Summary: This study analyzed the seasonal population dynamics of the olive pest B. oleae in a typical olive landscape in Portugal. The results showed that B. oleae is present in all land uses within the landscape, and its dynamics are similar to those in the olive groves. However, the presence of other land uses in the landscape does not lead to an increase in B. oleae abundance within the olive groves. On the contrary, a landscape dominated by olive groves increases the abundance of this pest. Importantly, more diverse landscapes surrounding olive groves can reduce the abundance of the olive fly.
JOURNAL OF PEST SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Jonathan Bonfanti, Mickael Hedde, Jerome Cortet, Paul Henning Krogh, Klaus S. Larsen, Martin Holmstrup
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of climate change on the functional composition and structure of collembolan communities using an experimental climate manipulation design. The results showed sporadic effects of the climatic treatments on the functional composition and structure, but did not demonstrate any general community response pattern.
Article
Soil Science
Matthias G. Bacher, Robson Andre Armindo, Olaf Schmidt, Giulia Bondi, Owen Fenton
Summary: This study compared different hydraulic-energy indices for soil physical quality, finding that absolute and relative hydraulic-energy indices provide varying degrees of information on soil structure status across numeric and logarithmic scales. It was also shown that the majority of energy was used for storing water during the study period, dominant in the plant available water content range.
Article
Entomology
Nuno Capela, Yoko L. Dupont, Agnes Rortais, Artur Sarmento, Alexandra Papanikolaou, Christopher J. Topping, Gerard Arnold, M. Alice Pinto, Pedro J. Rodrigues, Simon J. More, Simone Tosi, Thiago S. Alves, Jose Paulo Sousa
Summary: Honey bees are important insect pollinators with great economic and ecological value. Most current assessment methods for honey bee colonies rely on visual assessments, which are subjective and prone to bias. This study presents a new method that quantifies colony size based on bee weight and assesses brood and food storage through image analysis. The method is accurate, standardized, and independent of observer bias.
JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Beverley Adams-Groom, Katherine Selby, Sally Derrett, Carl A. Frisk, Catherine Helen Pashley, Jack Satchwell, Dale King, Gaynor McKenzie, Roy Neilson
Summary: The incidence of respiratory allergies is increasing, with pollen allergens being sensitive to climate change. Recent studies in Europe have shown that some types of pollen are increasing in severity, duration, and earlier onset. This study analyzed pollen data from the UK in the past 26 years and found that birch pollen production is increasing in the Midlands region due to warmer temperatures in the previous June and July. Oak pollen seasons are starting earlier due to increased temperatures and sunshine totals in April. However, Poaceae pollen seasons are not becoming more severe or longer.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Roisin O'Sullivan, Olaf Schmidt, Michael O'Sullivan, Raquel Cama-Moncunill, Frank J. J. Monahan
Summary: Stable isotope ratio analysis is commonly used for dairy product authentication. This study optimized methods for isolating casein from different dairy products, enabling easier comparisons using stable isotope ratio analysis.
RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY
(2023)
Review
Soil Science
Jonathan Bonfanti, Paul Henning Krogh, Mickael Hedde, Jerome Cortet
Summary: Collembola are arthropods that live in soil and have been used as bioindicators for environmental factors. Ecomorphosis, a survival strategy triggered by elevated temperature, is a phenomenon observed in Collembola. However, there is limited research in this area, especially in English literature. A literature review was conducted to understand the concept of ecomorphosis, identify species that display ecomorphosis, and analyze its implications for community ecology. The potential use of ecomorphosis as a proxy for climate adversity was also discussed.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Mille Anna Lilja, Zivile Buivydaite, Athanasios Zervas, Paul Henning Krogh, Benni Winding Hansen, Anne Winding, Rumakanta Sapkota
Summary: Conventional identification based on morphology is the preferred tool for monitoring earthworm diversity, but it requires skills that can become a bottleneck in soil ecological studies. DNA-based metabarcoding is increasingly used for monitoring soil organism diversity, but few studies have compared it with conventional methods. This study aimed to compare metabarcoding using the mitochondrial 16S rRNA region with conventional morphology-based identification. Metabarcoding captured more species than the conventional method, and the PowerMax DNA extraction kit had higher richness than PowerSoil.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Zivile Buivydaite, Mille Anna Lilja, Rumakanta Sapkota, Benni Winding Hansen, Lea Ellegaard-Jensen, Niels Bohse Hendriksen, Paul Henning Krogh, Anne Winding
Summary: Earthworms play an important role in soil ecosystem functioning and are used as indicators of ecosystem health. This study investigates the interactions between earthworms and soil microorganisms by comparing soil with and without earthworms in microcosms. The results show that earthworms increase microbial activity, decrease species richness, and shape soil prokaryotes community structure. Certain bacterial phyla were enriched, while the relative abundance of the archaeal phylum Thaumarchaeota decreased in the presence of earthworms. The study highlights the influence of earthworms on soil microbial communities and their activity, suggesting the need to incorporate earthworm-prokaryote interactions in future soil microbiome studies.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY
(2023)
Letter
Zoology
Fernanda Garcia, Antonio Alves Da Silva, Ruben Heleno, Jose Paulo Sousa, Joana Alves
INTEGRATIVE ZOOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sara Pelaez-Sanchez, Olaf Schmidt, Mariagrazia Proto, Ronan Courtney
Summary: Assessment of mine rehabilitation strategies usually focus on soil physico-chemical properties or plant performance, paying less attention to biological soil properties. This field study evaluated the response of soil mesofauna in mine tailings to different soil cover treatments, with or without organic amendments. The richness and density of mesofauna, particularly Acari, increased with organic amendments. The community composition of mesofauna also changed with soil cover and organic amendments. It is recommended to use multiple diversity indices approach and collect data on mesofauna density and assemblage to study their response to soil cover treatments.
LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Janaina Mattge Broring, Dennis Goss-Souza, Carolina Riviera Duarte Maluche Baretta, Jose Paulo Sousa, Dilmar Baretta, Luis Carlos Iunes Oliveira Filho, Osmar Klauberg-Filho
Summary: This study evaluated the changes in microbial biomass carbon (MBC) and microbial respiration in soils under different land-use systems in Santa Catarina State, Southern Brazil. The results showed that land-use intensity, season, and location were the main drivers of changes in microbial carbon dynamics. Forest and grassland sites had higher values of MBC and microbial activity, while grassland sites showed lower values of the metabolic quotient (qCO(2)) and higher values of the microbial quotient.
SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Jonathan Donhauser, Maria J. I. Briones, Juha Mikola, Davey L. Jones, Reinhard Eder, Juliane Filser, Aline Frossard, Paul Henning Krogh, Jose Paulo Sousa, Jerome Cortet, Ellen Desie, Xavier Domene, Simoneda Djuric, Davorka Hackenberger, Juan J. Jimenez, Maria Iamandei, Cornelia Rissmann, Olaf Schmidt, Merrit Shanskiy, Tarja Silfver, Karen Vancampenhout, Martina Vasutova, Emiliya Velizarova, Beat Frey
Summary: Nematodes are abundant in soils and play a crucial role in soil food-webs. DNA metabarcoding is an efficient method for assessing nematode diversity, but the choice of DNA extraction method may affect community analysis. This study found that different DNA sources can lead to differences in nematode diversity, community structure, and feeding type abundances.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Manping Liu, Zhu Li, Simin Li, Fang Liang, Chengwang Huang, Hui Pan, Jie Wu, Siyao Liu, Limin Pu, Peter Christie, Jing Song, Paul Henning Krogh, Xin Ke, Yongming Luo, Longhua Wu
Summary: Soil pollution poses a threat to soil biodiversity and human health, but there are still many unknowns about the impact of heavy metal pollution on soil mite communities and their distribution in areas with complex environmental factors.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
He Zhang, Aurore Degre, Caroline De Clerck, Shuangshuang Li, Jinshan Lian, Yuanyuan Peng, Tao Sun, Lindan Luo, Yanan Yue, Guihua Li, Jianfeng Zhang
Summary: The continuous expansion of sandy soil poses a threat to crop security. The use of chitin-rich organic material and attapulgite as soil amendments can improve degraded soil by increasing nutrient content and enzyme activity and altering bacterial community structure. This study provides insights into the link between soil properties, bacterial community structure, and microbial carbon metabolism function.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Xian Zhou, Yi Jiang, Ganghua Leng, Wanting Ling, Jian Wang
Summary: Bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) residues have significant impacts on soil pollution remediation. The addition of exogenous functional microbial consortium and glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) can promote the degradation of bound PAH residues. This study fills the cognitive gap of GRSP in regulating the degradation of bound PAH residues in soil.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Review
Soil Science
Xinyu Zhao, Evrim Elcin, Lizhi He, Meththika Vithanage, Xiaokai Zhang, Jie Wang, Shuo Wang, Yun Deng, Nabeel Khan Niazi, Sabry M. Shaheen, Hailong Wang, Zhenyu Wang
Summary: The increase of cultivated varieties of Chinese herbal remedies, the expansion of cultivation area, and long-term monoculture cropping have led to aggravated problems of soil diseases, yield loss, and quality reduction. Biochar, as a carbon-rich material, has the potential to improve soil quality and alleviate continuous crop obstacles for Chinese herbal remedies.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Editorial Material
Soil Science
Melanie M. Pollierer, Anton Potapov, Andrey Zaitsev
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Yajie Wang, Jiefeng Li, Yongfen Wei, Zhiyi Deng, Xiaodi Hao, Fusheng Li
Summary: This study investigates the impacts of heavy metal pollution caused by coal production on soil microbial ecology in the semi-arid region of Heilongjiang. The results reveal negative correlations between heavy metals and bacterial abundance and diversity. Twelve sensitive bacterial taxa and corresponding models were identified. Water content and total phosphorus were also found to play vital roles in regulating the bacterial community in the soil.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Sujit Das, Sunanda Biswas, B. Ramakrishnan, T. K. Das, T. J. Purakayastha, B. H. Gawade, Priya Singh, Partha Sarathi Ghorai, Saloni Tripathy, Kanchan Sinha
