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Over five years, we recorded recruitment, survival, and microhabitat (i.e., high resolution soil, air, and light) characteristics rarely measured in biogeographic studies. We asked whether microhabitat variables correlate with elevation, which variables drive species establishment, and whether microhabitat variables important for establishment are already suitable beyond leading range limits. We found that only 30% of microhabitat parameters covaried with elevation. We further observed extremely low recruitment and moderate seedling survival, and these were generally only weakly explained by microhabitat. Moreover, species and life stages responded in contrasting ways to soil biota, soil moisture, temperature, and snow duration. Microhabitat suitability predictions suggest that distribution shifts are likely to be species-specific, as different species have different suitability and availability of microhabitat beyond their present ranges, thus calling into question low-resolution macroclimatic projections that will miss such complexities. We encourage further research on species responses to microhabitat and including microhabitat in range shift forecasts.</p>", "keywords": ["soil composition", "seed transplant", "Cascades", "recruitment", "seedling survival", "FOS: Biological sciences", "microhabitat suitability", "Other", "Elevational gradient", "range shift"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Chardon, Nathalie Isabelle, McBurnie, Lauren, Goodwin, Katie, Pradhan, Kavya, Hille Ris Lambers, Janneke, Angert, Amy L.,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.rv15dv4gn"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5061/dryad.rv15dv4gn", "name": "item", "description": "10.5061/dryad.rv15dv4gn", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5061/dryad.rv15dv4gn"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.biocon.2011.11.024", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:15:57Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2011-12-19", "title": "Alpha- And Beta-Diversity In Moth Communities In Salt Marshes Is Driven By Grazing Management", "description": "<p>This study evaluates the effects of long-term sheep grazing in salt marshes on the diversity of moths and derives conclusive management suggestions for the conservation of invertebrate diversity in salt marshes. Study sites were located on the Hamburger Hallig, on the Western coast of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Between 2006 and 2009, salt marshes that have been under four levels of livestock density (0, 1-2 sheep/ha, 3-4 sheep/ha, 10 sheep/ha) for over 20 years were sampled using light traps and photoeclectors. Plant and moth species richness were highest under low stocking densities, moth species richness, however, showed no difference between low stocking densities and abandonment. Species richness of moths was only weakly correlated with vegetation parameters (species richness, vegetation height, cover and litter). Using additive diversity partitioning we show that no single grazing treatment harbored all recorded moth species and that grazing increases habitat heterogeneity within each treatment. Additionally, we show that moths react more sensitively to grazing than plants, and that therefore assessments of plant species richness in salt marshes do not allow conclusions on invertebrate diversity. For the evaluation of salt-marsh diversity, a multi-species approach should be favored combining plant and invertebrate assessments. A mosaic of abandoned sites and sites with low and intermediate stocking densities would benefit moth diversity in salt-marsh conservation. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>", "keywords": ["Additive diversity partitioning", "PLANT DIVERSITY", "0106 biological sciences", "LONG-TERM", "Small scale", "CONSERVATION", "SPECIES-DIVERSITY", "WESTERN FRANCE", "HABITAT HETEROGENEITY", "/dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/biology; name=Ecosystems Research", "Microlepidoptera", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "Vegetation structure", "Plant diversity", "FARMLAND BIODIVERSITY", "GEE", "GAMMA-DIVERSITY", "SPATIAL VARIATION", "14. Life underwater", "GRASSLANDS"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2011.11.024"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Biological%20Conservation", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.biocon.2011.11.024", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.biocon.2011.11.024", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.biocon.2011.11.024"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2012-02-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.biocon.2013.04.023", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:15:57Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2013-06-11", "title": "Grazed Vegetation Mosaics Do Not Maximize Arthropod Diversity: Evidence From Salt Marshes", "description": "<p>Light to moderate grazing in grasslands can create vegetation mosaics of short grazed vegetation and tall ungrazed vegetation. These mosaics have been proposed to maximize plant and animal species richness, yet experimental evidence, especially regarding arthropods is scarce. This study compares abundance, richness and species composition of arthropods in grazed mosaics to those of homogeneous short and tall vegetation.</p><p>We sampled arthropods on three German coastal salt marshes where grazing with three densities (high, moderate and none) was installed in 1989 on previously intensively grazed plots. Stable vegetation mosaics had developed under moderate stocking densities. We collected spiders, beetles, bugs and moth larvae by suction sampling in a stratified random sampling design.</p><p>Treatments had caused large differences in plant composition after 20 years, which were reflected in the arthropod community. Most species showed a clear preference for either short or tall vegetation, but some species were most abundant in grazed mosaics. Arthropod richness and composition were similar in patches of short vegetation in moderately and highly stocked plots, while patches of tall vegetation were similar to ungrazed plots. Surprisingly, however, grazed mosaics were not richer in species than homogeneous tall vegetation, despite the co-occurrence of species from short, tall and mosaic vegetation.</p><p>We conclude that, although arthropod richness of salt marshes is greatly enhanced when stocking density is decreased, this cannot substitute ungrazed marshes for conservation of arthropod diversity. However, long term cessation leads to the disappearance of several species, and therefore the possibilities of rotational grazing should be explored. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Beetles", "Habitat heterogeneity", "Patch grazing", "Spiders", "15. Life on land", "Invertebrates", "Grassland", "01 natural sciences", "Species richness"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Michiel F. WallisDeVries, Michiel F. WallisDeVries, Corinna Rickert, Rikjan Vermeulen, Oscar Vorst, Roel van Klink, Jan P. Bakker,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2013.04.023"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Biological%20Conservation", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.biocon.2013.04.023", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.biocon.2013.04.023", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.biocon.2013.04.023"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2013-08-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ecoena.2019.100006", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:16:08Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2019-05-24", "title": "Ecosystem services from combined natural and engineered water and wastewater treatment systems: going beyond water quality enhancement", "description": "Abstract   Combined natural and engineered water and waste water systems (cNES) are nature-based solutions that utilise naturally occurring processes to remove impurities from water and therefore contribute to the ecosystem service of water quality enhancement. We hypothesise that these systems may also have a potential to deliver ecosystem services other than their primary purpose of water purification and we use spatially-explicit modelling tools to determine these benefits. We focused on three different types of cNES: bank filtration (BF), managed aquifer recharge/soil aquifer treatment (MAR/SAT), and constructed wetlands (CW), and combined the ecosystem services cascade, DESSIN and CICES conceptual frameworks with multiple InVEST 3.4.4 models to investigate the spatial distribution of intermediate ecosystem services within the sites as well as in the surrounding landscape. We also determined the role of habitats present within the sites in wider landscape\u2019s connectivity to the nearest Natura 2000 areas using the Circuitscape 4.0 model, assessed the public perception of the aesthetic value of two of the cNES technologies, i.e. CW and MAR/SAT, via an online survey, and linked the determined ecosystem services to their likely beneficiaries. Our results indicated that the sites characterised with semi-natural ecosystems had a good potential for ecosystem services provision and that the selected cNES technologies were favourably received by the public as compared to their engineered equivalents. We concluded that determination of ecosystem services potential from nature-based solutions, such as cNES technologies, should be done in consideration of various contextual factors including the type of habitats/ecosystems present within the proposed solutions, the location within the landscape as well as properties and ecosystem services potential of the areas surrounding the sites, all of which can be facilitated by deployment of spatially-explicit ecosystem service models at early stages of the planning process.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Nature-based solutions", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "Water and waste water treatment", "Habitat connectivity", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land", "551", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "12. Responsible consumption", "Circuitscape", "13. Climate action", "11. Sustainability", "Ecosystem services", "InVEST models", "14. Life underwater", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoena.2019.100006"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Ecological%20Engineering", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ecoena.2019.100006", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ecoena.2019.100006", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ecoena.2019.100006"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.geoderma.2025.117290", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:16:43Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2025-04-11", "title": "Soil structural indicators as predictors of biological activity under various soil management practices", "description": "Soil structure is a key feature in controlling the turnover of organic matter in soils. The spatial arrangement of solids and pores in agricultural topsoil can be actively influenced by management practices, such as tillage and cropping systems, which in turn can affect the resident microbial communities and their activities. However, carbon mineralisation and microbial activity are usually measured in sieved samples, which provides information on gross potentials under optimal conditions. Under these conditions, the spatial heterogeneities that are specific to different management practices are reduced or totally removed. In this study, we combined X-ray computer tomography (X-ray CT) and isothermal calorimetry to investigate the effect of soil structure on heat dissipation, as an indicator of biological activity. Samples were collected from the topsoil of a long-term field experiment (12\u00a0years) that included four different land uses: conventional vs. reduced tillage, each with either maize or winter wheat as the main crop in the rotation. We compared the response of undisturbed soil cores (3\u00a0cm in height, 2.7\u00a0cm in diameter) to the addition of water and glucose in specific pore sizes, ranging in radii of 15 to 75\u00a0\u00b5m or 3 to 75\u00a0\u00b5m. The pore structure and indicators of particulate organic material were quantified using X-ray CT with a voxel resolution of 15\u00a0\u00b5m. This allowed us to distinguish between the effects of crop rotation and tillage regime on biological activity, soil structure and the feedback between the two. Heat dissipation correlated significantly with X-ray CT derived porosity, pore surface density and soil matrix grey value, all of which were affected by both tillage regime and crop rotation. Heat dissipation in maize plots after glucose addition to the pore size range with radii of 3 to 75\u00a0\u00b5m was greater than in the winter wheat systems, but not when added to the pore size range with radii of 15 to 75\u00a0\u00b5m. The study showed that structural indicators can explain up to 81\u00a0% and 95\u00a0% of the variance in total heat dissipation after glucose and water addition, respectively, but only 60\u00a0% of the heat dynamics, here defined as the time taken for 50\u00a0% of total heat to be dissipated. The results emphasise the importance of soil structure in regulating microbial decomposition of soil organic matter and warrants further investigations.", "keywords": ["X-ray CT", "Crop rotation", "Biological activity", "Science", "Soil structure", "Q", "[SDU.STU] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences", "Soil Science", "Tillage regime", "Micro-habitat", "Calorimetry"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/37077/1/leuther-f-et-al-20250508.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2025.117290"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Geoderma", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.geoderma.2025.117290", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.geoderma.2025.117290", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.geoderma.2025.117290"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2025-05-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.jnc.2004.10.001", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-04-13T16:16:55Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2005-08-18", "title": "Utilisation Of Wadden Sea Salt Marshes By Geese In Relation To Livestock Grazing", "description": "To arctic breeding geese, the salt marshes of the International Wadden Sea are important spring staging areas. Many of these marshes have always been grazed with livestock (mainly cattle and sheep). To evaluate the influence of livestock grazing on composition and structure of salt-marsh communities and its consequences for habitat use by geese, a total of 17 pairs of grazed and ungrazed marshes were visited both in April and May 1999, and the accumulated grazing pressure by geese was estimated using dropping counts. Observed grazing pressure was related to management status and to relevant vegetation parameters. The intensity of livestock grazing influences the vegetation on the marsh. Salt marshes that are not grazed by livestock are characterised by stands with a taller canopy, a lower cover of grasses preferred by geese, and a higher cover of plants that are not preferred. Overall goose-dropping densities are significantly lower in ungrazed marshes compared to marshes grazed by livestock. Some ungrazed marshes had comparatively high goose grazing pressure, and these were all natural marshes on a sandy soil, or artificial mainland marshes with a recent history of intensive livestock grazing. Goose grazing is associated with a short canopy. The plant communities with short canopy, dominated by Agrostis stolonifera, Festuca rubra and Puccinellia maritima, together account for 85% of all goose droppings in our data. The sites that were not visited by geese differed very little from those that were visited, in the parameters we measured. This might indicate that there was no shortage of available habitat for spring staging geese in the Wadden Sea, in the study period.