Soil invertebrates and ecosystem services

The Origins of Order: Self-Organization and Selection in Evolution

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Organic matter and water-stable aggregates in soils

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Ecological Linkages Between Aboveground and Belowground Biota

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Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems

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THE MAINTENANCE OF SPECIES‐RICHNESS IN PLANT COMMUNITIES: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE REGENERATION NICHE

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Organisms as Ecosystem Engineers

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Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

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Aggregate Structure and Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus in Native and Cultivated Soils

Elliott, E. T. (1986) · Soil Science Society of America Journal · doi:10.2136/sssaj1986.03615995005000030017x · Cited by 2,527

The maturity index: an ecological measure of environmental disturbance based on nematode species composition

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Fertilization, soil and plant community characteristics determine soil microbial activity in managed temperate grasslands

Dietrich, P., Buchmann, T., Cesarz, S., Eisenhauer, N., & Roscher, C. (2017) · Plant and Soil · doi:10.1007/s11104-017-3328-4 · Cited by 32

Insects as a piece of the puzzle to mitigate global problems: an opportunity for ecologists

Prather, C. M., & Laws, A. N. (2017) · Basic and Applied Ecology · doi:10.1016/j.baae.2017.09.009 · Cited by 32

Litter and soil-related variation in functional group abundances in cacao agroforests using structural equation modeling

Oliveira, P. H. G., Gama-Rodrigues, A. C., Gama-Rodrigues, E. F., & Sales, M. V. S. (2017) · Ecological Indicators · doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.08.030 · Cited by 31

Rarity is a more reliable indicator of land-use impacts on soil invertebrate communities than other diversity metrics

Dopheide, A., Makiola, A., Orwin, K. H., Holdaway, R. J., Wood, J. R., & Dickie, I. A. (2020) · eLife · doi:10.7554/elife.52787 · Cited by 31

Winter cover crops and no-till promote soil macrofauna communities in irrigated, Mediterranean cropland in California, USA

Kelly, C., Fonte, S. J., Shrestha, A., Daane, K. M., & Mitchell, J. P. (2021) · Applied Soil Ecology · doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2021.104068 · Cited by 36

Litter decomposition by soil fauna: effect of land use in agroecosystems

Cassani, M. T., Sabatté, M. L., Rubín, M. A. R., Sfeir, A. J., & Massobrio, M. J. (2021) · Heliyon · doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08127 · Cited by 31

Location-dependency of earthworm response to reduced tillage on sandy soil

Joschko, M., Gebbers, R., Barkusky, D., Rogasik, J., Höhn, W., Hierold, W., Fox, C. A., & Timmer, J. (2008) · Soil and Tillage Research · doi:10.1016/j.still.2008.07.023 · Cited by 31

Microbial Food Webs in Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems

Mostajir, B., Amblard, C., Buffan‐Dubau, E., de Wit, R., Lensi, R., & Sime‐Ngando, T. (2014) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-94-017-9118-2_13 · Cited by 34

Terrestrial oligochaete research in Latin America: The importance of the Latin American Meetings on Oligochaete Ecology and Taxonomy

Brown, G. G., Callaham, M. A., Niva, C. C., Feijoo, A., Sautter, K. D., James, S. W., Fragoso, C., Pasini, A., & Schmelz, R. M. (2013) · Applied Soil Ecology · doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2012.12.006 · Cited by 30

Decadal post-fire succession of soil invertebrate communities is dependent on the soil surface properties in a northern temperate forest

Auclerc, A., Moine, J. M. L., Hatton, P., Bird, J. A., & Nadelhoffer, K. J. (2018) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.041 · Cited by 30

Fungal fruitbodies and soil macrofauna as indicators of land use practices on soil biodiversity in Montado

Azul, A. M., Mendes, S. M., Sousa, J. P., & Freitas, H. M. D. O. (2010) · Agroforestry Systems · doi:10.1007/s10457-010-9359-y · Cited by 30

Structure and functioning of earthworm communities in woodland flooding systems used for drinking water production

Schütz, K., Nagel, P., Dill, A., & Scheu, S. (2008) · Applied Soil Ecology · doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2008.02.002 · Cited by 30

Are ant assemblages of Brazilian veredas characterised by location or habitat type?

