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Biodiversity Conservation
Meina Wang, Jan Christoph Axmacher, Zhenrong Yu, Xuzhu Zhang, Meichun Duan, Panlong Wu, Yi Zou, Yunhui Liu
Summary: Agricultural intensification has led to global biodiversity loss. Agroecological assessments often focus on semi-natural habitats due to their promotion of biodiversity. Studies comparing perennial cropland and semi-natural habitats in maintaining agricultural diversity are limited. In Eastern China, perennial cropland showed greater carabid species richness while semi-natural habitats had more large and predatory carabids. Plant species richness positively influenced carabid diversity, especially in perennial cropland. Biodiversity-friendly management of perennial cropland could enhance agricultural sustainability alongside semi-natural habitats.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anita Silver, Sean Perez, Melanie Gee, Bethany Xu, Shreeya Garg, Kipling Will, Aman Gill
Summary: Host-associated microbiomes can play important roles in the ecology and evolution of insect hosts, but the bacterial diversity in many insect groups, such as ground beetles, remains poorly understood. This study examined the relationship between host environment, traits, and microbial diversity in three distantly related ground beetle species. The results suggest that the bacterial composition and diversity in ground beetles are resilient to changes in host diet, and different tissues within the same beetle harbor unique microbial communities, with secretory cells showing remarkable similarity across species.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Gabor Pozsgai, Luis Quinzo-Ortega, Nick A. Littlewood
Summary: Research on ground beetles' response to various grazing regimes in Scottish upland semi-natural grasslands revealed significant differences in species richness, abundance, and diversity between ungrazed plots and those subject to grazing, highlighting the complexity of managing grazing for optimal conditions for a wide range of invertebrates.
INSECT CONSERVATION AND DIVERSITY
(2022)
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Entomology
Evan S. Waite, Gregory R. Houseman, William E. Jensen, Molly M. Reichenborn, Mary L. Jameson
Summary: In recent years, there has been a sharp decline in beneficial insect numbers, which negatively affects food crops and wildlife. This study examines the response of ground beetles to CRP restoration and management, and finds that moderate levels of cattle grazing do not have a negative impact on ground beetle communities and may even have a positive effect on abundance, biomass, and diversity in tallgrass regions.
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Entomology
Wolfgang Paill, Stephan Koblmueller, Thomas Friess, Barbara-Amina Gereben-Krenn, Christian Mairhuber, Michael J. Raupach, Lukas Zangl
Summary: The study provides the first reliable record of Pterostichus adstrictus in the Austrian Alps, confirming its southernmost distribution edge. Further research demonstrates the seasonal occurrence and habitat preferences of P. adstrictus in the region.
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Ecology
Sean M. Sultaire, Andrew J. Kroll, Jake Verschuyl, Douglas A. Landis, Gary J. Roloff
Summary: The study found that retention forestry can increase species diversity in recently harvested forests, but its effect on functional trait diversity is less understood. It was also discovered that there is lower taxonomic and functional trait variation in stands with several small retention patches compared to other retention patterns.
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Entomology
Mary E. DuPre, David K. Weaver, Tim F. Seipel, Fabian D. Menalled
Summary: Ground beetles are important natural predators in agroecosystems, but their response to different cover crop rotations and termination methods varies. Our study found that ground beetle activity and community composition were influenced by the timing and type of cover crops used, suggesting potential implications for pest management in dryland cropping systems.
JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE
(2021)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Alexander Ruchin, Sergey Alekseev, Leonid Egorov, Oleg Artaev, Gennadiy Semishin, Mikhail Esin
Summary: This study presented 2,969 new occurrence records of 226 species of Carabidae from the Mordovia State Nature Reserve in central Russia, with 10 species listed for the first time in the reserve. This new information contributes important data to the biodiversity study of the region.
BIODIVERSITY DATA JOURNAL
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Paula Berenstecher, Patricia Araujo, Amy T. Austin
Summary: The study found that litter position is the key factor influencing carbon turnover in semi-arid steppe ecosystems, with litter quality and soil resources also playing significant but relatively minor roles. Above-ground litter decomposition was almost entirely independent of soil resources, with surface litter decomposing rapidly, while the counterintuitive relationship between litter quality and decomposition suggests that photodegradation may lead to minimal contribution of above-ground litter to soil organic matter formation in the long term.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2021)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Esteve Boutaud, Dorothea Nolte, Ingmar Harry, Thorsten Assmann, Claudia Drees
Summary: The reintroduction of grazing to counteract insect decline leads to an increase in semi-open habitats. However, the continuous presence of many species in semi-open habitats is likely due to mass effects rather than habitat heterogeneity. Nevertheless, semi-open habitats can serve as dispersal habitats and increase landscape connectivity.
