Species richness and spore abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi across distinct land uses in Western Brazilian Amazon

SL Stürmer, JO Siqueira - Mycorrhiza, 2011 - Springer
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) were surveyed for species richness and abundance in
sporulation in six distinct land uses in the western Amazon region of Brazil. Areas included …

Soil macrofauna in agricultural landscapes dominated by the Quesungual Slash-and-Mulch Agroforestry System, western Honduras

N Pauli, E Barrios, AJ Conacher, T Oberthür - Applied Soil Ecology, 2011 - Elsevier
Smallholder agroforestry systems often incorporate features that are associated with
abundant, diverse soil macrofauna populations. This study sampled soil macrofauna …

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria communities occurring in soils under different uses in the Western Amazon Region as indicated by nodulation of siratro (Macroptilium …

AS Lima, RSA Nóbrega, A Barberi, K da Silva… - Plant and Soil, 2009 - Springer
Understanding native communities is a crucial step for the management of biological
nitrogen fixation, since they may be either a source of efficient strains or a limiting factor …

Diversity and abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi spores under different coffee production systems and in a tropical montane cloud forest patch in Veracruz …

RM Arias, G Heredia-Abarca, VJ Sosa… - Agroforestry …, 2012 - Springer
We evaluate the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) community as measured by spores in
different coffee production systems (at the depth of 0–15 cm). In addition, we analyze the …

Switch of tropical Amazon forest to pasture affects taxonomic composition but not species abundance and diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community

PL Leal, JO Siqueira, SL Stuermer - Applied Soil Ecology, 2013 - Elsevier
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) community composition and species richness are
affected by several factors including soil attributes and plant host. In this paper we tested the …

Towards a universal sampling protocol for soil biotas in the humid tropics

DE Bignell - Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 2009 - SciELO Brasil
This paper reviews the methods for the inventory of below-ground biotas in the humid
tropics, to document the (hypothesized) loss of soil biodiversity associated with deforestation …

Plant functional types and traits as biodiversity indicators for tropical forests: two biogeographically separated case studies including birds, mammals and termites

AN Gillison, DE Bignell, KRW Brewer… - Biodiversity and …, 2013 - Springer
Multi-taxon surveys were conducted in species-rich, lowland palaeotropical and neotropical
forested landscapes in Sumatra, Indonesia and Mato Grosso, Brazil. Gradient-directed …

Differentiation in the fertility of Inceptisols as related to land use in the upper Solimões river region, western Amazon

FM de Souza Moreira, RSA Nóbrega… - Science of the Total …, 2009 - Elsevier
The Upper Solimões river region, western Amazon, is the homeland of indigenous
populations and contains small-scale agricultural systems that are important for biodiversity …

Describing termite assemblage structure in a Peruvian lowland tropical rain forest: a comparison of two alternative methods

CAL Dahlsjö, CL Parr, Y Malhi, P Meir, P Eggleton - Insectes Sociaux, 2015 - Springer
Termites are frequently dominant invertebrate decomposers and bioturbators in lowland
tropical forests and therefore strongly influence ecosystem processes favouring soil stability …

[PDF][PDF] Improvement of physical and biological quality of soil in a sugarcane plantation through the management of organic matter input

EA Nurhidayati, D Suprayogo… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2015 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Changes in soil quality of sugarcane plantation as a result of changes in land management
can not be measured directly, but must be demonstrated by measuring the change in the …