Costa‐Milanez, C. B., Lourenço-Silva, G., Castro, P., Majer, J. D., & Ribeiro, S. X. E. R. P. (2014) · Brazilian Journal of Biology · doi:10.1590/1519-6984.17612 · Cited by 30

Differential contribution of soil biota groups to plant litter decomposition as mediated by soil use

Castro-Huerta, R., Falco, L., Sandler, R. V., & Coviella, C. E. (2015) · PeerJ · doi:10.7717/peerj.826 · Cited by 30

Earthworm populations in a traditional village landscape in Central Himalaya, India

Bhadauria, T., Kumar, P., Kumar, R., Maikhuri, R. K., Rao, K. S., & Saxena, K. G. (2011) · Applied Soil Ecology · doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2011.11.011 · Cited by 30

Overview of the Standard Methods for Soil Ecotoxicology Testing

Alves, P. R. L., & Cardoso, E. J. B. N. (2016) · InTech eBooks · doi:10.5772/62228 · Cited by 30

Effects of using different host plants and long-term fertilization systems on population sizes of infective arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Souza, T., & Santos, D. (2018) · Symbiosis · doi:10.1007/s13199-018-0546-3 · Cited by 30

Mid‐term effects on ecosystem services of quarry restoration with Technosols under Mediterranean conditions: 10‐year impacts on soil organic carbon and vegetation development

Carabassa, V., Domene, X., Díaz, E., & Alcañiz, J. M. (2019) · Restoration Ecology · doi:10.1111/rec.13072 · Cited by 30

Nest Distribution and Food Preferences of Ectatomma ruidum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Shaded and Open Cattle Pastures of Colombia

Santamaría, C., Armbrecht, I., & Lachaud, J.-P. (2009) · HAL · Cited by 30

Understanding soil erosion impacts in temperate agroecosystems: bridging the gap between geomorphology and soil ecology using nematodes as a model organism

Baxter, C., Rowan, J. S., McKenzie, B. M., & Neilson, R. (2013) · Biogeosciences · doi:10.5194/bg-10-7133-2013 · Cited by 29

Earthworm and Enchytraeid Co-occurrence Pattern in Organic and Conventional Farming

Domínguez, A., & Bedano, J. C. (2016) · Soil Science · doi:10.1097/ss.0000000000000146 · Cited by 29

Microhabitat heterogeneity promotes soil fertility and ground-dwelling arthropod diversity in Mediterranean wood-pastures

García-Tejero, S., & Taboada, Á. (2016) · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment · doi:10.1016/j.agee.2016.09.004 · Cited by 29

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

Porco, D., Chang, C., Dupont, L., James, S. W., Richard, B., & Decaëns, T. (2017) · Applied Soil Ecology · doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2017.11.001 · Cited by 29

Earthworms contribute to ecosystem process in no-till systems with high crop rotation intensity in Argentina

Bedano, J. C., Vaquero, F., Domínguez, A., Rodríguez, M. P., Wall, L. G., & Lavelle, P. (2019) · Acta Oecologica · doi:10.1016/j.actao.2019.05.003 · Cited by 32

Balkanized Research in Ecological Engineering Revealed by a Bibliometric Analysis of Earthworms and Ecosystem Services

Blouin, M., Sery, N., Cluzeau, D., Brun, J., & Bédécarrats, A. (2013) · Environmental Management · doi:10.1007/s00267-013-0079-8 · Cited by 29

Effect of Vermicompost on the Growth and Production Of Amashito Pepper, Interactions with Earthworms and Rhizobacteria

Lwanga, E. H., Vidal, O., Jarquín, A., Geissen, V., & Gómez-Álvarez, R. (2010) · Compost Science & Utilization · doi:10.1080/1065657x.2010.10736967 · Cited by 29

Dynamic Responses of Ground-Dwelling Invertebrate Communities to Disturbance in Forest Ecosystems

Perry, K. I., & Herms, D. A. (2019) · Insects · doi:10.3390/insects10030061 · Cited by 28