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "Hare", "Habitat-use", "Grazing pressure", "Barnacle Goose", "13. Climate action", "Vegetation-succession", "Brent Goose", "14. Life underwater", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2004.10.001"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20for%20Nature%20Conservation", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jnc.2004.10.001", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jnc.2004.10.001", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jnc.2004.10.001"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2005-06-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.107876", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:17:25Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-06-07", "title": "The physical structure of soil: Determinant and consequence of trophic interactions", "description": "Open AccessSoil Biology and Biochemistry, 148", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "Matric potential", "Soil pores", "Microbiota", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Mesofauna", "03 medical and health sciences", "Soil microhabitat", "Soil food web", "13. Climate action", "Soil pores; Soil microhabitat; Microbiota; Mesofauna; Soil food web; Matric potential", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Erktan, Amandine, Or, Dani, Scheu, Stefan,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.107876"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Soil%20Biology%20and%20Biochemistry", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.107876", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.107876", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.107876"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-09-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.05.016", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:17:24Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-05-19", "title": "Experimentally testing the species-habitat size relationship on soil bacteria: A proof of concept", "description": "Abstract   The species-area relationship is one of the most widely reported ecological theories accounting for biodiversity of plants and animals. However, we lack solid experimental data demonstrating whether this key ecological theorem also applies in the microbial world. Here, we conducted a microcosm study to evaluate the role of habitat area in driving the diversity, abundance, composition and functioning (i.e., four enzyme activities linked to organic matter decomposition) of soil bacterial communities. Thus, we aim to evaluate whether the principle of species-area relationship is potentially applicable to soil microbes. We established a fully factorial experimental design of three island sizes (\u223c9, 50 and 150\u202fcm2) by two sterile soils (low, high resources). After six months of glasshouse incubation, habitat-area was positively related to bacterial richness, relative abundance of Chloroflexi, Verrucomicrobia and \u03b4-proteobacteria, and soil functions in both soils. Soil with higher resources always had the greatest bacterial richness and functions. Our findings provide a proof of concept by demonstrating the potential importance of both habitat-area and resource availability in driving soil bacterial biodiversity and functioning.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "habitat (ecology)", "XXXXXX - Unknown", "Bacterial diversity; Decomposition; Ecological theory; Miseq Illumina; Extracellular enzyme activities; quantitative PCR.", "soil biodiversity", "15. Life on land", "biodegradation", "soil microbiology"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.05.016"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Soil%20Biology%20and%20Biochemistry", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.05.016", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.05.016", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.05.016"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-08-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1371/journal.pone.0198955", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:20:17Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-06-21", "title": "Mapping Portuguese Natura 2000 sites in risk of biodiversity change caused by atmospheric nitrogen pollution", "description": "In this paper, we assess and map the risk that atmospheric nitrogen (atN) pollution poses to biodiversity in Natura 2000 sites in mainland Portugal. We first review the ecological impacts of atN pollution on terrestrial ecosystems, focusing on the biodiversity of Natura 2000 sites. These nature protection sites, especially those located within the Mediterranean Basin, are under-characterized regarding the risk posed by atN pollution. We focus on ammonia (NH3) because this N form is mostly associated with agriculture, which co-occurs at or in the immediate vicinity of most areas of conservation interest in Portugal. We produce a risk map integrating NH3 emissions and the susceptibility of Natura 2000 sites to atN pollution, ranking habitat sensitivity to atN pollution using expert knowledge from a panel of Portuguese ecological and habitat experts. Peats, mires, bogs, and similar acidic and oligotrophic habitats within Natura 2000 sites (most located in the northern mountains) were assessed to have the highest relative risk of biodiversity change due to atN pollution, whereas Natura 2000 sites in the Atlantic and Mediterranean climate zone (coastal, tidal, and scrubland habitats) were deemed the least sensitive. Overall, results allowed us to rank all Natura 2000 sites in mainland Portugal in order of evaluated risk posed by atN pollution. The approach is of great relevance for stakeholders in different countries to help prioritize site protection and to define research priorities. This is especially relevant in countries with a lack of expertise to assess the impacts of nitrogen on biodiversity and can represent an important step up from current knowledge in such countries.", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "Conservation of Natural Resources", "Nitrogen", "Science", "air pollution", "01 natural sciences", "03 medical and health sciences", "atmospheric nitrogen pollution", "habitats", "Air Pollution", "11. Sustainability", "pollution", "Natura 2000", "14. Life underwater", "conservation science", "biodiversity", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "forests", "water pollution", "Portugal", "Atmosphere", "Q", "R", "Biodiversity", "15. Life on land", "biodiversity change", "13. Climate action", "Medicine", "ecosystems", "Research Article"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198955"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/PLOS%20ONE", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1371/journal.pone.0198955", "name": "item", "description": "10.1371/journal.pone.0198955", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1371/journal.pone.0198955"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-06-21T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/biology12040593", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:21:51Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-04-14", "title": "Determining Tipping Points and Responses of Macroinvertebrate Traits to Abiotic Factors in Support of River Management", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Although the trait concept is increasingly used in research, quantitative relations that can support in determining ecological tipping points and serve as a basis for environmental standards are lacking. This study determines changes in trait abundance along a gradient of flow velocity, turbidity and elevation, and develops trait\u2013response curves, which facilitate the identification of ecological tipping points. Aquatic macroinvertebrates and abiotic conditions were determined at 88 different locations in the streams of the Guayas basin. After trait information collection, a set of trait diversity metrics were calculated. Negative binomial regression and linear regression were applied to relate the abundance of each trait and trait diversity metrics, respectively, to flow velocity, turbidity and elevation. Tipping points for each environmental variable in relation to traits were identified using the segmented regression method. The abundance of most traits increased with increasing velocity, while they decreased with increasing turbidity. The negative binomial regression models revealed that from a flow velocity higher than 0.5 m/s, a substantial increase in abundance occurs for several traits, and this is even more substantially noticed at values higher than 1 m/s. Furthermore, significant tipping points were also identified for elevation, wherein an abrupt decline in trait richness was observed below 22 m a.s.l., implying the need to focus water management in these altitudinal regions. Turbidity is potentially caused by erosion; thus, measures that can reduce or limit erosion within the basin should be implemented. Our findings suggest that measures mitigating the issues related to turbidity and flow velocity may lead to better aquatic ecosystem functioning. This quantitative information related to flow velocity might serve as a good basis to determine ecological flow requirements and illustrates the major impacts that hydropower dams can have in fast-running river systems. These quantitative relations between invertebrate traits and environmental conditions, as well as related tipping points, provide a basis to determine critical targets for aquatic ecosystem management, achieve improved ecosystem functioning and warrant trait diversity.</p></article>", "keywords": ["NUISANCE PARAMETER", "QH301-705.5", "BIOLOGICAL TRAITS", "Article", "flow velocity", "traits", "threshold values", "HUMAN DISTURBANCES", "14. Life underwater", "Biology (General)", "ECOLOGICAL WATER-QUALITY", "limnology", "sediments", "Biology and Life Sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water", "turbidity", "flow velocity; limnology; river management; threshold values; tipping points; traits; sediments; turbidity", "13. Climate action", "FINE SEDIMENT", "tipping points", "AQUATIC INSECTS", "MULTIPLE-STRESSORS", "STREAM MACROINVERTEBRATES", "HABITAT SUITABILITY", "river management", "INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/12/4/593/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/12/4/593/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/biology12040593"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/biology12040593", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/biology12040593", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/biology12040593"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-04-13T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1038/s41467-024-48252-x", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:18:13Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-05-08", "title": "A unifying modelling of multiple land degradation pathways in Europe", "description": "Abstract<p>Land degradation is a complex socio-environmental threat, which generally occurs as multiple concurrent pathways that remain largely unexplored in Europe. Here we present an unprecedented analysis of land multi-degradation in 40 continental countries, using twelve dataset-based processes that were modelled as land degradation convergence and combination pathways in Europe\uffe2\uff80\uff99s agricultural (and arable) environments. Using a Land Multi-degradation Index, we find that up to 27%, 35% and 22% of continental agricultural (~2 million km2) and arable (~1.1 million km2) lands are currently threatened by one, two, and three drivers of degradation, while 10\uffe2\uff80\uff9311% of pan-European agricultural/arable landscapes are cumulatively affected by four and at least five concurrent processes. We also explore the complex pattern of spatially interacting processes, emphasizing the major combinations of land degradation pathways across continental and national boundaries. Our results will enable policymakers to develop knowledge-based strategies for land degradation mitigation and other critical European sustainable development goals.</p", "keywords": ["Degradation (telecommunications)", "Soil Degradation", "Science", "Soil Science", "01 natural sciences", "Environmental protection", "Article", "Environmental science", "12. Responsible consumption", "Agricultural and Biological Sciences", "Agricultural land", "Sustainable development", "11. Sustainability", "Arable land", "Environmental resource management", "Biology", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Global and Planetary Change", "Global Analysis of Ecosystem Services and Land Use", "Geography", "Ecology", "Q", "1. No poverty", "Life Sciences", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Computer science", "Soil Erosion and Agricultural Sustainability", "Land Tenure and Property Rights in Agriculture", "Threatened species", "Environmental degradation", "Habitat", "Archaeology", "Land Fragmentation", "13. Climate action", "FOS: Biological sciences", "Environmental Science", "Physical Sciences", "Land use", "Telecommunications", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Land degradation"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-48252-x"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Nature%20Communications", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1038/s41467-024-48252-x", "name": "item", "description": "10.1038/s41467-024-48252-x", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1038/s41467-024-48252-x"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-05-08T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/rs11080913", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:22:03Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2019-04-15", "title": "Multispectral Contrast of Archaeological Features: A Quantitative Evaluation", "description": "<p>This study provides an evaluation of spectral responses of hollow ways in Upper Mesopotamia. Hollow ways were used for the transportation of animals, carts, and other moving agents for centuries. The aim is to show how the success of spectral indices varies in describing topologically simple features even in a seemingly homogeneous geographic unit. The variation is further highlighted under the changing precipitation regime. The methodology begins with an exploration of the relationship between the date of a multispectral scene and the visibility of hollow ways. The next step is to evaluate the impact of rainfall levels on numerous indices and to quantify spectral contrast. The contrast between a hollow way and its background is evaluated with Welch\uffe2\uff80\uff99s t-test and the association between precipitation regime and spectral responses of hollow ways are investigated with Correspondence Analysis and Fisher\uffe2\uff80\uff99s test. Results highlight an intrinsic relationship between the precipitation regime and the ways in which archaeological features reflects and/or emits electromagnetic energy. Next, the categorization of spectral indices based on different rainfall levels can be used as a guidance in future studies. Finally, the study suggests contrast becomes an even more fruitful concept as one moves from the spatial domain to the spectral domain.</p>", "keywords": ["Random Forests", "Lidar", "satellite remote sensing", "Science", "Q", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "Effectiveness of data fusion", "06 humanities and the arts", "02 engineering and technology", "Data fusion", "910", "15. Life on land", "archaeology of roads", "precipitation regime", "Imaging spectroscopy", "Precipitation regime", "spectral contrast", "Hollow ways", "Natura 2000 habitat", "13. Climate action", "Satellite remote sensing", "Upper Mesopotamia", "0601 history and archaeology", "Spectral contrast", "hollow ways"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/11/8/913/pdf"}, {"href": "https://iris.cnr.it/bitstream/20.500.14243/390208/1/prod_402195-doc_199283.pdf"}, {"href": "http://dro.dur.ac.uk/27994/1/27994.pdf"}, {"href": "http://dro.dur.ac.uk/27994/2/27994.