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
(2022)
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Ecology
Ronan Marrec, Vincent Le Roux, Ludmilla Martin, Jonathan Lenoir, Jorg Brunet, Sara A. O. Cousins, Pallieter De Smedt, Marc Deconchat, Martin Diekmann, Steffen Ehrmann, Emilie Gallet-Moron, Brice Giffard, Jaan Liira, Jessica Lindgren, Alicia Valdes, Kris Verheyen, Monika Wulf, Guillaume Decocq
Summary: The study shows that macroclimate plays a significant role in driving carabid beetle community composition across regions, while forest patch conditions, including biotic and abiotic heterogeneity and patch age, increase alpha-diversity of forest species. Landscape management intensity has a weak influence on forest species alpha-diversity, but increases non-forest species in forest patches.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2021)
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Microbiology
Xiaodan Ma, Lumeng Chao, Jingpeng Li, Zhiying Ding, Siyu Wang, Fansheng Li, Yuying Bao
Summary: This study investigated the distribution, turnover, and potential driving factors of root-zone bacterial communities along broad spatial gradients of Stipa taxa transition in arid and semi-arid steppe. The bacterial communities in the root zone showed specific patterns related to Stipa populations and were mainly influenced by climatic factors. Actinobacteria, Acidobacteria, Proteobacteria, and Chloroflexi were the most abundant phyla along a precipitation gradient. Additionally, different Stipa species exhibited specific and varying bacterial taxa interactions, with some species having simpler and more stable networks than others.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Haroun Chenchouni, Souad Neffar
Summary: The assessment of soil organic carbon stock is crucial for the adoption of adequate management strategies for the sustainable development of steppelands and rangelands in North Africa. This study estimated the soil organic carbon stock in soils rehabilitated by prickly pear plantations and analyzed the effects of edaphic factors on its variation. The results showed that soil organic carbon stock varied significantly with soil depth, management type, and soil factors.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jin-Wook Park, Cheol Min Lee
Summary: The study found that in the process of urbanization in southern Osaka, Japan, ground beetle communities were significantly influenced by urban areas and roads, while paddies, fields, parks and green spaces, and open space had a positive impact on the richness of forest species and large-sized species. Ground beetle communities in areas of different sizes did not group separately.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Sonia Boudjabi, Haroun Chenchouni
Summary: Soil fertility in semi-arid steppe rangelands is influenced by vegetation cover, climatic conditions, and soil-specific factors. This study investigated the variability of soil physicochemical parameters and fertility in three types of semi-arid steppe rangelands in North Africa. The results showed that the soil physicochemical parameters significantly affected the soil fertility and stoichiometric C:P ratio in these rangelands.
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Forestry
Antonio Mazzei, Teresa Bonacci, Jakub Horak, Pietro Brandmayr
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2018)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Roberto Pizzolotto, Antonio Mazzei, Teresa Bonacci, Stefano Scalercio, Nino Iannotta, Pietro Brandmayr
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Zoology
Pizzolotto Roberto, Brandmayr Pietro
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Zoology
T. Bonacci, A. Mazzei, A. Naccarato, R. Elliani, A. Tagarelli, P. Brandmayr
EUROPEAN ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL
(2018)
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Zoology
Federica Talarico, Francesco Cavaliere, Antonio Mazzei, Pietro Brandmayr
ZOOLOGISCHER ANZEIGER
(2018)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Francesco Cavaliere, Pietro Brandmayr, Anita Giglio
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2019)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Costanza Uboni, Enrico Tordoni, Pietro Brandmayr, Silvia Battistella, Gilberto Bragato, Miris Castello, Giorgio Colombetta, Livio Poldini, Giovanni Bacaro
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2019)
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Ecology
Dan Chamberlain, Mauro Gobbi, Matteo Negro, Enrico Caprio, Claudia Palestrini, Luca Pedrotti, Pietro Brandmayr, Roberto Pizzolotto, Antonio Rolando
JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2020)
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Biology
Anita Giglio, Maria Luigia Vommaro, Pietro Brandmayr, Federica Talarico
Summary: Predator community structure plays a significant role in shaping the evolution of prey defence traits and strategies, with carabid beetles utilizing chemical secretions to protect themselves from predators.
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Anatomy & Morphology
Anita Giglio, Antonio Mazzei, Maria Luigia Vommaro, Pietro Brandmayr
Summary: This study investigated the external morphology of antenna and sensilla in a saproxylic beetle. Seven different types of sensilla were identified, providing basic information for further physiological and behavioral studies. No sexual dimorphism was found in antennal morphology and sensilla distribution.
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(2022)
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F. Talarico, F. Cavaliere, A. Giglio, A. Mazzei, P. Brandmayr
EUROPEAN ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL
(2019)
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Immunology
F. Cavaliere, P. Brandmayr, P. G. Giulianini, M. L. Vommaro, A. Giglio
ISJ-INVERTEBRATE SURVIVAL JOURNAL
(2019)
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Entomology
Antonio Mazzei, Paolo Audisio, Augusto Vigna Taglianti, Pietro Brandmayr
FRAGMENTA ENTOMOLOGICA
(2019)
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Environmental Sciences
Anita Giglio, Francesco Cavaliere, Piero Giulio Giulianini, Antonio Mazzei, Federica Talarico, Maria Luigia Vommaro, Pietro Brandmayr
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2017)
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Immunology
A. Giglio, P. Brandmayr, P. G. Giulianini, F. Cavaliere, M. R. Trapani, M. G. Parisi, M. Cammarata
ISJ-INVERTEBRATE SURVIVAL JOURNAL
(2017)