Performance assessment of a soil and water bioengineering work on the basis of the flora development and its associated ecosystem processes

Kettenhuber, P. L. W., Sousa, R. D. S., Dewes, J. J., Rauch, H. P., Sutili, F. J., & Hörbinger, S. (2022) · Ecological Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2022.106840 · Cited by 28

Collation of a century of soil invertebrate abundance data suggests long-term declines in earthworms but not tipulids

Barnes, A. E., Robinson, R. A., & Pearce‐Higgins, J. W. (2023) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0282069 · Cited by 30

Effects of Elevated CO2 on Litter Chemistry and Subsequent Invertebrate Detritivore Feeding Responses

Dray, M., Crowther, T. W., Thomas, S. M., A′Bear, A. D., Godbold, D. L., Ormerod, S. J., Hartley, S. E., & Jones, T. H. (2014) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0086246 · Cited by 28

Ecosystem services in agriculture: understanding the multifunctional role of invertebrates

Saunders, M. E. (2017) · Agricultural and Forest Entomology · doi:10.1111/afe.12248 · Cited by 29

Evidence for the Role of Subterranean Termites (Reticulitermes spp.) in Temperate Forest Soil Nutrient Cycling

Myer, A., & Forschler, B. T. (2018) · Ecosystems · doi:10.1007/s10021-018-0291-8 · Cited by 35

Validation of a PNA Clamping Method for Reducing Host DNA Amplification and Increasing Eukaryotic Diversity in Rhizosphere Microbiome Studies

Taerum, S. J., Steven, B. T., Gage, D. J., & Triplett, L. R. (2020) · Phytobiomes Journal · doi:10.1094/pbiomes-05-20-0040-ta · Cited by 28

Towards embedding soil ecosystem services in spatial planning

Delibas, M., Tezer, A., & Bacchin, T. K. (2021) · Cities · doi:10.1016/j.cities.2021.103150 · Cited by 30

Natural detoxification of antibiotics in the environment: A one health perspective

Baquero, F., Coque, T. M., & Martínez, J. L. (2022) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.1062399 · Cited by 28

Effects of organic and inorganic fertilizers on soil properties related to the regeneration of ecosystem services in peat grasslands

Deru, J. G. C., Bloem, J., de Goede, R. G. M., Brussaard, L., & van Eekeren, N. J. M. (2023) · Applied Soil Ecology · doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2023.104838 · Cited by 35

Mite community composition across a European transect and its relationships to variation in other components of soil biodiversity

Dirilgen, T., Arroyo, J., Dimmers, W. J., Faber, J. H., Stone, D., da Silva, P. M., Carvalho, F., Schmelz, R. M., Griffiths, B. S., Francisco, R., et al. (2015) · Applied Soil Ecology · doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2015.06.008 · Cited by 28

The adoption of no-till instead of reduced tillage does not improve some soil quality parameters in Argentinean Pampas

Domínguez, A., & Bedano, J. C. (2015) · Applied Soil Ecology · doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2015.10.014 · Cited by 28

The Effects of Fire Severity on Macroinvertebrate Detritivores and Leaf Litter Decomposition

Buckingham, S., Murphy, N., & Gibb, H. (2015) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0124556 · Cited by 28

Evaluation of Soil Biological Quality Index (QBS-ar): Its Sensitivity and Usefulness in the Post-Mining Chronosequence - Preliminary Research

Madej, G., Barczyk, G., & Gdawiec, M. (2011) · Polish Journal of Environmental Studies · Cited by 28

Cast production and NIR spectral signatures of Aporrectodea caliginosa fed soil with different amounts of half-decomposed Populus nigra litter

Zhang, C., Langlest, R., Velásquez, E., Pando, A., Brunet, D., Dai, J., & Lavelle, P. (2009) · Biology and Fertility of Soils · doi:10.1007/s00374-009-0395-6 · Cited by 28

Drivers of soil fauna communities along a successional gradient in upper andean tropical forests

Castillo-Avila, C., Figueroa, D. C., & Posada, J. M. (2024) · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2024.109692 · Cited by 27

Effect of land-use on the earthworm assemblages in semi-deciduous forests of Central-West Ivory Coast