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/11/8/913/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11080913"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Remote%20Sensing", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/rs11080913", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/rs11080913", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/rs11080913"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-04-15T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/1365-2435.14486", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-04-13T16:19:12Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-12-16", "title": "Homogeneous microenvironmental conditions under nurses promote facilitation", "description": "Abstract<p>   <p>Biotic interactions are highly affected by species traits and micro\uffe2\uff80\uff90environmental variability. Research on facilitation has primarily focused on how nurse species alleviate abiotic stress for beneficiary species, while the impact of the micro\uffe2\uff80\uff90environmental variability generated by nurse plants in shaping facilitation outcomes is poorly understood. This study has two objectives: (i) To evaluate which traits define beneficiary species and (ii) to evaluate whether nurse and non\uffe2\uff80\uff90nurse species differ in their ability to reduce abiotic stress and its variability under their canopy.</p>  <p>We sampled recruits in two arid and stressful environments to assess (i) which species accumulate more juveniles beneath their canopy controlling for their coverage (nurse vs. non\uffe2\uff80\uff90nurse species) and (ii) which species benefited from facilitation by determining whether they tend to recruit more beneath other species or on the bare ground (beneficiary/non\uffe2\uff80\uff90beneficiary). First, we compared how nurse and non\uffe2\uff80\uff90nurse species modify the physical and chemical microenvironments underneath their canopy, both in terms of magnitude and variation. Second, we compared root growth, water retention and nutrient accumulation in juvenile plants of beneficiary and non\uffe2\uff80\uff90beneficiary species.</p>  <p>We found that facilitation is enhanced by species that provide a more homogeneous microenvironment rather than an intense reduction of microenvironmental stress under their canopy. In addition, the juveniles of beneficiary species invest more in root development, accumulate Ca and S in their shoot tissues, and show a higher water content than non\uffe2\uff80\uff90beneficiary species.</p>  <p>Our findings indicate that the homogeneity of microenvironments plays a crucial role in facilitative interactions, and the juveniles of beneficiary species show a less conservative strategy, investing more in resource acquisition than juveniles of non\uffe2\uff80\uff90beneficiary species.</p>  </p><p>Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.</p", "keywords": ["Cuatroci\u00e9negas", "0106 biological sciences", "0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "Plant facilitation", "Gypsum soils", "15. Life on land", "Traits", "Beneficiary species", "01 natural sciences", "Nurse species", "Microhabitats variability", "03 medical and health sciences", "Homogeneity"], "contacts": [{"organization": "S\u00e1nchez\u2010Mart\u00edn, Ricardo, Montesinos\u2010Navarro, Alicia, Ochoterena, Helga, Pisanty, Irene, Rodr\u00edguez\u2010S\u00e1nchez, Mariana, Verd\u00fa, Miguel, Flores\u2010Olvera, Hilda,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1365-2435.14486"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14486"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Functional%20Ecology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/1365-2435.14486", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/1365-2435.14486", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/1365-2435.14486"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-12-15T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/ecog.05308", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-04-13T16:19:16Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-01-19", "title": "Evaluating predictive performance of statistical models explaining wild bee abundance in a mass\u2010flowering crop", "description": "<p>Wild bee populations are threatened by current agricultural practices in many parts of the world, which may put pollination services and crop yields at risk. Loss of pollination services can potentially be predicted by models that link bee abundances with landscape\uffe2\uff80\uff90scale land\uffe2\uff80\uff90use, but there is little knowledge on the degree to which these statistical models are transferable across time and space. This study assesses the transferability of models for wild bee abundance in a mass\uffe2\uff80\uff90flowering crop across space (from one region to another) and across time (from one year to another). The models used existing data on bumblebee and solitary bee abundance in winter oilseed rape fields, together with high\uffe2\uff80\uff90resolution land\uffe2\uff80\uff90use crop\uffe2\uff80\uff90cover and semi\uffe2\uff80\uff90natural habitats data, from studies conducted in five different regions located in four countries (Sweden, Germany, Netherlands and the UK), in three different years (2011, 2012, 2013). We developed a hierarchical model combining all studies and evaluated the transferability using cross\uffe2\uff80\uff90validation. We found that both the landscape\uffe2\uff80\uff90scale cover of mass\uffe2\uff80\uff90flowering crops and permanent semi\uffe2\uff80\uff90natural habitats, including grasslands and forests, are important drivers of wild bee abundance in all regions. However, while the negative effect of increasing mass\uffe2\uff80\uff90flowering crops on the density of the pollinators is consistent between studies, the direction of the effect of semi\uffe2\uff80\uff90natural habitat is variable between studies. The transferability of these statistical models is limited, especially across regions, but also across time. Our study demonstrates the limits of using statistical models in conjunction with widely available land\uffe2\uff80\uff90use crop\uffe2\uff80\uff90cover classes for extrapolating pollinator density across years and regions, likely in part because input variables such as cover of semi\uffe2\uff80\uff90natural habitats poorly capture variability in pollinator resources between regions and years.</p>", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "0303 health sciences", "Model predictions", "Transferability in ecology", "Brassica napus", "wild pollinators", "mass flowering crops", "15. Life on land", "Mass flowering crops", "", "transferability in ecology", "03 medical and health sciences", "Permanent seminatural habitats", "model predictions", "ddc:570", "permanent semi-natural habitats", "Wild pollinators"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/95616/1/ecog.05308.pdf"}, {"href": "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/ecog.05308"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.05308"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Ecography", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/ecog.05308", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/ecog.05308", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/ecog.05308"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-01-19T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/ecog.05478", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:19:16Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-05-07", "title": "Multi\u2010taxa colonisation along the foreland of a vanishing equatorial glacier", "description": "<p>Retreating glaciers, icons of climate change, release new potential habitats for both aquatic and terrestrial organisms. High\uffe2\uff80\uff90elevation species are threatened by temperature increases and the upward migration of lowlands species. Improving our understanding of successional processes after glacier retreat becomes urgent, especially in the tropics, where glacier shrinkage is particularly fast. We examined the successional patterns of aquatic invertebrates, ground beetles, terrestrial plants, soil eukaryotes (algae, invertebrates, plants) in an equatorial glacier foreland (Carihuairazo, Ecuador). Based on both taxonomical identification and eDNA metabarcoding, we analysed the effects of both environmental conditions and age of deglacierization on community composition. Except for algae, diversity increased with time since deglacierization, especially among passive dispersers, suggesting that dispersal was a key driver structuring the glacier foreland succession. Spatial \uffce\uffb2\uffe2\uff80\uff90diversity was mainly attributed to nestedness for aquatic invertebrates, terrestrial plants and soil algae, likely linked to low environmental variability within the studied glacier foreland; and to turnover for soil invertebrates, suggesting competition exclusion at the oldest successional stage. Pioneer communities were dominated by species exhibiting flexible feeding strategies and high dispersal ability (mainly transported by wind), probably colonising from lower altitudes, or from the glacier in the case of algae. Overall, glacier foreland colonisation in the tropics exhibit common characteristics to higher latitudes. High\uffe2\uff80\uff90elevation species are nevertheless threatened, as the imminent extinction of many tropical glaciers will affect species associated to glacier\uffe2\uff80\uff90influenced habitats but also prevent cold\uffe2\uff80\uff90adapted and hygrophilous species from using these habitats as refuges in a warming world.</p>", "keywords": ["Colonization", "[SDV.BID.SPT]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Systematics", "550", "Early succession", "glacier retreat", "Sociology", "[SDV.EE.ECO] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology", " environment/Ecosystems", "Environmental DNA Sequencing", "Glacier", "Ecology", "Geography", "early succession", "Life Sciences", "Phylogenetics and taxonomy", "Biodiversity", "[SDV.BV.BOT]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Vegetal Biology/Botanics", "Threatened species", "FOS: Sociology", "Multiple-taxa", "multiple-taxa", "Habitat", "[SDE]Environmental Sciences", "Physical Sciences", "environment/Ecosystems", "570", "Physical geography", "Population", "Global Diversity of Microbial Eukaryotes and Their Evolution", "[SDV.BV.BOT] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Vegetal Biology/Botanics", "Ecological succession", "Biochemistry", " Genetics and Molecular Biology", "Biological dispersal", "[SDV.BID.SPT] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Systematics", " Phylogenetics and taxonomy", "equatorial glacier foreland", "Equatorial glacier foreland", "Glacier retreat", "Molecular Biology", "Biology", "Demography", "Marine Microbial Diversity and Biogeography", "Colonisation", "South America", "15. Life on land", "[SDE.BE] Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology", "13. Climate action", "FOS: Biological sciences", "[SDV.EE.ECO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology", "Environmental Science", "[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology", "early succession; equatorial glacier foreland; glacier retreat; multiple-taxa", "Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Monitoring"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://air.unimi.it/bitstream/2434/851699/2/rosero%202021.pdf"}, {"href": "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/ecog.05478"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.05478"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Ecography", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/ecog.05478", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/ecog.05478", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/ecog.05478"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-05-06T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/een.12788", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:19:16Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2019-07-30", "title": "Come to the dark side! The role of functional traits in shaping dark diversity patterns of south\u2010eastern European hoverflies", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>1. Dark diversity represents the set of species that can potentially inhabit a given area under particular ecological conditions, but are currently \u2018missing\u2019 from a site. This concept allows characterisation of the mechanisms determining why species are sometimes absent from an area that seems ecologically suitable for them.</p><p>2. The aim of this study was to determine the dark diversity of hoverflies in south\u2010eastern Europe and to discuss the role of different functional traits that might increase the likelihood of species contributing to dark diversity. Based on expert opinion, the Syrph the Net database and known occurrences of species, the study estimated species pools, and observed and dark diversities within each of 11 defined vegetation types for 564 hoverfly species registered in south\u2010eastern Europe. To detect the most important functional traits contributing to species being in dark diversity across different vegetation types, a random forest algorithm and respective statistics for variable importance were used.</p><p>3. The highest dark diversity was found for southwest Balkan sub\u2010Mediterranean mixed oak forest type, whereas the lowest was in Mediterranean mixed forest type. Three larval feeding modes (saproxylic, and phytophagous on bulbs or roots) were found to be most important for determining the probability of a species contributing to hoverfly dark diversity, based on univariate correlations and random forest analysis.</p><p>4. This study shows that studying dark diversity might provide important insights into what drives community assembly in south\u2010eastern European hoverflies, especially its missing components, and contributes to more precise conservation prioritisation of both hoverfly species and their habitats.</p></article>", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "functional characteristics", "CLIMATE-CHANGE", "LAND-USE", "vegetation types", "missing species", "Disturbance", "15. Life on land", "DIPTERA SYRPHIDAE", "FOREST", "01 natural sciences", "POLLINATORS", "COMMUNITY", "Ecology", " evolutionary biology", "MANAGEMENT", "BIODIVERSITY", "insects", "Syrphidae", "HABITAT", "OAK DECLINE", "richness"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/een.12788"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/een.12788"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Ecological%20Entomology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/een.12788", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/een.12788", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/een.12788"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-07-30T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/een.13234", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-04-13T16:19:16Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-03-02", "title": "Forest and grassland habitats support pollinator diversity more than wildflowers and sunflower monoculture", "description": "Abstract<p> <p>Intensively managed agricultural landscapes often lack suitable habitats to support diverse wildlife, particularly harming pollinator communities. Besides mass flowering crops, remnant patches of natural and semi\uffe2\uff80\uff90natural vegetation may play a key role in maintaining and conserving biodiversity. Yet, the effects of different natural habitats, including forests and grasslands, on different pollinator communities are poorly understood at the landscape scale.</p> <p>We examined the abundance, richness, and diversity of wild bees and hoverflies, two key pollinator groups, across a land\uffe2\uff80\uff90use gradient spanning forest edges, grassland, wildflower strips, and sunflower monoculture. We also examined the distribution of hoverfly larvae trophic guilds and wild bee nesting traits across the above\uffe2\uff80\uff90mentioned land\uffe2\uff80\uff90use gradient. Finally, we evaluated the impact of landscape structure (forest, grassland, and water cover in the surrounding landscape) on pollinator community composition.</p> <p>Our results indicate that forest and grassland habitats supported a higher abundance and greater richness of pollinators than wildflower strips and sunflower monocultures. Furthermore, hoverflies were more sensitive to habitat and floristic homogenization than wild bees. Sunflower and wildflower habitats also hosted a lower diversity of larvae trophic guilds and wild bee nesting guilds as compared to forests and grasslands.</p> <p>Our study suggests that conserving and restoring forest and grassland habitats within agricultural mosaics may serve as the main \uffe2\uff80\uff98refuge\uffe2\uff80\uff99 for wild pollinators.