Summary: This study assessed the impact of conservation agriculture on the biological soil health index in a rice-wheat system in the Indo-Gangetic Plains. The results showed that zero till direct seeded rice and crop residue incorporation could improve soil organic carbon, enzyme activities, and microbial population. Specifically, the inclusion of mungbean residues and sesbania brown manuring significantly increased the abundance of the nifH gene in the soil.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Xingxiu Huang, Genxing Pan, Lianqing Li, Xuhui Zhang, Hailong Wang, Nanthi Bolan, Bhupinder Pal Singh, Chongjian Ma, Fuwei Liang, Yanjie Chen, Huashou Li
Summary: The study evaluated the effects of using a mixture of biomass waste ash and biochar on soil pH, heavy metal remediation, and plant growth. The results showed that the mixed use could ameliorate soil acidification, reduce absorption of cadmium and lead by plants, and promote plant growth. The special fertilizer prepared from the mixture can be used to promote crop growth and reduce environmental pollution.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Astrid C. H. Jaeger, Martin Hartmann, Rafaela Feola Conz, Johan Six, Emily F. Solly
Summary: This study investigates the effects of tree mortality on soil microbial communities using a mesocosm experiment. The results show that tree death influenced soil microbial abundance and composition, with the potential to affect soil processes in forest ecosystems.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Dane C. Elmquist, Subodh Adhikari, Ina Popova, Sanford D. Eigenbrode
Summary: This study investigated the effects of soil arthropod communities from cereal-based agroecosystems on wheat plant growth and above-belowground interactions. The results showed that wheat grown in soils with arthropod communities had better growth and defense against aphids, compared to wheat grown in soils without arthropod communities.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Lei Wang, Jing Wang, Zhonghou Tang, Jidong Wang, Yongchun Zhang
Summary: This study found that the application of organic fertilizer enhances carbon and phosphorus cycling enzyme activities in soil, reshapes the soil microbial community structure, and regulates the interactions between these crucial indicators through soil organic carbon.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Review
Soil Science
M. Pawlett, N. T. Girkin, L. Deeks, D. L. Evans, R. Sakrabani, P. Masters, K. Garnett, N. Marquez-Grant
Summary: The modern funeral industry faces environmental risks and challenges, and natural burial offers a more sustainable alternative. However, there is a lack of research comparing the risks and benefits of natural burial practices, including groundwater contamination and atmospheric emissions. More scientific research is needed to understand and regulate funeral options, as well as cultural incentives for natural burial.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Zhongcheng Wang, Jin Zhao, Dan Xiao, Meifeng Chen, Xunyang He
Summary: Root AMF colonization, diversity, and interactions vary with soil depth. Higher soil nutrient levels and root biomass promote colonization but suppress diversity and interactions in the upper soil layer compared to deeper layers.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Zhiyang Zhang, Shiting Zhang, Riikka Rinnan
Summary: This study revealed the mechanisms behind the effects of dung deposition on soil heterotrophic respiration, providing insights for grassland management and carbon feedback prediction in grazed ecosystems.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Ismail Ibrahim Garba, Graham R. Stirling, A. Marcelle Stirling, Alwyn Williams
Summary: Integrating diverse cover crops into dryland crop-fallow rotations can enhance soil nutrient and water retention, suppress soil-borne pests, and improve soil health. The effects on soil nematode communities are modulated by the functional type and mixture composition of the cover crops. Selecting cover crops with appropriate traits can improve soil health through suppression of plant-parasitic nematodes, promotion of free-living nematodes, and enhancement of soil food web complexity.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Min Li, Chao He, Miao Wei, Junmeng Long, Jingru Wang, Xinrong Yang, Kehan Wang, Xueli He
Summary: In extreme desert environments, black septate endophytes (DSE) can benefit the relict plant Gymnocarpos przewalskii by assisting it to survive and maintain ecosystem stability. The colonization of DSE in the roots of G. przewalskii varies significantly with seasons and sites, with soil properties being a major factor affecting the composition of DSE. Additionally, the functional metabolite composition of DSE strains varies greatly with different drought levels and isolates, indicating the potential complementarity between different strains in helping hosts cope with drought stress.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
