04625nam 2201141z- 450 991063998920332120231214133547.03-0365-5980-9(CKB)5470000001633462(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/95811(EXLCZ)99547000000163346220202301d2022 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDiversity and Distribution of Forest InsectsBaselMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20221 electronic resource (176 p.)3-0365-5979-5 Forests are the richest and most complex ecosystems in the world. Due to the abundance of species and their intricate relationships, huge problems are faced when investigating and analyzing them, despite the fact that increasingly sophisticated research tools are currently available. This is also true in the case of the largest group of animals in the world, i.e., insects inhabiting the forest environment. We are currently living in times of dramatic environmental changes triggered by human activity. The effects of climate change are evident and lead to changes in forests. Growing numbers of insect species are being threatened, and it is our responsibility to protect them. This Special Issue of our journal aims to provide a platform for scientific discussions on an array of research problems, such as geographic or historic diversity of forest insects, their variability, habitat preferences, as well as their monitoring or use as bioindicators of environmental changes. We are convinced that this Special Issue will not only be a source of inspiration for further research but will also contribute to reaching a reasonable compromise between the necessary protection of forests and the need for economic benefits. It is our belief that entomological studies will be of considerable value in these efforts.Research & information: generalbicsscBiology, life sciencesbicsscForestry & related industriesbicsscpinePinusinvasion tracknew distributionalientrapAnisandrus disparCyclorhipidion bodoanumdeadwoodinvasive speciesXyleborus saxeseniiXyleborinus attenuatusXylosandrus germanusScolytinaeQuercusassociational susceptibilityforest protectionphenological synchronyOperophtera brumataAgriopis leucophaeariabud burstherbivoryxylophagous beetlesdistributionBursaphelenchus xylophilusbiodiversityPinus sylvestrisColeopteraIps typographusThanasimus spp.bark beetlesNorway sprucemass trappingattractantsrelease ratetrap typeintegrated pest managementCollembolaArachnidaInsectaecology of arthropodszoogeographyambrosia beetlebark beetleMaxEntinsect pestalien speciesniche modellingbiological invasionsLymantria dispar asiaticaAsian spongy moth (ASM)female flight abilityflight millfemale agefemale flight durationfemale flight distanceanthropogenic disturbancesenvironmental monitoringforest reservelong-term researchnatural successionoak-hornbeam forestsstability of mite communitiesUropodinaResearch & information: generalBiology, life sciencesForestry & related industriesGwiazdowicz Dariusz Jedt1302844Gwiazdowicz Dariusz JothBOOK9910639989203321Diversity and Distribution of Forest Insects3026683UNINA03989nam 2200577z- 450 991055739590332120211118(CKB)5400000000041938(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/73700(oapen)doab73700(EXLCZ)99540000000004193820202111d2020 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierInteractive Feedbacks between Soil Fauna and Soil ProcessesFrontiers Media SA20201 online resource (120 p.)2-88963-548-1 Soil fauna plays a significant role at all trophic levels of the soil food web and regulates processes that are crucial for soil functioning, such as nutrient cycling, immobilization and/or degradation of toxic compounds, formation of soil structure, greenhouse gas emissions and C turnover. Although soil fauna is not thought to contribute significantly to soil respiration during litter or soil organic matter (SOM) decomposition, the diversity of soil fauna has been found to strongly influence SOM distribution and dynamics. Yet, the functional contribution of soil fauna to many soil processes is not well understood due to methodological limitations and the high complexity of interactions at various spatiotemporal scales. In general, soil fauna has received far less scientific attention than bacteria and fungi (and lately archaea) in soil studies and has been regularly ignored in global biogeochemical models, with maybe exceptions for some earthworms. However, recent studies are raising the awareness of the influence of soil fauna on ecosystems dynamics. For instance, earthworms have been found to be major players in N2O emissions from soils. They exert a strong influence on C stabilization, and they promote the degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Less studied, ants and termites have been found to increase crop productivity in drylands, and different lifeforms of Collembola have been shown to impact microorganisms in various ways over time, thereby potentially affecting C and N cycles within farming systems. The influence of soil fauna indeed manifests over a broad ranges of spatiotemporal scales. For example, some effect such as aggregate formation may cumulate over time and finally contribute to the formation of whole soil profiles, which serve as a framework for other soil processes such as water movement, decomposition, etc. Meanwhile, soil biodiversity is impacted by an increasing human pressure through deforestation, agriculture intensification, habitat fragmentation or climate change (increasing temperatures, extreme weather events), which leads to soil biodiversity loss, in particular of soil fauna, with associated consequences on soil functioning and resilience.Environmental science, engineering and technologybicsscScience: general issuesbicsscbiogeochemical cyclesC sequestrationearthwormsgreenhouse gasmacroarthropodsmicroarthropodsnematodesprotistsresiliencesoil alterationssoil functionssoil stabilitysoil structureEnvironmental science, engineering and technologyScience: general issuesLuz Cayuela Mariaedt1295610Clause JuliaedtFrouz JanedtBaveye Philippe CedtLuz Cayuela MariaothClause JuliaothFrouz JanothBaveye Philippe CothBOOK9910557395903321Interactive Feedbacks between Soil Fauna and Soil Processes3023672UNINA