</p> </p", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "bees; habitat types; hoverflies; intensive agriculture; landscape composition; pollination", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13234"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Ecological%20Entomology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/een.13234", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/een.13234", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/een.13234"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-03-02T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01313.x", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:19:28Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-11-16", "title": "Earthworm-Induced N Mineralization In Fertilized Grassland Increases Both N2o Emission And Crop-N Uptake", "description": "<p>Earthworms can increase plant nitrogen (N) availability by stimulating mineralization of organic matter. However, recent studies show that they can also cause elevated emission of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O). It is unclear to what extent these two effects occur in fertilized grasslands, where earthworm densities are typically greatest. The aims of this study were therefore to (i) quantify the effects of earthworm activity on N uptake and N2O emissions in fertilized grasslands and (ii) link these effects to earthworm functional groups. In a 73\uffe2\uff80\uff90day factorial mesocosm experiment, combinations of Lumbricus rubellus (Lr, epigeic), Aporrectodea longa (Al, anecic) and Aporrectodea caliginosa (Ac, endogeic) individuals were introduced into columns with grass growing on a fertilized (250 kg N ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921) loamy soil. Introduction of Lr resulted in 50.8% (P &lt; 0.001) larger N2O emissions and 5.4% (P = 0.032) larger grass biomass. Grass\uffe2\uff80\uff90N uptake increased from 172 to 188 kg N ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921 in the presence of Lr (P &lt; 0.001), from 176 to 183 kg N ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921 in the presence of Ac (P = 0.001), and from 168 to 199 kg N ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921 when all three earthworm species were present (P = 0.006). Lr increased soil NH4+\uffe2\uff80\uff90N concentrations (P = 0.010), further indicating enhanced mineralization of N caused by earthworm activity. We conclude that the previously observed beneficial effect of earthworm presence on plant\uffe2\uff80\uff90N availability has a negative side\uffe2\uff80\uff90effect: increased emissions of the mineralized N as N2O.</p>", "keywords": ["forests", "2. Zero hunger", "agroecosystems", "habitat", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "carbon-dioxide", "invasion", "populations", "fluxes", "soil-structure", "13. Climate action", "nitrous-oxide emission", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "organic-matter"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01313.x"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01313.x", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01313.x", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01313.x"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2010-11-16T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/j.1757-1707.2011.01130.x", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:19:46Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2011-11-02", "title": "Modeling Wildlife And Other Trade-Offs With Biofuel Crop Production", "description": "Abstract<p>Biofuels from agricultural sources are an important part ofCalifornia's strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on foreign oil. Land conversion for agricultural and urban uses has already imperiled many animal species in the state. This study investigated the potential impacts on wildlife of shifts in agricultural activity to increase biomass production for transportation fuels. We applied knowledge of the suitability ofCalifornia's agricultural landscapes for wildlife species to evaluate wildlife effects associated with plausible scenarios of expanded production of three potential biofuel crops (sugar beets, bermudagrass, and canola). We also generated alternative, spatially explicit scenarios that minimized loss of habitat for the same level of biofuel production. We explored trade\uffe2\uff80\uff90offs to compare the marginal changes per unit of energy for transportation costs, wildlife, land and water\uffe2\uff80\uff90use, and total energy produced, and found that all five factors were influenced by crop choice. Sugar beet scenarios require the least land area: 3.5 times less land per liter of gasoline equivalent than bermudagrass and five times less than canola. Canola scenarios had the largest impacts on wildlife but the greatest reduction in water use. Bermudagrass scenarios resulted in a slight overall improvement for wildlife over the current situation. Relatively minor redistribution of lands converted to biofuel crops could produce the same energy yield with much less impact on wildlife and very small increases in transportation costs. This framework provides a means to systematically evaluate potential wildlife impacts of alternative production scenarios and could be a useful complement to other frameworks that assess impacts on ecosystem services and greenhouse gas emissions.</p>", "keywords": ["geographic information systems", "2. Zero hunger", "habitat suitability", "agroecosystems", "Life on Land", "California Wildlife Habitat Relationships system", "Agricultural Biotechnology", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land", "renewable energy", "7. Clean energy", "biofuels", "12. Responsible consumption", "Climate Action", "biomass feedstock", "trade-offs", "water demand", "13. Climate action", "11. Sustainability", "0202 electrical engineering", " electronic engineering", " information engineering", "Marxan"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://escholarship.org/content/qt40f8x430/qt40f8x430.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1757-1707.2011.01130.x"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/GCB%20Bioenergy", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/j.1757-1707.2011.01130.x", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/j.1757-1707.2011.01130.x", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/j.1757-1707.2011.01130.x"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2011-11-02T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1128/aem.00698-21", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:19:54Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-06-23", "title": "Limitation of Microbial Processes at Saturation-Level Salinities in a Microbial Mat Covering a Coastal Salt Flat", "description": "<p>             Due to their abilities to survive intense radiation and low water availability, hypersaline microbial mats are often suggested to be analogs of potential extraterrestrial life. However, even on Earth, the limitations imposed on microbial processes by saturation-level salinity have rarely been studied             in situ             .           </p", "keywords": ["aerobic respiration", "primary and secondary production", "0301 basic medicine", "Geologic Sediments", "hypersaline microbial mats", "microbial communities", "Sodium Chloride", "extremophiles/extremophily", "03 medical and health sciences", "CYANOBACTERIAL MATS", "REDUCING BACTERIA", "uncultured microbes", "BACTERIUM DESULFOVIBRIO-OXYCLINAE", "Environmental Microbiology", "14. Life underwater", "Photosynthesis", "Phylogeny", "DISSIMILATORY SULFATE REDUCTION", "106022 Mikrobiologie", "Bacteria", "Microbiota", "ANOXYGENIC PHOTOSYNTHESIS", "15. Life on land", "Archaea", "biofilm biology", "6. Clean water", "Oxygen", "sulfide microprofiles", "13. Climate action", "CHLOROFLEXUS-LIKE BACTERIA", "106022 Microbiology", "sulfate reduction rate", "GEN. NOV.", "sulfur cycling", "PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION", "DUNALIELLA", "microbiology of unexplored habitats", "biofilm biology; element cycles and biogeochemical processes; extremophiles/extremophily; microbial communities; microbiology of unexplored habitats; primary and secondary production; uncultured microbes", "element cycles and biogeochemical processes", "key biogeochemical processes", "OXYGENIC PHOTOSYNTHESIS", "Sulfur"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/AEM.00698-21"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00698-21"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Applied%20and%20Environmental%20Microbiology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1128/aem.00698-21", "name": "item", "description": "10.1128/aem.00698-21", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1128/aem.00698-21"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-08-11T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1186/s40793-020-00364-9", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:20:06Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-05-01", "title": "Trichomes form genotype-specific microbial hotspots in the phyllosphere of tomato", "description": "<title>Abstract</title>         <p>Background The plant phyllosphere is a well-studied habitat characterized by low nutrient availability and high community dynamics. In contrast, plant trichomes, known for their production of a large number of metabolites, are a yet unexplored habitat for microbes. We analyzed the phyllosphere as well as trichomes of two tomato genotypes (<italic>Solanum lycopersicum</italic> LA4024, <italic>S. habrochaites</italic> LA1777) by targeting bacterial 16S rRNA gene fragments.Results Leaves, leaves without trichomes, and trichomes alone harbored similar abundances of bacteria (10<sup>8</sup>- 10<sup>9</sup> 16S rRNA gene copy numbers per gram of sample). In contrast, bacterial diversity was found significantly increased in trichome samples (Shannon index: 4.4 vs. 2.5). Moreover, the community composition was significantly different when assessed with beta diversity analysis and corresponding statistical tests. At the bacterial class level, <italic>Alphaproteobacteria</italic> (23.6%) were significantly increased, whereas <italic>Bacilli</italic> (8.6%) were decreased in trichomes. The bacterial family <italic>Sphingomonadacea</italic> (8.4%) was identified as the most prominent, trichome-specific taxa; <italic>Burkholderiaceae</italic> and <italic>Actinobacteria</italic> showed similar pattern. Moreover, <italic>Sphingomonas</italic> was identified as a central element in the core microbiome of trichome samples, while distinct low-abundant bacterial families including <italic>Hymenobacteraceae</italic> and <italic>Alicyclobacillaceae</italic> were exclusively found in trichome samples. Niche preferences were statistically significant for both genotypes and genotype-specific enrichments were further observed.Conclusion Our results provide first evidence of a highly specific trichome microbiome in tomato and show the importance of micro-niches for the structure of bacterial communities on leaves. These findings provide further clues for breeding, plant pathology and protection as well as so far unexplored natural pathogen defense strategies.</p>", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "Plant microhabitat", "0303 health sciences", "Plant microbiome", "Trichomes", "15. Life on land", "Microbiology", "Bacterial communities", "QR1-502", "Environmental sciences", "03 medical and health sciences", "Solanum lycopersicum", "Solanum habrochaites", "plant microbiome", " bacterial communities", " plant-microbe interactions", " Solanum habrochaites", " Solanum lycopersicum", " plant microhabitat", " phyllosphere", " trichomes", "GE1-350", "Phyllosphere", "Plant-microbe interactions", "Research Article"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s40793-020-00364-9.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-020-00364-9"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Environmental%20Microbiome", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1186/s40793-020-00364-9", "name": "item", "description": "10.1186/s40793-020-00364-9", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1186/s40793-020-00364-9"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-05-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1371/journal.pone.0125404", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:20:17Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-05-06", "title": "The Contribution Of Mangrove Expansion To Salt Marsh Loss On The Texas Gulf Coast", "description": "Landscape-level shifts in plant species distribution and abundance can fundamentally change the ecology of an ecosystem. Such shifts are occurring within mangrove-marsh ecotones, where over the last few decades, relatively mild winters have led to mangrove expansion into areas previously occupied by salt marsh plants. On the Texas (USA) coast of the western Gulf of Mexico, most cases of mangrove expansion have been documented within specific bays or watersheds. Based on this body of relatively small-scale work and broader global patterns of mangrove expansion, we hypothesized that there has been a recent regional-level displacement of salt marshes by mangroves. We classified Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper images using artificial neural networks to quantify black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) expansion and salt marsh (Spartina alterniflora and other grass and forb species) loss over 20 years across the entire Texas coast. Between 1990 and 2010, mangrove area grew by 16.1 km(2), a 74% increase. Concurrently, salt marsh area decreased by 77.8 km(2), a 24% net loss. Only 6% of that loss was attributable to mangrove expansion; most salt marsh was lost due to conversion to tidal flats or water, likely a result of relative sea level rise. Our research confirmed that mangroves are expanding and, in some instances, displacing salt marshes at certain locations. However, this shift is not widespread when analyzed at a larger, regional level. Rather, local, relative sea level rise was indirectly implicated as another important driver causing regional-level salt marsh loss. Climate change is expected to accelerate both sea level rise and mangrove expansion; these mechanisms are likely to interact synergistically and contribute to salt marsh loss.", "keywords": ["Satellite Imagery", "0106 biological sciences", "Science", "Climate Change", "Marshes", "Poaceae", "01 natural sciences", "333", "Image Interpretation", " Computer-Assisted", "11. Sustainability", "14. Life underwater", "Mangrove swamps", "Ecosystem", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "Gulf of Mexico", "Artificial neural networks", "Winter", "Q", "R", "15. Life on land", "Texas", "Habitats", "13. Climate action", "Wetlands", "Medicine", "Avicennia", "Seasons", "Research Article"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Armitage, Anna R., Highfield, Wesley E., Brody, Samuel D., Louchouarn, Patrick,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125404"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/PLOS%20ONE", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1371/journal.pone.0125404", "name": "item", "description": "10.1371/journal.pone.0125404", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1371/journal.pone.0125404"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-05-06T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3389/fpls.2022.827369", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:21:44Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-03-09", "title": "Improving Soil Resource Uptake by Plants Through Capitalizing on Synergies Between Root Architecture and Anatomy and Root-Associated Microorganisms", "description": "<p>Root architectural and anatomical phenotypes are highly diverse. Specific root phenotypes can be associated with better plant growth under low nutrient and water availability. Therefore, root ideotypes have been proposed as breeding targets for more stress-resilient and resource-efficient crops. For example, root phenotypes that correspond to the Topsoil Foraging ideotype are associated with better plant growth under suboptimal phosphorus availability, and root phenotypes that correspond to the Steep, Cheap and Deep ideotype are linked to better performance under suboptimal availability of nitrogen and water. We propose that natural variation in root phenotypes translates into a diversity of different niches for microbial associations in the rhizosphere, rhizoplane and root cortex, and that microbial traits could have synergistic effects with the beneficial effect of specific root phenotypes. Oxygen and water content, carbon rhizodeposition, nutrient availability, and root surface area are all factors that are modified by root anatomy and architecture and determine the structure and function of the associated microbial communities. Recent research results indicate that root characteristics that may modify microbial communities associated with maize include aerenchyma, rooting angle, root hairs, and lateral root branching density. Therefore, the selection of root phenotypes linked to better plant growth under specific edaphic conditions should be accompanied by investigating and selecting microbial partners better adapted to each set of conditions created by the corresponding root phenotype. Microbial traits such as nitrogen transformation, phosphorus solubilization, and water retention could have synergistic effects when correctly matched with promising plant root ideotypes for improved nutrient and water capture. We propose that elucidation of the interactive effects of root phenotypes and microbial functions on plant nutrient and water uptake offers new opportunities to increase crop yields and agroecosystem sustainability.