Divergent accumulation of amino sugars and lignins mediated by soil functional carbon pools under tropical forest conversion

T Li, H Cheng, Y Li, Z Mou, X Zhu, W Wu… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tropical primary forests are being destroyed at an alarming rate and converted for other land
uses which is expected to greatly influence soil carbon (C) cycling. However, our …

Grassland afforestation with Eucalyptus affect Collembola communities and soil functions in southern Brazil

BCS Jorge, BR Winck, L da Silva Menezes… - Biodiversity and …, 2023 - Springer
Afforestation of subtropical grasslands increased during the last decade and their impacts
on soil biota and functions are not well known. Here we investigated the effects of grassland …

[HTML][HTML] Functional traits in soil-living oribatid mites unveil trophic reorganization in belowground communities by introduced tree species

JZ Lu, C Bluhm, E Foltran, CAR Pérez, C Ammer… - Geoderma, 2024 - Elsevier
Biodiversity loss and its potential threat on ecosystem functions call for a critical evaluation
of human impacts on forest ecosystems. Management practices based on stand …

Land‐use change shifts and magnifies seasonal variations of the decomposer system in lowland tropical landscapes

V Krashevska, C Stiegler, T June… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Deforestation and agricultural expansion in the tropics affect local and regional climatic
conditions, leading to synergistic negative impacts on land ecosystems. Climatic changes …

Impacts of Millipedes on Acari and Collembola Communities—A Microcosm Experiment

W Chang, P Zhang, J Li, NM Aspe, J Hao, S Lu, Z Wan… - Insects, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Interactions among soil organisms are crucial for food webs and
ecological functions. However, the effects of millipedes, which play a key role as …

Using trait-based approaches to assess the response of epedaphic collembola to organic matter management practices: A case study in a rubber plantation in South …

AK Kouakou, J Cortet, Y Kolo, A Brauman - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary While studies based on the taxonomic facet of biodiversity have already
proven their value in understanding soil functioning, studies focusing on the functional facet …

Seasonal fluctuations of litter and soil Collembola and their drivers in rainforest and plantation systems

WI Susanti, V Krashevska, R Widyastuti, C Stiegler… - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
Rainforest conversion and expansion of plantations in tropical regions change local
microclimate and are associated with biodiversity decline. Tropical soils are a hotspot of …

Trait concepts, categories, and databases in soil invertebrates ecology–ordering the mess

S Joimel, A Potapov, B Pey, J Bonfanti, J Cortet… - soil organisms, 2024 - hal.science
The trait-based approach is increasingly used for soil invertebrates. Complementary to the
taxonomy based approach, the trait-based approach can provide a more mechanistic …

Global fine-resolution data on springtail abundance and community structure

AM Potapov, TW Chen, AV Striuchkova, JM Alatalo… - Scientific data, 2024 - nature.com
Springtails (Collembola) inhabit soils from the Arctic to the Antarctic and comprise an
estimated~ 32% of all terrestrial arthropods on Earth. Here, we present a global, spatially …

Soil fauna in lowland rainforest and agricultural systems of Sumatra: Changes in community composition and trophic structure with focus on Collembola

WI Susanti - 2022 - ediss.uni-goettingen.de
Rainforest conversion to agricultural plantations such as rubber and oil palm in Indonesia is
increasing in the last decades. In this thesis, I investigated effects of rainforest conversion to …