The dramatic increase in soil degradation in the last few decades has led to the need to
identify methods to define not only soil quality but also, in a holistic approach, soil health. In …

Both arthropods and large grazing herbivores are important components and drivers of
biodiversity in grassland ecosystems, but a synthesis of how arthropod diversity is affected …

Presenting a multidisciplinary perspective in a concise format, Principles of Ecotoxicology,
Third Edition discusses the fundamental chemical and ecological nature of pollution …

Most of the earth's terrestrial species live in the soil. These organisms, which include many
thousands of species of fungi and nematodes, shape aboveground plant and animal life as …

Most mites are minuscule, barely perceptible to even the sharpest eyes, but size is a poor
guide to importance. When a crop disappears under a blanket of silk or stored food turns into …

The general ecology, biology, life history, and available sources for identification of oribatid
mites (including Astigmata), the most numerically dominant arachnid group in the organic …

▪ Abstract Folsomia candida Willem 1902, a member of the order Collembola (colloquially
called springtails), is a common and widespread arthropod that occurs in soils throughout …

Summary 1 Bioindicators of habitat quality and environmental change must be identified
quantitatively and tested independently to confirm their usefulness. We used the indicator …

Human societies rely on the vast diversity of benefits provided by nature, such as food,
fibres, construction materials, clean water, clean air and climate regulation. All the elements …

Forest management, including selection of appropriate tree species to mitigate climate
change and sustain biodiversity, requires a better understanding of factors that affect the …