</p", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "0303 health sciences", "microbial habitat", "Plant culture", "Plant Science", "15. Life on land", "soil resource acquisition", "SB1-1110", "endosphere and rhizosphere", "03 medical and health sciences", "root anatomy and architecture; soil resource acquisition; endosphere and rhizosphere; microbial habitat; agriculture", "root anatomy and architecture", "agriculture"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.827369"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Frontiers%20in%20Plant%20Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3389/fpls.2022.827369", "name": "item", "description": "10.3389/fpls.2022.827369", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3389/fpls.2022.827369"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-03-09T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.21203/rs.3.rs-25108/v1", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:20:51Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-05-01", "title": "Trichomes form genotype-specific microbial hotspots in the phyllosphere of tomato", "description": "<title>Abstract</title>         <p>Background The plant phyllosphere is a well-studied habitat characterized by low nutrient availability and high community dynamics. In contrast, plant trichomes, known for their production of a large number of metabolites, are a yet unexplored habitat for microbes. We analyzed the phyllosphere as well as trichomes of two tomato genotypes (<italic>Solanum lycopersicum</italic> LA4024, <italic>S. habrochaites</italic> LA1777) by targeting bacterial 16S rRNA gene fragments.Results Leaves, leaves without trichomes, and trichomes alone harbored similar abundances of bacteria (10<sup>8</sup>- 10<sup>9</sup> 16S rRNA gene copy numbers per gram of sample). In contrast, bacterial diversity was found significantly increased in trichome samples (Shannon index: 4.4 vs. 2.5). Moreover, the community composition was significantly different when assessed with beta diversity analysis and corresponding statistical tests. At the bacterial class level, <italic>Alphaproteobacteria</italic> (23.6%) were significantly increased, whereas <italic>Bacilli</italic> (8.6%) were decreased in trichomes. The bacterial family <italic>Sphingomonadacea</italic> (8.4%) was identified as the most prominent, trichome-specific taxa; <italic>Burkholderiaceae</italic> and <italic>Actinobacteria</italic> showed similar pattern. Moreover, <italic>Sphingomonas</italic> was identified as a central element in the core microbiome of trichome samples, while distinct low-abundant bacterial families including <italic>Hymenobacteraceae</italic> and <italic>Alicyclobacillaceae</italic> were exclusively found in trichome samples. Niche preferences were statistically significant for both genotypes and genotype-specific enrichments were further observed.Conclusion Our results provide first evidence of a highly specific trichome microbiome in tomato and show the importance of micro-niches for the structure of bacterial communities on leaves. These findings provide further clues for breeding, plant pathology and protection as well as so far unexplored natural pathogen defense strategies.</p>", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "Plant microhabitat", "0303 health sciences", "Plant microbiome", "Trichomes", "15. Life on land", "Microbiology", "Bacterial communities", "QR1-502", "Environmental sciences", "03 medical and health sciences", "Solanum lycopersicum", "Solanum habrochaites", "plant microbiome", " bacterial communities", " plant-microbe interactions", " Solanum habrochaites", " Solanum lycopersicum", " plant microhabitat", " phyllosphere", " trichomes", "GE1-350", "Phyllosphere", "Plant-microbe interactions", "Research Article"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s40793-020-00364-9.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-25108/v1"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Environmental%20Microbiome", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.21203/rs.3.rs-25108/v1", "name": "item", "description": "10.21203/rs.3.rs-25108/v1", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.21203/rs.3.rs-25108/v1"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-05-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3389/fenvs.2019.00113", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:21:39Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2019-08-22", "title": "Modeling of Soil Functions for Assessing Soil Quality: Soil Biodiversity and Habitat Provisioning", "description": "Soil biodiversity and habitat provisioning is one of the soil functions that agricultural land provides to society. This paper describes assessment of the soil biodiversity function (SB function) as a proof of concept to be used in a decision support tool for agricultural land management. The SB function is defined as \u201cthe multitude of soil organisms and processes, interacting in an ecosystem, providing society with a rich biodiversity source and contributing to a habitat for aboveground organisms.\u201d So far, no single measure provides the full overview of the soil biodiversity and how a soil supports a habitat for a biodiverse ecosystem. We have assembled a set of attributes for a proxy-indicator system, based on four \u201cintegrated attributes\u201d: (1) soil nutrient status, (2) soil biological status, (3) soil structure, and (4) soil hydrological status. These attributes provide information to be used in a model for assessing the capacity of a soil to supply the SB function. A multi-criteria decision model was developed which comprises of 34 attributes providing information to quantify the four integrated attributes and subsequently assess the SB function for grassland and for cropland separately. The model predictions (in terms of low\u2014moderate\u2014high soil biodiversity status) were compared with expert judgements for a collection of 137 grassland soils in the Netherlands and 52 French soils, 29 grasslands, and 23 croplands. For both datasets, the results show that the proposed model predictions were statistically significantly correlated with the expert judgements. A sensitivity analysis indicated that the soil nutrient status, defined by attributes such as pH and organic carbon content, was the most important integrated attribute in the assessment of the SB function. Further progress in the assessment of the SB function is needed. This can be achieved by better information regarding land use and farm management. In this way we may make a valuable step in our attempts to optimize the multiple soil functions in agricultural landscapes, and hence the multifaceted role of soils to deliver a bundle of ecosystem services for farmers and citizens, and support land management and policy toward a more sustainable society.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "570", "land management", "soil biodiversity", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "[SDV.SA.SDS]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Soil study", "15. Life on land", "habitat provisioning", "630", "ecosystem service", "[SDE.BE] Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology", "Europe", "Environmental sciences", "soil function", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "GE1-350", "[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology", "qualitative modeling", "[SDV.SA.SDS] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Soil study"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2019.00113"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Frontiers%20in%20Environmental%20Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3389/fenvs.2019.00113", "name": "item", "description": "10.3389/fenvs.2019.00113", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3389/fenvs.2019.00113"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-08-22T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.2307/1940889", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:21:24Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2006-05-09", "title": "Effects Of Invasion Of An Aspen Forest (Canada) By Dendrobaena-Octaedra (Lumbricidae) On Plant-Growth", "description": "<p>Effects of invasion of an aspen forest in the Canadian Rocky Mountains by the earthworm Dendrobaena octaedra (Savigny) on nutrient mineralization, soil microflora, and plant growth were investigated during the growth period of 1992. Experimental chambers with reconstructed forest floor were placed in the field and destructively sampled after 7 and 14 wk. D. octaedra enhanced the shoot biomass of the grass Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Malte (Poaceae) and increased the shoot\uffe2\uff80\uff94to\uffe2\uff80\uff94root ratio during early plant growth. Microbial biomass, basal respiration and respiratory quotient qCO2 in L/F layer material were reduced by D. octaedra but increased in the H layer. The nutrient (NH4+, NO3\uffe2\uff80\uff94, PO43\uffe2\uff80\uff94) content in soil was also affected by D. octaedra but the effects were small. Effects of the earthworms on soil nutrient content were masked by the great variation in the data and by leaching of nutrients from experimental chambers.</p>", "keywords": ["roots", "microbes and plants", "soil chemistry", "growth", "populus", "microflora and plants", "Invasion effects on nutrients", "Alberta", "forest soils", "microflora and plants in aspen forest", "Dendrobaena octaedra (Oligochaeta): Element cycles", "Forest and woodland", "nutrients", "biomass production", "Invasion consequences for ecosystem processes in forest soils", "impacts of invasion in aspen forest soils", "mineralization", "Annelids", "effects", "invasion impacts on ecosystem processes", "forests", "2. Zero hunger", "plant morphology", "effects on nutrients", "biomass", "soil fertility", "grasslands", "Habitat colonization", "KananaskisValley", "woodland grasslands", "Dispersal", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "invasion", "Invasion of aspen forest soils effects on nutrients", "Invertebrates", "soil biology", "introduced species", "Soil habitat", "Aspen forest soils", "Nutrient mineralization", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "dendrobaena", "Impact on habitat", "root shoot ratio", "elymus trachycaulus", "soil fauna", "forest trees", "shoots"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Scheu, Stefan, Parkinson, Dennis,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.2307/1940889"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Ecology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.2307/1940889", "name": "item", "description": "10.2307/1940889", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.2307/1940889"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "1994-12-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3389/fevo.2021.619215", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:21:40Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-03-16", "title": "Ant Communities Resist Even in Small and Isolated Gypsum Habitat Remnants in a Mediterranean Agroecosystem", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Natural and seminatural habitat remnants play a crucial ecological role in intensified agroecosystems. Assumptions on the conservation value of small and poorly connected fragments in a hostile matrix come from generalization obtained from a limited number of taxa, mostly plants, and vertebrates. To date, few studies have analyzed the effect of fragmentation on ant communities in Mediterranean agroecosystems, despite the importance of this group of animals on several key ecosystem functions and services. Here, we analyze the effects of fragment area and connectivity on ant communities in gypsum outcrops in a large cereal agroecosystem of Central Spain. Ant communities were described by their species composition, abundance (total number of occurrences), and number of species, standardized both by area (species density), and abundance (species richness). Observed number of species was relatively high in comparison with other studies in the Mediterranean, and we found no effects of fragment characteristics on species density, species richness and species composition, which implies that even small and isolated patches do have a value for ant conservation. Moreover, total number of occurrences were higher for smaller and more isolated fragments. This finding contrasts with the results reported for other taxa in similar gypsum habitats and suggests that certain ant traits and strategies make them particularly resistant to fragmentation and capable to take advantage of small habitat patches. Given the important ecological role played by ants, we recommend the preservation of these small habitat fragments in the management plans of agroecosystems in these drylands, especially in those cases in which intensification of agricultural practices greatly diminish natural habitat availability.</p></article>", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "drylands", "agroecosystems", "gypsum habitats", "Ecology", "Evolution", "Ants", "ants", "Biodiversity", "15. Life on land", "Biolog\u00eda y Biomedicina / Biolog\u00eda", "01 natural sciences", "13. Climate action", "fragmentation", "QH359-425", "biodiversity conservation", "Crematogaster", "14. Life underwater", "QH540-549.5"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.619215"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Frontiers%20in%20Ecology%20and%20Evolution", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3389/fevo.2021.619215", "name": "item", "description": "10.3389/fevo.2021.619215", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3389/fevo.2021.619215"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-03-16T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3389/fmicb.2015.00891", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:21:41Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-09-04", "title": "Soil Bacterial And Fungal Community Responses To Nitrogen Addition Across Soil Depth And Microhabitat In An Arid Shrubland", "description": "Arid shrublands are stressful environments, typified by alkaline soils low in organic matter, with biologically-limiting extremes in water availability, temperature, and UV radiation. The widely-spaced plants and interspace biological soil crusts in these regions provide soil nutrients in a localized fashion, creating a mosaic pattern of plant- or crust-associated microhabitats with distinct nutrient composition. With sporadic and limited rainfall, nutrients are primarily retained in the shallow surface soil, patterning biological activity. We examined soil bacterial and fungal community responses to simulated nitrogen (N) deposition in an arid Larrea tridentata-Ambrosia dumosa field experiment in southern Nevada, USA, using high-throughput sequencing of ribosomal RNA genes. To examine potential interactions among the N application, microhabitat and soil depth, we sampled soils associated with shrub canopies and interspace biological crusts at two soil depths (0-0.5 or 0-10 cm) across the N-amendment gradient (0, 7, and 15 kg ha(-1) yr(-1)). We hypothesized that localized compositional differences in soil microbiota would constrain the impacts of N addition to a microhabitat distribution that would reflect highly localized geochemical conditions and microbial community composition. The richness and community composition of both bacterial and fungal communities differed significantly by microhabitat and with soil depth in each microhabitat. Only bacterial communities exhibited significant responses to the N addition. Community composition correlated with microhabitat and depth differences in soil geochemical features. Given the distinct roles of soil bacteria and fungi in major nutrient cycles, the resilience of fungi and sensitivity of bacteria to N amendments suggests that increased N input predicted for many arid ecosystems could shift nutrient cycling toward pathways driven primarily by fungal communities.