Vertical Distribution of Soil-Inhabiting Microarthropods in an Agricultural Habitat in California
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Price, D.; Benham, Gerald S.

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“…Publications dealing with the vertical distribution of soil microarthropods cover a wide range of depths, from 0–3 cm (Usher 1975) to 0–311 cm (Price and Benham 1977). In our comparative survey, many studies deal with forest soil (Table 1).…”

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“… (5) References: 1: Chernov et al 1973; 2: Willard 1973a; 3: Willard 1973b; 4: Leetham and Milchunas 1985; 5: Bühlmann 1984; 6: Hairston and Byers 1954; 7: Athias‐Henriot 1972; 8: Moskacheva 1973; 9: Ducarme et al 2001; 10: Lions 1965; 11: André et al, 1994; 12: Price and Benham, 1977; 13: Price and Benham 1976; 14: Price 1975; 15: Franco et al 1979; 16: Aucamp and Ryke 1965; 17: Beck 1964; 18: Athias 1975; 19: O'Lear and Blair 1999. …”

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Soil biodiversity: myth, reality or conning?

André¹,

Ducarme²,

Lebrun³

2002

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Section: A Literature Reviewmentioning

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Soil biodiversity: myth, reality or conning?

André¹,

Ducarme²,

Lebrun³

2002

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151

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“…(1990), que afirmam serem os Sminthuroidea mais numerosos no plantio convencional, que no plantio direto e no ecossistema natural. Este resultado foi encontrado devido ao fato de que esta super-famí li a é formada basicamente de formas epiedáficas (PRICE & BENHAM 1977), necessitando condições ideais na superfície do solo para sobreviverem, o que o plantio direto proporcionou. .)…”

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Comparação das comunidades de Sminthuroidea e Onychiuridae (Collembola) entre plantio direto em três níveis de fertilidade, plantio convencional e um ecossistema natural (campo nativo) em Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brasil

1999

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ABSTRACT. Comparison of lhe com m unities of Sminthuroidea and Onych iu r idac (Collembola) alllon g no-tillage in tllree leveIs of fcrt ility, conve ntional tillagc a nd a natura l ecosystem (native grassland) in Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil. This work had as objective to compare the communities ofSminthuroidea and Onychiuridae (Collembola) among no-tillage in three fertility leveis, conventional tillage and a natural ecosystem (native grassland). ln the conventional tillage 3nd in the no-tillage in area of medium fertility, the community of Sminthuroidea had regular fluctuation along the period of the experiment, but with low densities. The no-tillage in area of high fertility presented a populational pick in the autumn; the no-tillage in area of low feI1ility , in the spring; and, the natural ecosystem, in the summer. As the final mean density ol"the population ofSminthuroidea, was observed that the no-tillage in area of low fertility went numerically superior to the others, proceeded by the natural ecosystem, no-tillage in area ofhigh fertility , conventional tillage, and, fina lly, no-tillage in area of medium fertility. Onychiuridae had three populational picks in the no-tillage in area oflow fel1ility: being a larger in the winter and other two, smaller in the summer and in the autumn. ln the no-tillage in area 01" medium fertility presented only a populational pick in the winte ... ln the other treatments there was not signiticantly populational picks. ln relation to the final mean density ofthe community ofOnychillridae, the no-tillage plantation in area of low fel1i li ty was superior, proceeded by the other treatments of no-tillage, and, in third plan, the natural ecosystem and the conventional tillage. KEY WORDS. Collembola, Onychillridac, Sminthllroidea, no-tilIage, conventional tilIage Atualmente a agricu ltura tem assumido, de forma crescente, caráter complexo e intensivo, caracterizado por uma exploração do solo que não respeita sua capacidade de uso (FANCELLI & FAVAR1N 1989). Esta prática trouxe sérios prejuízos ao meio ambiente e para o próprio homem . Visando minimizar estes danos, o homem está a procura de um modo de cultivar o solo, que lhe deixe o mais próximo das condições naturais.

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“…The oribatids have a specific pattern of vertical distribution in soil layers, that is related to soil depth, compaction (Price & Benham Jr, 1977;Perdue & Crossley Jr, 1990) and pore diameter (Vreeken-Buijs et al, 1998;Ducarme et al, 2004;Nielsen et al, 2008). Bulk density is a simple and reliable estimator of the soil physical condition, of its structure, texture and porosity (Chen et al, 1998;Carter & Ball, 1993) and additionally, of an available place into the soil to live for oribatids.…”

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Plant-conservative agriculture of acid and degraded Raña-grassland enhances diversity of the common soil mites (Oribatida)

Jorrín

González-Fernández

2016

Span. j. agric. res.

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The seminatural prairie of the Raña of Cañamero (Spain) is a degraded and unproductive agrosystem with acid and stony soils, and low coverage of xerophytic grasses. In a project about secondary reconversion of the raña-prairie to a more productive cropland, an experimental field (EF) was established to assess the effect on plot-productivity of the interaction between correction of soil pH (liming) with three cropping systems: a no-tilled and annually fertilized and improved prairies, and a conventionally-tilled forage crop. The EF model of management was designed as plant-conservative, because no herbicide was applied after seeding to preserve the post-emergence of wild herbs and the natural grass diversity of the prairie. Between 2008 and 2012, we analysed the effect of managing factors (initial conventional-tillage, fertilization, liming and cropping) and agricultural predictors (pH, C:N ratio, soil bulk density and herbaceous biomass) on the alpha(α)-diversity of one of the major group of soil animals, the oribatids. In relation to the raña-prairie, all EF-plots improved their soil bulk density (ρs) and herbaceous biomass (t/ha), and enhanced desirable α-diversity values (richness, abundance and community equity). We conclude that the plant-conservative model: i) do not affect statistically the species richness of the prairie; ii) the desirable α-diversity responses are negatively correlated with soil bulk density and positively with herbaceous biomass, and iii) the low input or minimum intervention model, of an initial and conventional till and annual fertilisation, is the threshold and optimal model of agricultural management to improving oribatids diversity of the raña-soil.

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Vertical Distribution of Soil-Inhabiting Microarthropods in an Agricultural Habitat in California 1

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Soil biodiversity: myth, reality or conning?

Soil biodiversity: myth, reality or conning?

Comparação das comunidades de Sminthuroidea e Onychiuridae (Collembola) entre plantio direto em três níveis de fertilidade, plantio convencional e um ecossistema natural (campo nativo) em Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brasil

Plant-conservative agriculture of acid and degraded Raña-grassland enhances diversity of the common soil mites (Oribatida)

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