Tondoh, J. E., Guéi, A. M., Csuzdi, C., & Okoth, P. F. (2010) · Biodiversity and Conservation · doi:10.1007/s10531-010-9953-3 · Cited by 27

Plant-earthworm interactions: influence of age and proportion of casts in the soil on plant growth, morphology and nitrogen uptake

Agapit, C., Gigon, A., Freitas, R. P., Zeller, B., & Blouin, M. (2017) · Plant and Soil · doi:10.1007/s11104-017-3544-y · Cited by 27

Agroecosystem resilience in response to extreme winter flooding

Harvey, R. J., Chadwick, D. R., Sánchez‐Rodríguez, A. R., & Jones, D. L. (2019) · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment · doi:10.1016/j.agee.2019.04.001 · Cited by 29

Soil Fauna as Webmasters, Engineers and Bioindicators in Ecosystems: Implications for Conservation Ecology and Sustainable Agriculture

Ertiban, S. M. (2019) · American Journal of Life Sciences · doi:10.11648/j.ajls.20190701.14 · Cited by 27

Circumpolar terrestrial arthropod monitoring: A review of ongoing activities, opportunities and challenges, with a focus on spiders

Gillespie, M. A. K., Alfreðsson, M., Barrio, I. C., Bowden, J., Convey, P., Coulson, S. J., Culler, L. E., Dahl, M. T., Daly, K. M., Koponen, S., et al. (2019) · AMBIO · doi:10.1007/s13280-019-01185-y · Cited by 27

Evaluating the structure characteristics of epikarst at a typical peak cluster depression in Guizhou plateau area using ground penetrating radar attributes

Gao, Q., Wang, S., Peng, T., Peng, H., & Oliver, D. M. (2020) · Geomorphology · doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2019.107015 · Cited by 27

Occurrence of different insect species with emphasis on their abundance and diversity in different habitats of Faisalabad, Pakistan

Ramzan, U., Majeed, W., Rana, N., & Nargis, S. (2020) · International Journal of Tropical Insect Science · doi:10.1007/s42690-020-00314-5 · Cited by 27

Spatial Scale Mismatches in the EU Agri-Biodiversity Conservation Policy. The Case for a Shift to Landscape-Scale Design

Falco, F. L., Feitelson, E. I., & Dayan, T. (2021) · Land · doi:10.3390/land10080846 · Cited by 37

Soil recovery of alluvial gold mine spoils in the Peruvian Amazon using Stylosanthes guianensis, a promising cover crop

Ramírez, M. G. V., Torres, D. D. C., Barrantes, J. A. G., Bardales, J. V., Thomas, E., Auca, E. C., Gushiken, M. C., Diaz, B. M., Russo, R. O., & Gomringer, R. C. (2021) · Land Degradation and Development · doi:10.1002/ldr.4118 · Cited by 27

Mapping 50 years of contribution to the development of soil quality biological indicators

Bonilla‐Bedoya, S., Valencia, K., Herrera, M. Á., López-Ulloa, M., Donoso, D. A., & Pezzopane, J. E. M. (2023) · Ecological Indicators · doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110091 · Cited by 27

Ancient human agricultural practices can promote activities of contemporary non-human soil ecosystem engineers: A case study in coastal savannas of French Guiana

Renard, D., Birk, J. J., Zangerlé, A., Lavelle, P., Glaser, B., Blatrix, R., & McKey, D. (2013) · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.02.021 · Cited by 27

Monitoring the ecosystem service provided by dung beetles offers benefits over commonly used biodiversity metrics and a traditional trapping method

Gollan, J. R., de Bruyn, L. L., Reid, N. C. H., & Wilkie, L. (2013) · Journal for Nature Conservation · doi:10.1016/j.jnc.2012.12.004 · Cited by 27

Does the influence of earthworms on water infiltration, nitrogen leaching and soil respiration depend on the initial soil bulk density? A mesocosm experiment with the endogeic species Metaphire posthuma

Pascal Jouquet, B., Huchet, G., Bottinelli, N., Doan, T. T., & Duc, T. T. (2012) · Biology and Fertility of Soils · doi:10.1007/s00374-011-0652-3 · Cited by 27

Impact of gold mining on mercury contamination and soil degradation in Amazonian ecosystems of French Guiana.