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0301 basic medicine", "biological soil crusts", "0303 health sciences", "microhabitat", "soil bacterial community", "dryland", "15. Life on land", "soil fungal community", "Microbiology", "Shrubland", "QR1-502", "6. Clean water", "03 medical and health sciences", "Soil bacterial community", "shrubland", "ribosomal RNA", "global change"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Cheryl R. Kuske, Jayne Belnap, Rebecca C. Mueller,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00891"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Frontiers%20in%20Microbiology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3389/fmicb.2015.00891", "name": "item", "description": "10.3389/fmicb.2015.00891", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00891"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-09-04T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3897/phytokeys.103.25690", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:22:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-07-18", "title": "Checklist of gypsophilous vascular flora in Italy", "description": "<p>Our understanding of the richness and uniqueness of the flora growing on gypsum substrates in Italy has grown significantly since the 19th century and, even today, new plant species are still being discovered. However, the plants and plant communities, growing on gypsum substrates in Italy, are still a relatively unknown subject.</p>           <p>The main aim of this paper was to elaborate a checklist of the Italian gypsophilous flora, to increase knowledge about this peculiar flora and for which conservation efforts need to be addressed.</p>           <p>Through a structured group communication process of experts (application of the Delphi technique), a remarkable number of experienced Italian botanists have joined together to select focal plant species linked to gypsum substrates. From the results obtained, 31 plant species behave as absolute or preferent taxa (gypsophytes and gypsoclines) and form the \uffe2\uff80\uff98core\uffe2\uff80\uff99 Italian gypsophilous flora. The most abundant life forms were chamaephytes and hemicryptophytes, belonging to Poaceae and Brassicaceae; as for chorotypes, the most represented are Mediterranean and narrow endemics. By improving on previously available information about the flora with a clear preference for gypsum in Italy, this undertaking represents an important contribution to the knowledge of a habitat which is today considered a priority for conservation.</p>", "keywords": ["Edaphism", "0106 biological sciences", "Habitats Directive", "Edaphism", " Gypsophyte", " Habitats Directive", " Plant conservation", "Edaphism", " Gypsophyte", " Habitats Directive", " Plant preservation", "QK1-989", "Gypsophyte", "Botany", "14. Life underwater", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "Plant preservation", "Research Article"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://pubblicazioni.unicam.it/bitstream/11581/416569/1/Musarella%20et%20al.%202018.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.iris.unict.it/bitstream/20.500.11769/330165/1/PK_article_25690.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.103.25690"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/PhytoKeys", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3897/phytokeys.103.25690", "name": "item", "description": "10.3897/phytokeys.103.25690", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3897/phytokeys.103.25690"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-07-18T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5061/dryad.3bk3j9kt3", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:22:28Z", "type": "Dataset", "created": "2024-03-31", "title": "Data from: Burrowing crab effects on the properties and functions of coastal soft sediments", "description": "unspecified# Data from: Burrowing crab effects on the properties and functions of  coastal soft sediments  [https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.3bk3j9kt3](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.3bk3j9kt3) Effect size calculations (including means, sample sizes, and standard deviation) of crab burrowing effects (i.e., high density vs low density) on the properties, nutrient stocks, and functions of coastal sediments. Data comes from studies conducted across Africa, Asia, Australia, North America, and South America. ## Description of the data and file structure **File list:** 1. Rinehart_et_al.202X_Effectsizes CSV file containing the Hedges d effect size calculations (including the raw means, sample sizes, and standard deviations) for each extracted comparison/study from all 59 manuscripts. Additional extracted data (e.g., crab taxa, experimental conditions, habitat, burrow density) are also included for each comparison/study. 2. Rinehart_et_al.202X_Publicationbias CSV file containing the pooled standard deviation and the Hedges d effect size calculation for each comparison/study. This datafile was used to conduct analyses of publication bias for a resulting systematic meta-analysis. **Data-specific information for:** (1) Rinehart_et_al.202X_Effectsizes **Number of variables:** 47 **Number of cases/rows:** 1423 Variable List:\u00a0 1. id: the unique code assigned to each data row. 2. reference: author, year, and journal for each data source. 3. pub_year: year of reference publication. One in preparation study was included in the dataset (Rinehart et al. 20XX), it's publication year is denoted as 20XX. 4. paper id: the unique code assigned to each manuscript included in the dataset. 5. continent: the continent where the data was collected. 6. country: the country where the data was collected. 7. state: the state (united states only) where the data was collected. 8. estuary: the name of the estuary where the data was collected. 9. latitude_dd: the latitude associated with the data collected in decimal degrees (dd). 10. longitude_dd: the longitude associated with the data collected in decimal degrees (dd). 11. ecosystem: the type of ecosystem (e.g., salt marsh, mangrove forest, tidal flat) associated with the collected data. 12. vegetation: categorical variable noting the presence (vegetated) or absence (not unvegetated) of any vegetation. 13. ecosystem_type: categorical variable noting if the ecosystem was restored, created, or natural. 14. relative_salinity: categorical variable noting the relative salinity in the ecosystem where the data was collected. 15. tidal_amplitude_m: the tidal amplitude (in meters) in the ecosystem where the data was collected. 16. tidal_cycle: categorical variable noting the type of tidal cycle (e.g., diurnal) in the ecosystem where the data was collected. 17. soil_type: categorical variable noting the soil type (e.g., sand) in the ecosystem where the data was collected. 18. elevation_m: the elevation (in meters) of the ecosystem where the data was collected. 19. study_duration_d: the length of time (in days) that the study ran (applies mainly to manipulative studies). 20. study_timing: the seasons or months during which the study was run. 21. dominant_plant_genus: the genus of the dominant plant present in the ecosystem where the data was collected. 22. dominant_plant_species: the species of the dominant plant present in the ecosystem where the data was collected. 23. dominant_plant_functional_group: categorical variable noting the functional group (e.g., grass) of the dominant plant species in the ecosystem where the data was collected. 24. crab_genus: the genus of the dominant burrowing crab used in the study. Studies with mixed crab communities are denoted with by 'mixed'. 25. crab_species: the species of the dominant burrowing crab used in the study. Studies with mixed crab communities are denoted with by 'mixed'. 26. crab_diet: categorical variable noting the main feeding strategy (e.g., herbivore, detritivore) used by the dominant crab species. 27. crab_superfamily: the superfamily of the dominant burrowing crab used in the study. Studies with mixed crab communities are denoted with by 'mixed'. 28. mean_burrow_diameter_high_crab_treatment_mm: the mean burrow diameter in the study's high crab treatment in mm. 29. mean_burrow_diameter_low_crab_treatment_mm: the mean burrow diameter in the study's low crab treatment in mm. 30. mean_burrow_depth_cm: the mean burrow depth in cm reported by the study. 31. burrow_density_high_crab_m^2: the mean crab burrow density per meter-squared reported in the study's high crab treatment. 32. burrow_density_low_crab_m^2: the mean crab burrow density per meter-squared reported in the study's low crab treatment. 33. experiment_type: categorical variable noting if the study used observational or manipulative methodologies. 34. experiment_setting: categorical variable noting if the study was conducted in a laboratory or field setting. Laboratory studies also include outdoor mesocosm studies. 35. field_location: categorical variable noting where studies conducted in the field placed their study relative to the shoreline. Specifically, we noted if studied sampled in the ecosystem interior (far from shoreline) or at the ecosystem edge (adjacent to the shoreline). 36. soil_depth_cm: the depth, in cm, within the soil profile from which the sediment samples were collected. 37. soil_characteristic_measured: categorical variable identifying the specific sediment property, nutrient stock, or function that was quantified by the study. 38. soil_characteristic_units: the original units used to quantify the soil characteristic within the study. 39. mean_low_crab: the mean value of the soil characteristic measured in the low crab treatment within the study. 40. sd_low_crab: the standard deviation of the soil characteristic measured in the low crab treatment within the study. 41. n_low_crab: the sample size of the soil characteristic measured in the low crab treatment within the study. 42. mean_high_crab: the mean value of the soil characteristic measured in the high crab treatment within the study. 43. sd_high_crab: the standard deviation of the soil characteristic measured in the high crab treatment within the study. 44. n_high_crab: the sample size of the soil characteristic measured in the high crab treatment within the study. 45. crab_density: categorical variable noting if the study documented relative burrowing crab density within their study using burrow density (burrow) or counts of individuals (individuals). 46. hedges_d: the hedges d effect size calculated for the effects of burrowing crabs on the measured sediment characteristic. Hedges d values were calculated in OpenMee software (see code/software below). Positive effect sizes indicate that burrowing crabs increased the value of the sediment measurement, while negative effect sized indicate that burrowing crabs decreased the value of the sediment measurement. 47. hedges_d_var: the variation of the hedges d effect size calculated for the effects of burrowing crabs on the measured sediment characteristic. Hedges d variation values were calculated in OpenMee software (see code/software below). **Missing data codes:** na Data-specific information for: (2) Rinehart_et_al.202X_Publicationbias ***Number of variables:*** 22 ***Number of cases/rows:*** 1423 Variable List:\u00a0 1. id: the unique code assigned to each data row. 2. reference: author, year, and journal for each data source. 3. pub_year: year of reference publication. One in preparation study was included in the dataset (Rinehart et al. 20XX), it's publication year is denoted as 20XX. 4. paper id: the unique code assigned to each manuscript included in the dataset. 5. ecosystem: the type of ecosystem (e.g., salt marsh, mangrove forest, tidal flat) associated with the collected data. 6. vegetation: categorical variable noting the presence (vegetated) or absence (not unvegetated) of any vegetation. 7. crab_superfamily: the superfamily of the dominant burrowing crab used in the study. Studies with mixed crab communities are denoted with by 'mixed'. 8. burrow_density_high_crab_m^2: the mean crab burrow density per meter-squared reported in the study's high crab treatment. 9. experiment_type: categorical variable noting if the study used observational or manipulative methodologies. 10. experiment_setting: categorical variable noting if the study was conducted in a laboratory or field setting. Laboratory studies also include outdoor mesocosm studies. 11. soil_characteristic_measured: categorical variable identifying the specific sediment property, nutrient stock, or function that was quantified by the study. 12. soil_characteristic_units: the original units used to quantify the soil characteristic within the study. 13. mean_low_crab: the mean value of the soil characteristic measured in the low crab treatment within the study. 14. sd_low_crab: the standard deviation of the soil characteristic measured in the low crab treatment within the study. 15. n_low_crab: the sample size of the soil characteristic measured in the low crab treatment within the study. 16. mean_high_crab: the mean value of the soil characteristic measured in the high crab treatment within the study. 17. sd_high_crab: the standard deviation of the soil characteristic measured in the high crab treatment within the study. 18. n_high_crab: the sample size of the soil characteristic measured in the high crab treatment within the study. 19. pooled_sd: the pooled standard deviation of the high and low crab treatments for each study. 20. crab_density: categorical variable noting if the study documented relative burrowing crab density within their study using burrow density (burrow) or counts of individuals (individuals). 21. hedges_d: the hedges d effect size calculated for the effects of burrowing crabs on the measured sediment characteristic. Hedges d values were calculated in OpenMee software (see code/software below). Positive effect sizes indicate that burrowing crabs increased the value of the sediment measurement, while negative effect sized indicate that burrowing crabs decreased the value of the sediment measurement. 22. hedges_d_var: the variation of the hedges d effect size calculated for the effects of burrowing crabs on the measured sediment characteristic. Hedges d variation values were calculated in OpenMee software (see code/software below). **Missing data codes:** na ## Sharing/Access information All data are included in the provided datafiles. ## Code/Software Hedges\u2019 *d* (hereafter, *d*) effect sizes were calculated using meta-analysis using OpenMEE software (Build date: 26 July 2016; Wallace et al. 2017). Wallace, B. C., M. J. Lajeunesse, G. Dietz, I. J. Dahabreh, T. A. Trikalinos, C. H. Schmid, and J. Gurevitch. 2017. OpenMEE: Intuitive, open-source software for meta-analysis in ecology and evolutionary biology. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 8:941\u2013947.", "keywords": ["coastal wetlands", "density-dependance", "bioturbation", "animal effects", "Burrowing", "functional traits", "FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences", "habitat effects", "zoogeochemistry"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Rinehart, Shelby", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.3bk3j9kt3"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5061/dryad.3bk3j9kt3", "name": "item", "description": "10.5061/dryad.3bk3j9kt3", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5061/dryad.3bk3j9kt3"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-04-29T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.10402592", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:23:04Z", "type": "Report", "title": "Currently available assessments of soil threats and ecosystem services: data, metadata, and methodologies - update", "description": "Deliverable of the EJPSoil project SERENA (Soil Ecosystem Services and soil threats modelling and mapping): Short descriptions of available assessments of selected soil threats and soil-based ecosystem services provided by the participating member states.  