Scientific opinion addressing the state of the science on risk assessment of plant protection products for in‐soil organisms

EFSA Panel on Plant Protection Products and … - Efsa …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Following a request from EFSA, the Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues
developed an opinion on the science behind the risk assessment of plant protection …

Shedding light on the grey zone of speciation along a continuum of genomic divergence

C Roux, C Fraisse, J Romiguier, Y Anciaux… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Speciation results from the progressive accumulation of mutations that decrease the
probability of mating between parental populations or reduce the fitness of hybrids—the so …

Earthworms as conveyors of mycorrhizal fungi in soils

C Pelosi, E Taschen, D Redecker, M Blouin - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Earthworms are emblematic soil organisms, known to be highly beneficial to soil functioning
and ecosystem sustainability. In the current context of agroecological transition, they can be …

Effects of climate on the distribution and conservation of commonly observed European earthworms

R Zeiss, MJI Briones, J Mathieu, A Lomba… - Conservation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Belowground biodiversity distribution does not necessarily reflect aboveground biodiversity
patterns, but maps of soil biodiversity remain scarce because of limited data availability …

Spatial variation of earthworm communities and soil organic carbon in temperate agroforestry

R Cardinael, K Hoeffner, C Chenu, T Chevallier… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2019 - Springer
The aim of this study was to assess how soil organic C (SOC) stocks and earthworm
communities were modified in agroforestry systems compared to treeless control plots and …

sOilFauna-a global synthesis effort on the drivers of soil macrofauna communities and functioning

J Mathieu, AC Antunes, S Barot, AE Bonato Asato… - 2022 - agritrop.cirad.fr
Understanding global biodiversity change, its drivers, and the ecosystem consequences
requires a better appreciation of both the factors that shape soil macrofauna communities …

A reference library of DNA barcodes for the earthworms from Upper Normandy: Biodiversity assessment, new records, potential cases of cryptic diversity and ongoing …

D Porco, CH Chang, L Dupont, S James, B Richard… - Applied Soil …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study presents the assemblage of an exhaustive reference library for one of the major
groups of soil invertebrates, earthworms, focused on the long sampled French location of …

Insights into the molecular mechanisms of pesticide tolerance in the Aporrectodea caliginosa earthworm

A Barranger, C Klopp, B Le Bot, G Saramito… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Diffuse pollution of the environment by pesticides has become a major soil threat to non-
target organisms, such as earthworms for which declines have been reported. However …

How good are epigeic earthworms at dispersing? An investigation to compare epigeic to endogeic and anecic groups

M Chatelain, J Mathieu - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Dispersal capacities can strongly determine an individual's ability to respond to changing
environmental conditions, which would consequently influence the structure of natural …

Isolation-by-distance and male-biased dispersal at a fine spatial scale: a study of the common European adder (Vipera berus) in a rural landscape

D François, S Ursenbacher, A Boissinot, F Ysnel… - Conservation …, 2021 - Springer
Human activities have a major impact on habitat connectivity and landscape structure. In this
context, it is critical to better understand animal movements and gene flow to develop …