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Collembolan morphospecies (Hexapoda: Collembola) in serpentine soils: a case st...

Serpentine soils represent challenging habitats for plants and soil dwelling organisms, such as collembolans, because they typically exhibit high levels of heavy metals (e.g. chromium, cobalt, and nickel). Serpentinized areas cover about 8000 ha in Northeastern Portugal. While the plant communities are well studied, the collembolans are virtually unknown. The data presented here represent the first effort to d...

Collembolan communities in a sustainable system for production of woody biomass...

Woody biomass for energy obtained from short rotation woody crops (SRWC) needs to be managed in a sustainable way, thus allowing ecosystem conservation. However, there is a gap in our knowledge concerning the effects of these crops on soil organisms, of which collembolans represent a good indicator of soil quality. On the other hand, soil biological sciences are strongly affected by the taxonomic skill crisis, ...

Estrutura da mesofauna num ensaio de produção de biomassa lenhosa para energia ...

A produção de energia a partir de sistemas intensivos de biomassa lenhosa constitui uma alternativa interessante para solos agrícolas abandonados. Um dos parâmetros de sustentabilidade destes sistemas é a manutenção da biodiversidade do solo uma vez que a fauna edáfica desempenha funções ecológicas importantes. Pretende-se neste estudo (1) analisar o padrão espacial da abundância da comunidade de mesofauna e (2...

Diversidade e abundância de mesofauna em culturas lenhosas de rápido cresciment...

Ring-testing and Field-validation of a Terrestrial Model Ecosystem(TME) – An In...

Organic matter (OM) decomposition and soil fauna feeding activity were integrated as functional endpoints into ecotoxicological tests with intact-soil-core Terrestrial Model Ecosystems (TMEs). Cellulose filter paper served as standardized OM and was either inserted into the top soil or placed on the soil surface for a period of up to 16 weeks. Faunal feeding activity was assessed by the bait-lamina method. The ...