The internal EJPSoil project SERENA contributed to the evaluation of soil multifunctionality aiming at providing assessment tools for land planning and soil policies at different scales. By co-working with relevant stakeholders, the project provided co-developed indicators and associated cookbooks to assess and map them, to report both on soil degradation, soil-based ecosystem services and their bundles, under actual conditions and for climate and land-use changes, at the regional, national, and European scales.", "keywords": ["Soil-threat", "Task 3.1", "Soil drought", "Salinization", "Habitat for biodiversity", "Pest and disease control", "15. Life on land", "Loss of diversity", "Assessment", "SERENA", "Environmental pollution control", "Soil contamination", "13. Climate action", "EJPSoil", "WP3", "Soil-based ecosystem service", "D3.1.2", "Waterlogging", "Soil acidification"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Michel, Kerstin", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10402592"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.10402592", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.10402592", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.10402592"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-12-18T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.10402591", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:23:04Z", "type": "Report", "title": "Currently available assessments of soil threats and ecosystem services: data, metadata, and methodologies - update", "description": "Deliverable of the EJPSoil project SERENA (Soil Ecosystem Services and soil threats modelling and mapping): Short descriptions of available assessments of selected soil threats and soil-based ecosystem services provided by the participating member states.  The internal EJPSoil project SERENA contributed to the evaluation of soil multifunctionality aiming at providing assessment tools for land planning and soil policies at different scales. By co-working with relevant stakeholders, the project provided co-developed indicators and associated cookbooks to assess and map them, to report both on soil degradation, soil-based ecosystem services and their bundles, under actual conditions and for climate and land-use changes, at the regional, national, and European scales.", "keywords": ["Task 3.1", "Soil drought", "Salinization", "Habitat for biodiversity", "Pest and disease control", "15. Life on land", "Loss of diversity", "SERENA", "Environmental pollution control", "Soil contamination", "13. Climate action", "EJPSoil", "WP3", "D3.1.2", "Waterlogging", "Soil acidification"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Michel, Kerstin", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10402591"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.10402591", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.10402591", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.10402591"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.13945384", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:23:33Z", "type": "Report", "title": "Evaluation of soil threats and ecosystem service evolution under climate, land use or management changes.", "description": "The internal EJP SOIL project SERENA contributed to the evaluation of soil multifunctionality aiming at providing assessment tools for land planning and soil policies at different scales. By co-working with relevant stakeholders, the project provided co-developed indicators and associated cookbooks to assess and map them, to report both on soil degradation, soil-based ecosystem services and their bundles, under actual conditions and for climate and land-use changes, at the regional, national, and European scales.  Based on an intensive literature review and results from previous experiences in member states a scenario framework was developed (climate, land use, and management changes) and common methodologies (statistical methods, simple and/or more sophisticated models) were identified, used or validated to forecast how selected soil ecosystem services (SES) and soil threats (ST) will change according to climate, land-use and management changes. In contrast to WP5 we focus in WP3/Task 3 on forecasts of changes of various soil indicators on site, regional or national scale, and could rely on soil maps with high resolution that are maintained by several member states. Three countries out of 6 were able to give predictions for changes on the SES \u201cGHG and climate regulation\u201d. Two countries were working on the SES \u201cPrimary biomass production\u201d and could predict changes in \u201cErosion control\u201d on a national scale. \u201cHydrological control\u201d and \u201cEnvironmental pollution control\u201d was predicted in one country in 2 regions. Changes in climate, land management or land use change and their effects on ST could be predicted less often. Three countries could predict the effects ofchanges on \u201cSoil organic carbon loss\u201d and on \u201cSoil compaction\u201d, two countries estimated the loss ofsoil via erosion. Only one country each could predict effects of changes on \u201cSoil nutrient imbalance\u201dand \u201cSoil acidification\u201d and \u201cSoil sealing\u201d. Either no appropriate model or no experience was availablefor the SES \u201cHabitat for biodiversity\u201d and \u201cPest and disease control\u201d and for the ST\u2019s \u201cWaterlogging\u201d,\u201cSoil contamination\u201d, \u201cLoss of diversity\u201d and \u201cSalinization\u201d.", "keywords": ["Estonia", "land use change", "Task 3.3", "soil nutrient imbalance", "salinization", "management change", "D3.4", "soil", "Environmental pollution control", "loss of diversity", "soil compaction", "soil sealing", "Erosion control", "Soil threats", "habitat for biodiversity", "loss of soil", "Primary biomass production", "Czech Republic", "agriculture", "GHG and climate regulation", "Hydrological control", "scenario analysis", "Grant n. 862695", "Soil ecosystem services", "waterlogging", "soil organic carbon loss", "climate change", "SERENA EJPSOIL", "WP3", "Austria", "pest and disease control", "France", "Poland", "soil acidification", "Ireland", "soil contamination"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Kitzler, Barbara", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13945384"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.13945384", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.13945384", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.13945384"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-10-17T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.13945383", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:23:33Z", "type": "Report", "created": "2024-10-22", "title": "Evaluation of soil threats and ecosystem service evolution under climate, land use or management changes.", "description": "The internal EJP SOIL project SERENA contributed to the evaluation of soil multifunctionality aiming at providing assessment tools for land planning and soil policies at different scales. By co-working with relevant stakeholders, the project provided co-developed indicators and associated cookbooks to assess and map them, to report both on soil degradation, soil-based ecosystem services and their bundles, under actual conditions and for climate and land-use changes, at the regional, national, and European scales.  Based on an intensive literature review and results from previous experiences in member states a scenario framework was developed (climate, land use, and management changes) and common methodologies (statistical methods, simple and/or more sophisticated models) were identified, used or validated to forecast how selected soil ecosystem services (SES) and soil threats (ST) will change according to climate, land-use and management changes. In contrast to WP5 we focus in WP3/Task 3 on forecasts of changes of various soil indicators on site, regional or national scale, and could rely on soil maps with high resolution that are maintained by several member states. Three countries out of 6 were able to give predictions for changes on the SES \u201cGHG and climate regulation\u201d. Two countries were working on the SES \u201cPrimary biomass production\u201d and could predict changes in \u201cErosion control\u201d on a national scale. \u201cHydrological control\u201d and \u201cEnvironmental pollution control\u201d was predicted in one country in 2 regions. Changes in climate, land management or land use change and their effects on ST could be predicted less often. Three countries could predict the effects ofchanges on \u201cSoil organic carbon loss\u201d and on \u201cSoil compaction\u201d, two countries estimated the loss ofsoil via erosion. Only one country each could predict effects of changes on \u201cSoil nutrient imbalance\u201dand \u201cSoil acidification\u201d and \u201cSoil sealing\u201d. Either no appropriate model or no experience was availablefor the SES \u201cHabitat for biodiversity\u201d and \u201cPest and disease control\u201d and for the ST\u2019s \u201cWaterlogging\u201d,\u201cSoil contamination\u201d, \u201cLoss of diversity\u201d and \u201cSalinization\u201d.", "keywords": ["Estonia", "land use change", "Task 3.3", "soil nutrient imbalance", "salinization", "management change", "D3.4", "soil", "Environmental pollution control", "loss of diversity", "soil compaction", "soil sealing", "Erosion control", "Soil threats", "habitat for biodiversity", "loss of soil", "Primary biomass production", "Czech Republic", "agriculture", "GHG and climate regulation", "Hydrological control", "scenario analysis", "Grant n. 862695", "Soil ecosystem services", "waterlogging", "soil organic carbon loss", "climate change", "SERENA EJPSOIL", "WP3", "Austria", "pest and disease control", "France", "Poland", "soil acidification", "Ireland", "soil contamination"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Kitzler, Barbara", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13945383"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.13945383", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.13945383", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.13945383"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-10-17T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "11381/2862358", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:26:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2019-08-22", "title": "Modeling of Soil Functions for Assessing Soil Quality: Soil Biodiversity and Habitat Provisioning", "description": "Soil biodiversity and habitat provisioning is one of the soil functions that agricultural land provides to society. This paper describes assessment of the soil biodiversity function (SB function) as a proof of concept to be used in a decision support tool for agricultural land management. The SB function is defined as \u201cthe multitude of soil organisms and processes, interacting in an ecosystem, providing society with a rich biodiversity source and contributing to a habitat for aboveground organisms.\u201d So far, no single measure provides the full overview of the soil biodiversity and how a soil supports a habitat for a biodiverse ecosystem. We have assembled a set of attributes for a proxy-indicator system, based on four \u201cintegrated attributes\u201d: (1) soil nutrient status, (2) soil biological status, (3) soil structure, and (4) soil hydrological status. These attributes provide information to be used in a model for assessing the capacity of a soil to supply the SB function. A multi-criteria decision model was developed which comprises of 34 attributes providing information to quantify the four integrated attributes and subsequently assess the SB function for grassland and for cropland separately. The model predictions (in terms of low\u2014moderate\u2014high soil biodiversity status) were compared with expert judgements for a collection of 137 grassland soils in the Netherlands and 52 French soils, 29 grasslands, and 23 croplands. For both datasets, the results show that the proposed model predictions were statistically significantly correlated with the expert judgements. A sensitivity analysis indicated that the soil nutrient status, defined by attributes such as pH and organic carbon content, was the most important integrated attribute in the assessment of the SB function. Further progress in the assessment of the SB function is needed. This can be achieved by better information regarding land use and farm management. In this way we may make a valuable step in our attempts to optimize the multiple soil functions in agricultural landscapes, and hence the multifaceted role of soils to deliver a bundle of ecosystem services for farmers and citizens, and support land management and policy toward a more sustainable society.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "570", "land management", "soil biodiversity", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "[SDV.SA.SDS]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Soil study", "15. Life on land", "habitat provisioning", "630", "ecosystem service", "[SDE.BE] Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology", "Europe", "Environmental sciences", "soil function", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "GE1-350", "[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology", "qualitative modeling", "[SDV.SA.SDS] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Soil study"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/11381/2862358"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Frontiers%20in%20Environmental%20Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "11381/2862358", "name": "item", "description": "11381/2862358", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/11381/2862358"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-08-22T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.17305831", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "unspecified", "updated": "2026-04-13T16:24:24Z", "type": "Dataset", "title": "Soil organic carbon and soil organic matter measurements across European habitats, including permafrost regions and global seagrass sediments", "description": "A collation of datasets and derived carbon metrics is provided for soil samples with data on total soil carbon, soil organic carbon (SOC) and soil organic matter (SOM) for soil samples from Europe, permafrost regions and global seagrass sediments. Soils were sampled to different depths.  