Grimaldi, M., Guédron, S., & Grimaldi, C. (2015) · CABI eBooks · doi:10.1079/9781780642109.0095 · Cited by 28

The effects of worms, clay and biochar on CO 2 emissions during production and soil application of co-composts

Barthod, J., Rumpel, C., Paradelo, R., & Dignac, M. (2016) · SOIL · doi:10.5194/soil-2-673-2016 · Cited by 28

Diversity of plant-parasitic nematode communities associated with olive nurseries in Morocco: Origin and environmental impacts

Hamza, M. A., Moukhli, A., Ferji, Z., Fossati‐Gaschignard, O., Tavoillot, J., Ali, N., Boubaker, H., Mousadik, A. E., & Mateille, T. (2017) · Applied Soil Ecology · doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2017.10.019 · Cited by 27

Ecosystem services and resilience framework

Water, L. A. E. C. R. P. O. (2014) · doi:10.5337/2014.229 · Cited by 27

Six groups of ground-dwelling arthropods show different diversity responses along elevational gradients in the Swiss Alps

Gilgado, J. D., Rusterholz, H., Braschler, B., Zimmermann, S., Chittaro, Y., & Baur, B. (2022) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0271831 · Cited by 26

Impact of Chemical Fertilizers on Diversity and Abundance of Soil-Litter Arthropod Communities in Coffee and Banana Plantations in Southern Rwanda

Nsengimana, V., Nsenganeza, J. D. D., Hagenimana, T., & Dekoninck, W. (2022) · Current Research in Environmental Sustainability · doi:10.1016/j.crsust.2023.100215 · Cited by 28

Rice-fish co-culture promotes multiple ecosystem services supporting increased yields

Li, S., Jiang, J., Lv, W., Siemann, E., Woodcock, B. A., Wang, Y., Cavalieri, A., Bai, N., Zhang, J., Zheng, X., et al. (2024) · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment · doi:10.1016/j.agee.2024.109417 · Cited by 26

Ecological recovery of populations of vulnerable species driving the risk assessment of pesticides

Kattwinkel, M., Römbke, J., & Liess, M. (2012) · EFSA Supporting Publications · doi:10.2903/sp.efsa.2012.en-338 · Cited by 26

Ant assemblage and morphological traits differ in response to soil compaction

Schmidt, F. A., Schoereder, J. H., & Caetano, M. D. N. (2016) · Insectes Sociaux · doi:10.1007/s00040-016-0532-9 · Cited by 26

Negative effects of earthworms on soil nematodes are dependent on earthworm density, ecological category and experimental conditions

Demetrio, W. C., Dionísio, J. A., & Maceda, A. (2019) · Pedobiologia · doi:10.1016/j.pedobi.2019.150568 · Cited by 26

Citizen observatory based soil moisture monitoring – the GROW example

Kovács, K., Hemment, D., Woods, M., van der Velden, N., Xaver, A., Giesen, R., Burton, V. J., Garrett, N. L., Zappa, L., Long, D., et al. (2019) · Hungarian Geographical Bulletin · doi:10.15201/hungeobull.68.2.2 · Cited by 26

Ants reign over a distinct microbiome in forest soil

Lindström, S., Timonen, S., Sundström, L., & Johansson, H. (2019) · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.107529 · Cited by 26

More frequent droughts slow down litter decomposition across European agroecosystems and increase the importance of earthworm functional diversity

da Silva, P. M., Nascimento, E., Reis, F., Briones, M. J. I., Brussaard, L., & Sousa, J. P. (2020) · Applied Soil Ecology · doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2020.103628 · Cited by 26

Logging residues promote rapid restoration of soil health after clear-cutting of rubber plantations at two sites with contrasting soils in Africa

Perron, T., Kouakou, A., Simon, C., Mareschal, L., Gay, F., Soumahoro, M., Kouassi, D., Rakotondrazafy, N., Rapidel, B., Laclau, J., et al. (2021) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151526 · Cited by 26

