Organic farming: Does it contribute to contaminant-free produce and ensure food safety?

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 769, P. 145079 - 145079

Published: Jan. 11, 2021

Language: Английский

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Towards evidence‐based conservation of subterranean ecosystems

Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 97(4), P. 1476 - 1510

Published: March 21, 2022

ABSTRACT Subterranean ecosystems are among the most widespread environments on Earth, yet we still have poor knowledge of their biodiversity. To raise awareness subterranean ecosystems, essential services they provide, and unique conservation challenges, 2021 2022 were designated International Years Caves Karst. As these traditionally been overlooked in global agendas multilateral agreements, a quantitative assessment solution‐based approaches to safeguard biota associated habitats is timely. This allows researchers practitioners understand progress made research needs ecology management. We conducted systematic review peer‐reviewed grey literature focused globally (terrestrial, freshwater, saltwater systems), quantify available evidence‐base for effectiveness interventions. selected 708 publications from years 1964 that discussed, recommended, or implemented 1,954 interventions ecosystems. noted steep increase number studies 2000s while, surprisingly, proportion quantifying impact has steadily significantly decreased recent years. The 31% tested statistically. further highlight 64% reported occurred Palearctic Nearctic biogeographic regions. Assessments heavily biased towards indirect measures (monitoring risk assessment), limited sample organisms (mostly arthropods bats), more accessible systems (terrestrial caves). Our results indicate science field biology does not apply rigorous approach, resulting sparse evidence raises important question how make efforts feasible implement, cost‐effective, long‐lasting. Although there no single remedy, propose suite potential solutions focus our better increasing statistical testing stress importance standardising study reporting facilitate meta‐analytical exercises. also provide database summarising literature, which will help build about likely yield greatest impacts depending upon species interest. view this as starting point shift away tendency recommending based anecdotal expert‐based information rather than scientific evidence, without quantitatively effectiveness.

Language: Английский

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Energy flux across multitrophic levels drives ecosystem multifunctionality: Evidence from nematode food webs

Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 169, P. 108656 - 108656

Published: April 6, 2022

Language: Английский

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Bacteroidota structure in the face of varying agricultural practices as an important indicator of soil quality – a culture independent approach

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 342, P. 108252 - 108252

Published: Nov. 6, 2022

The choice of appropriate agricultural practices has a major impact on soil quality, crop productivity, and bacterial community structure. aim our study was to gain insight into Bacteroidota structure, including the phylum, family, genus in context application different (crop rotation, intercropping mixture, long-term maize monoculture) across changing seasons (spring, summer, autumn), which is undoubtedly novel among previous reports cropping systems. Additionally, Spearman correlation test as well ANOVA RDA statistical analyses were conducted expand information chemical factors directly affecting abundance environment. shown be present with varying depending practice season. highest occurred when rotation main practice, where average yield also recorded. Thus, identified best three compared. reduction relative Bacteroidota, particular Flavobacterium sp. fields K20 (intercropping) K21 (monoculture), achievement almost twice lower field than K3, indicated poorer quality these soils. We therefore concluded that increased could indicate good It proved genera Mucilaginibacter Edaphobaculum are most sensitive chemistry over seasons, while its presence may Statistical properties have strong influence structure formation Overall, results evidenced can an important indicator studies biological degradation processes, since decrease beneficial microorganisms potentially connected fertility ultimately affects yield. They this group bacteria varies between year.

Language: Английский

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Interactive effects of global change drivers as determinants of the link between soil biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

Global Change Biology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 29(2), P. 296 - 307

Published: Oct. 25, 2022

Biodiversity, both aboveground and belowground, is negatively affected by global changes such as drought or warming. This loss of biodiversity impacts Earth's ecosystems, there a positive relationship between ecosystem functioning (BEF). Even though soils host large fraction that underlies major functions, studies exploring the soil (sBEF) influenced change drivers (GCDs) remain scarce. Here we highlight need to decipher sBEF relationships under effect interactive GCDs are intimately connected in changing world. We first state depend on type function (e.g., C cycling decomposition) facet abundance, species richness, biomass) considered. Then, shed light impact single show results from scarce studying effects range antagonistic additive synergistic when two individual cooccur. indicates for quantitatively accounting relationships. Finally, provide guidelines optimized methodological experimental approaches study world will more valuable information real (interactive) sBEF. Together, better understand ongoing changes, immediate importance functioning.

Language: Английский

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