SOC and SOM were used to calculate derived parameters such as foc (the fraction of SOC in SOM) and SOM content was used to define mineral (<20% SOM) and organic (>20% SOM) soils. The provided dataset was used to explore foc as a national-scale soil process indicator.", "keywords": ["soil organic carbon", "loss-on-ignition", "soil organic matter", "habitat", "soil"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Reinsch, Sabine, Weber, Peter Lystb\u00e6k, Epelde, Lur, Vanguelova, Elena, Bentley, Laura, Heikkinen, Jaakko, Leifeld, Jens, Hugelius, Gustaf, Robinson, David A.,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17305831"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.17305831", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.17305831", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.17305831"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2025-10-09T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.7063014", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:24:48Z", "type": "Report", "title": "Assessing Habitat Properties of European Ground Squirrels with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Imagery", "description": "The European ground squirrel (<em>Spermophilus citellus</em>, EGS), IUCN EN, population decline is of great ecological concern, threatening to destabilize remnant grassland areas. The differences in characteristics of EGS occupied and unoccupied areas within grassland habitats are elusive. There is an urgent need to assess subtle changes in grassland cover properties within the available habitat at higher spatial and temporal resolutions. Here, we inspected and characterized species\u2019 habitat properties by using object-based image classification (OBIA) of high-resolution (HR) images acquired from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Image segmentation and classification processes were performed by open-source Orfeo ToolBox (OTB) in the QGIS software. We determined the land cover classes and their characteristics within the species\u2019 habitat occupied area and its surroundings. These results improve data sets for criteria-based analysis of EGS habitat suitability. The study evidence how data derived from new tools provides a different perspective to the endangered species habitat assessment.", "keywords": ["EGS", " open grasslands", " habitat", " UAV", " HR images", "15. Life on land"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Ivo\u0161evi\u0107, Bojana, Valente, Jo\u00e3o, \u0106osi\u0107, Nada, Arok, Maja, Tijana, Nikoli\u0107,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7063014"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.7063014", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.7063014", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.7063014"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-12-14T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.7063015", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:24:48Z", "type": "Report", "title": "Assessing Habitat Properties of European Ground Squirrels with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Imagery", "description": "The European ground squirrel (<em>Spermophilus citellus</em>, EGS), IUCN EN, population decline is of great ecological concern, threatening to destabilize remnant grassland areas. The differences in characteristics of EGS occupied and unoccupied areas within grassland habitats are elusive. There is an urgent need to assess subtle changes in grassland cover properties within the available habitat at higher spatial and temporal resolutions. Here, we inspected and characterized species\u2019 habitat properties by using object-based image classification (OBIA) of high-resolution (HR) images acquired from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Image segmentation and classification processes were performed by open-source Orfeo ToolBox (OTB) in the QGIS software. We determined the land cover classes and their characteristics within the species\u2019 habitat occupied area and its surroundings. These results improve data sets for criteria-based analysis of EGS habitat suitability. The study evidence how data derived from new tools provides a different perspective to the endangered species habitat assessment.", "keywords": ["EGS", " open grasslands", " habitat", " UAV", " HR images", "15. Life on land"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Ivo\u0161evi\u0107, Bojana, Valente, Jo\u00e3o, \u0106osi\u0107, Nada, Arok, Maja, Tijana, Nikoli\u0107,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7063015"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.7063015", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.7063015", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.7063015"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "20.500.11850/542333", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-04-13T16:26:48Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-03-09", "title": "Improving Soil Resource Uptake by Plants Through Capitalizing on Synergies Between Root Architecture and Anatomy and Root-Associated Microorganisms", "description": "<p>Root architectural and anatomical phenotypes are highly diverse. Specific root phenotypes can be associated with better plant growth under low nutrient and water availability. Therefore, root ideotypes have been proposed as breeding targets for more stress-resilient and resource-efficient crops. For example, root phenotypes that correspond to the Topsoil Foraging ideotype are associated with better plant growth under suboptimal phosphorus availability, and root phenotypes that correspond to the Steep, Cheap and Deep ideotype are linked to better performance under suboptimal availability of nitrogen and water. We propose that natural variation in root phenotypes translates into a diversity of different niches for microbial associations in the rhizosphere, rhizoplane and root cortex, and that microbial traits could have synergistic effects with the beneficial effect of specific root phenotypes. Oxygen and water content, carbon rhizodeposition, nutrient availability, and root surface area are all factors that are modified by root anatomy and architecture and determine the structure and function of the associated microbial communities. Recent research results indicate that root characteristics that may modify microbial communities associated with maize include aerenchyma, rooting angle, root hairs, and lateral root branching density. Therefore, the selection of root phenotypes linked to better plant growth under specific edaphic conditions should be accompanied by investigating and selecting microbial partners better adapted to each set of conditions created by the corresponding root phenotype. Microbial traits such as nitrogen transformation, phosphorus solubilization, and water retention could have synergistic effects when correctly matched with promising plant root ideotypes for improved nutrient and water capture. We propose that elucidation of the interactive effects of root phenotypes and microbial functions on plant nutrient and water uptake offers new opportunities to increase crop yields and agroecosystem sustainability.</p", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "0303 health sciences", "microbial habitat", "Plant culture", "Plant Science", "15. Life on land", "soil resource acquisition", "SB1-1110", "endosphere and rhizosphere", "03 medical and health sciences", "root anatomy and architecture; soil resource acquisition; endosphere and rhizosphere; microbial habitat; agriculture", "root anatomy and architecture", "agriculture"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/20.500.11850/542333"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Frontiers%20in%20Plant%20Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "20.500.11850/542333", "name": "item", "description": "20.500.11850/542333", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/20.500.11850/542333"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-03-09T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "1854/LU-01GZNG9XD0YQ88N9VFWJ230QK9", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:26:32Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-04-14", "title": "Determining Tipping Points and Responses of Macroinvertebrate Traits to Abiotic Factors in Support of River Management", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Although the trait concept is increasingly used in research, quantitative relations that can support in determining ecological tipping points and serve as a basis for environmental standards are lacking. This study determines changes in trait abundance along a gradient of flow velocity, turbidity and elevation, and develops trait\u2013response curves, which facilitate the identification of ecological tipping points. Aquatic macroinvertebrates and abiotic conditions were determined at 88 different locations in the streams of the Guayas basin. After trait information collection, a set of trait diversity metrics were calculated. Negative binomial regression and linear regression were applied to relate the abundance of each trait and trait diversity metrics, respectively, to flow velocity, turbidity and elevation. Tipping points for each environmental variable in relation to traits were identified using the segmented regression method. The abundance of most traits increased with increasing velocity, while they decreased with increasing turbidity. The negative binomial regression models revealed that from a flow velocity higher than 0.5 m/s, a substantial increase in abundance occurs for several traits, and this is even more substantially noticed at values higher than 1 m/s. Furthermore, significant tipping points were also identified for elevation, wherein an abrupt decline in trait richness was observed below 22 m a.s.l., implying the need to focus water management in these altitudinal regions. Turbidity is potentially caused by erosion; thus, measures that can reduce or limit erosion within the basin should be implemented. Our findings suggest that measures mitigating the issues related to turbidity and flow velocity may lead to better aquatic ecosystem functioning. This quantitative information related to flow velocity might serve as a good basis to determine ecological flow requirements and illustrates the major impacts that hydropower dams can have in fast-running river systems. These quantitative relations between invertebrate traits and environmental conditions, as well as related tipping points, provide a basis to determine critical targets for aquatic ecosystem management, achieve improved ecosystem functioning and warrant trait diversity.</p></article>", "keywords": ["NUISANCE PARAMETER", "QH301-705.5", "BIOLOGICAL TRAITS", "Article", "flow velocity", "traits", "threshold values", "HUMAN DISTURBANCES", "14. Life underwater", "Biology (General)", "ECOLOGICAL WATER-QUALITY", "limnology", "sediments", "Biology and Life Sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water", "turbidity", "flow velocity; limnology; river management; threshold values; tipping points; traits; sediments; turbidity", "13. Climate action", "FINE SEDIMENT", "tipping points", "AQUATIC INSECTS", "MULTIPLE-STRESSORS", "STREAM MACROINVERTEBRATES", "HABITAT SUITABILITY", "river management", "INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/12/4/593/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/12/4/593/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/1854/LU-01GZNG9XD0YQ88N9VFWJ230QK9"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "1854/LU-01GZNG9XD0YQ88N9VFWJ230QK9", "name": "item", "description": "1854/LU-01GZNG9XD0YQ88N9VFWJ230QK9", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/1854/LU-01GZNG9XD0YQ88N9VFWJ230QK9"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-04-13T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10138/321770", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-04-13T16:25:52Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2019-07-30", "title": "Come to the dark side! The role of functional traits in shaping dark diversity patterns of south\u2010eastern European hoverflies", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>1. Dark diversity represents the set of species that can potentially inhabit a given area under particular ecological conditions, but are currently \u2018missing\u2019 from a site. This concept allows characterisation of the mechanisms determining why species are sometimes absent from an area that seems ecologically suitable for them.</p>                   <p>2. The aim of this study was to determine the dark diversity of hoverflies in south\u2010eastern Europe and to discuss the role of different functional traits that might increase the likelihood of species contributing to dark diversity. Based on expert opinion, the Syrph the Net database and known occurrences of species, the study estimated species pools, and observed and dark diversities within each of 11 defined vegetation types for 564 hoverfly species registered in south\u2010eastern Europe. To detect the most important functional traits contributing to species being in dark diversity across different vegetation types, a random forest algorithm and respective statistics for variable importance were used.</p>                   <p>3. The highest dark diversity was found for southwest Balkan sub\u2010Mediterranean mixed oak forest type, whereas the lowest was in Mediterranean mixed forest type. Three larval feeding modes (saproxylic, and phytophagous on bulbs or roots) were found to be most important for determining the probability of a species contributing to hoverfly dark diversity, based on univariate correlations and random forest analysis.</p>                   <p>4. This study shows that studying dark diversity might provide important insights into what drives community assembly in south\u2010eastern European hoverflies, especially its missing components, and contributes to more precise conservation prioritisation of both hoverfly species and their habitats.</p></article>", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "functional characteristics", "CLIMATE-CHANGE", "LAND-USE", "vegetation types", "missing species", "Disturbance", "15. Life on land", "DIPTERA SYRPHIDAE", "FOREST", "01 natural sciences", "POLLINATORS", "COMMUNITY", "Ecology", " evolutionary biology", "MANAGEMENT", "BIODIVERSITY", "insects", "Syrphidae", "HABITAT", "OAK DECLINE", "richness"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/een.12788"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10138/321770"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Ecological%20Entomology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10138/321770", "name": "item", "description": "10138/321770", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10138/321770"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-07-30T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10261/340897", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-04-13T16:25:59Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-12-16", "title": "Homogeneous microenvironmental conditions under nurses promote facilitation", "description": "Abstract<p>   <p>Biotic interactions are highly affected by species traits and micro\uffe2\uff80\uff90environmental variability. Research on facilitation has primarily focused on how nurse species alleviate abiotic stress for beneficiary species, while the impact of the micro\uffe2\uff80\uff90environmental variability generated by nurse plants in shaping facilitation outcomes is poorly understood. This study has two objectives: (i) To evaluate which traits define beneficiary species and (ii) to evaluate whether nurse and non\uffe2\uff80\uff90nurse species differ in their ability to reduce abiotic stress and its variability under their canopy.</p>  <p>We sampled recruits in two arid and stressful environments to assess (i) which species accumulate more juveniles beneath their canopy controlling for their coverage (nurse vs. non\uffe2\uff80\uff90nurse species) and (ii) which species benefited from facilitation by determining whether they tend to recruit more beneath other species or on the bare ground (beneficiary/non\uffe2\uff80\uff90beneficiary). First, we compared how nurse and non\uffe2\uff80\uff90nurse species modify the physical and chemical microenvironments underneath their canopy, both in terms of magnitude and variation. Second, we compared root growth, water retention and nutrient accumulation in juvenile plants of beneficiary and non\uffe2\uff80\uff90beneficiary species.</p>  <p>We found that facilitation is enhanced by species that provide a more homogeneous microenvironment rather than an intense reduction of microenvironmental stress under their canopy. In addition, the juveniles of beneficiary species invest more in root development, accumulate Ca and S in their shoot tissues, and show a higher water content than non\uffe2\uff80\uff90beneficiary species.</p>  <p>Our findings indicate that the homogeneity of microenvironments plays a crucial role in facilitative interactions, and the juveniles of beneficiary species show a less conservative strategy, investing more in resource acquisition than juveniles of non\uffe2\uff80\uff90beneficiary species.</p>  </p><p>Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.</p", "keywords": ["Cuatroci\u00e9negas", "0106 biological sciences", "0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "Plant facilitation", "Gypsum soils", "15. 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Observed number of species was relatively high in comparison with other studies in the Mediterranean, and we found no effects of fragment characteristics on species density, species richness and species composition, which implies that even small and isolated patches do have a value for ant conservation. Moreover, total number of occurrences were higher for smaller and more isolated fragments. This finding contrasts with the results reported for other taxa in similar gypsum habitats and suggests that certain ant traits and strategies make them particularly resistant to fragmentation and capable to take advantage of small habitat patches. Given the important ecological role played by ants, we recommend the preservation of these small habitat fragments in the management plans of agroecosystems in these drylands, especially in those cases in which intensification of agricultural practices greatly diminish natural habitat availability.</p></article>", "keywords": ["2. 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