Two pairs of eyes are better than one: Combining individual-based and matrix models for ecological risk assessment of chemicals

Meli, M., Palmqvist, A., Forbes, V. E., Groeneveld, J., & Grimm, V. (2013) · Ecological Modelling · doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2013.07.027 · Cited by 26

What goes in does not come out: different non-lethal dietary methods give contradictory interpretation of prey selectivity in amphibians

Costa, A., Salvidio, S., Posillico, M., Altea, T., Matteucci, G., & Romano, A. (2014) · Amphibia-Reptilia · doi:10.1163/15685381-00002944 · Cited by 26

Native and exotic earthworms affect orchid seed loss

McCormick, M., Parker, K. L., Szlávecz, K., & Whigham, D. F. (2013) · AoB Plants · doi:10.1093/aobpla/plt018 · Cited by 26

Earthworms, ants and other arthropods as soil health indicators in traditional and no-fire agro-ecosystems from Eastern Brazilian Amazonia

Rousseau, G. X., Silva, P. R. D. S., & de Carvalho, C. J. R. (2010) · ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N S ) · doi:10.21829/azm.2010.262882 · Cited by 27

Impact assessment of heavy metal pollution on soil mite communities (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Zlatna Depression – Transylvania

Manu, M., Băncilă, R. I., Iordache, V., Bodescu, F., & Onete, M. (2016) · Process Safety and Environmental Protection · doi:10.1016/j.psep.2016.06.011 · Cited by 26

Cultural ecosystem services provided by the biodiversity of forest soils: A European review

Motiejūnaitė, J., Børja, I., Ostonen, I., Bakker, M. R., Bjarnadóttir, B., Brunner, I. L., Iršėnaitė, R., Mrak, T., Oddsdóttir, E. S., & Lehto, T. (2019) · Geoderma · doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.02.025 · Cited by 26

At each site its diversity: DNA barcoding reveals remarkable earthworm diversity in neotropical rainforests of French Guiana

Maggia, M.-E., Decaëns, T., Lapied, E., Dupont, L., Roy, V., Schimann, H., Orivel, J., Murienne, J., Baraloto, C., Cottenie, K., et al. (2021) · Applied Soil Ecology · doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2021.103932 · Cited by 28

Priorities for conservation of soil animals.

Decaëns, T., Lavelle, P., & Jiménez, J. J. (2008) · CABI Reviews · doi:10.1079/pavsnnr20083014 · Cited by 26

Biodiversity of Blattodea – the Cockroaches and Termites

Djernæs, M. (2018) · Wiley eBooks · doi:10.1002/9781118945582.ch14 · Cited by 27

Metallothionein gene expression differs in earthworm populations with different exposure history

Mustonen, M., Haimi, J., Vaisanen, A. O., & Knott, K. E. (2014) · Ecotoxicology · doi:10.1007/s10646-014-1338-z · Cited by 27

Spatial organization of earthworm assemblages in pastures of northwestern France

Richard, B., Legras, M., Margerie, P., Mathieu, J., Barot, S., Caro, G., Desjardins, T., Dubs, F., Dupont, L., & Decaëns, T. (2012) · European Journal of Soil Biology · doi:10.1016/j.ejsobi.2012.08.005 · Cited by 25

Potencial da macrofauna e outras variáveis edáficas como indicadores da qualidade do solo em áreas com Araucaria angustifolia.

Baretta, D., Brown, G. G., & Cardoso, E. J. B. N. (2010) · ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N S ) · doi:10.21829/azm.2010.262883 · Cited by 25

Soil microarthropod communities of urban green spaces in Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Huang, Y., Yesilonis, I. D., & Szlávecz, K. (2020) · Urban forestry & urban greening · doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126676 · Cited by 27

Influence of Soil Properties on Soldierless Termite Distribution

Bourguignon, T., Drouet, T., Šobotník, J., Hanus, R., & Roisin, Y. (2015) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0135341 · Cited by 25

Effects of Olive Mill Wastewater on Soil Microarthropods and Soil Chemistry in Two Different Cultivation Scenarios in Israel and Palestinian Territories

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