Impact of Agricultural Practices on Biodiversity of Soil Invertebrates
Bocchi, Stefano
Impact of Agricultural Practices on Biodiversity of Soil Invertebrates - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021 - 1 electronic resource (150 p.)
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Soil fauna plays a key role in many soil functions, such as organic matter decomposition, humus formation, and nutrient release, modifying soil structure, and improving its fertility. Soil invertebrates play key roles in determining soil suitability for agricultural production and realizing sustainable farming systems. They include an enormous diversity of arthropods, nematodes, and earthworms. However, this fauna suffers from the impact of agricultural activities with implications for the capacity of soil to maintain its fertility and provide ecosystem services. Some agricultural practices may create crucial soil habitat changes, with consequences for invertebrate biodiversity. In the few last decades, especially under intensive and specialized farming systems, a loss in soil ecosystem services has been observed, as a result of the reduction in both the abundance and taxonomic diversity of soil faunal communities. On the other hand, agricultural practices, based on sustainable soil management, can promote useful soil fauna. Therefore, the concerns about the sensibility of soil biota to the agricultural practices make it urgent to develop sustainable management strategies, able to realize favorable microclimate and habitats, and reduce the soil disturbance.
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books978-3-03943-720-7 9783039437191 9783039437207
10.3390/books978-3-03943-720-7 doi
Research & information: general
soil biota invertebrates farming systems bioenergy biodiversity wheat ecosystem axonchium helicotylenchus tylenchorhynchus pratylenchus reniform vertosol gossypium Gossypium Zea mays vertisol Lumbricidae Aporrectodea caliginosa Aporrectodea rosea phosphorus fertilizers phosphorus-solubilizing microorganisms renewable resources heavy metals Luvisols ground-dwelling arthropods pitfall traps cover crops ecosystem services natural enemies pear pests biological control soil organic matter soil pH post-harvest residues crop rotation Hordeum vulgare L. Vicia faba L. ssp. minor soil biodiversity vineyard co-occurrence patterns soil moisture soil temperature vineyard management traditional management sustainable agriculture management intensity South Tyrol mountain agriculture soil soil properties macrofauna earthworms sustainability soil invertebrates bioindicators soil quality mesofauna soil degradation land management
Impact of Agricultural Practices on Biodiversity of Soil Invertebrates - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021 - 1 electronic resource (150 p.)
Open Access
Soil fauna plays a key role in many soil functions, such as organic matter decomposition, humus formation, and nutrient release, modifying soil structure, and improving its fertility. Soil invertebrates play key roles in determining soil suitability for agricultural production and realizing sustainable farming systems. They include an enormous diversity of arthropods, nematodes, and earthworms. However, this fauna suffers from the impact of agricultural activities with implications for the capacity of soil to maintain its fertility and provide ecosystem services. Some agricultural practices may create crucial soil habitat changes, with consequences for invertebrate biodiversity. In the few last decades, especially under intensive and specialized farming systems, a loss in soil ecosystem services has been observed, as a result of the reduction in both the abundance and taxonomic diversity of soil faunal communities. On the other hand, agricultural practices, based on sustainable soil management, can promote useful soil fauna. Therefore, the concerns about the sensibility of soil biota to the agricultural practices make it urgent to develop sustainable management strategies, able to realize favorable microclimate and habitats, and reduce the soil disturbance.
Creative Commons
English
books978-3-03943-720-7 9783039437191 9783039437207
10.3390/books978-3-03943-720-7 doi
Research & information: general
soil biota invertebrates farming systems bioenergy biodiversity wheat ecosystem axonchium helicotylenchus tylenchorhynchus pratylenchus reniform vertosol gossypium Gossypium Zea mays vertisol Lumbricidae Aporrectodea caliginosa Aporrectodea rosea phosphorus fertilizers phosphorus-solubilizing microorganisms renewable resources heavy metals Luvisols ground-dwelling arthropods pitfall traps cover crops ecosystem services natural enemies pear pests biological control soil organic matter soil pH post-harvest residues crop rotation Hordeum vulgare L. Vicia faba L. ssp. minor soil biodiversity vineyard co-occurrence patterns soil moisture soil temperature vineyard management traditional management sustainable agriculture management intensity South Tyrol mountain agriculture soil soil properties macrofauna earthworms sustainability soil invertebrates bioindicators soil quality mesofauna soil degradation land management