Current Research in Insect Science,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
2, P. 100023 - 100023
Published: Nov. 28, 2021
Global
changes
in
soil
surface
temperatures
are
altering
the
abundances
and
distribution
ranges
of
invertebrate
species
worldwide,
including
effects
on
microarthropods
such
as
springtails
(Collembola),
which
vital
for
maintaining
health
providing
ecosystem
services.
Studies
thermal
tolerance
limits
invertebrates
have
potential
to
provide
information
demographic
responses
climate
change
guide
assessments
possible
impacts
structure
functioning
ecosystems.
Here,
we
review
state
knowledge
Collembola.
Thermal
metrics
diversified
over
time,
should
be
taken
into
account
when
conducting
large-scale
comparative
studies.
A
temporal
trend
shows
that
estimation
'Critical
Limits'
(CTL)
is
becoming
more
common
than
investigations
'Supercooling
Point'
(SCP),
despite
latter
being
most
widely
used
metric.
Indeed,
studies
(66%)
Collembola
focused
cold
tolerance;
fewer
assessed
heat
tolerance.
The
majority
data
from
temperate
polar
regions,
with
tropical
subtropical
latitudes.
While
hemiedaphic
life
form
represents
records
at
low
latitudes,
euedaphic
epedaphic
groups
remain
largely
unsampled
these
regions
compared
situation
high
latitude
where
sampling
show
a
balanced
among
different
forms.
Most
CTL
obtained
during
warmest
period
year,
whereas
SCP
'Lethal
Temperature'
(LT)
variation
terms
season
were
collected.
We
conclude
attention
given
understudied
zoogeographical
across
tropics,
well
certain
less-studied
clades
family
Neanuridae,
identify
role
redistribution
under
changing
climates.
Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
97(4), P. 1691 - 1711
Published: April 7, 2022
ABSTRACT
The
belowground
compartment
of
terrestrial
ecosystems
drives
nutrient
cycling,
the
decomposition
and
stabilisation
organic
matter,
supports
aboveground
life.
Belowground
consumers
create
complex
food
webs
that
regulate
functioning,
ensure
stability
support
biodiversity
both
below
above
ground.
However,
existing
soil
food‐web
reconstructions
do
not
match
recently
accumulated
empirical
evidence
there
is
no
comprehensive
reproducible
approach
accounts
for
resource,
size
spatial
structure
in
soil.
Here
I
build
on
generic
organisation
principles
use
multifunctional
classification
protists,
invertebrates
vertebrates,
to
reconstruct
a
‘multichannel’
web
across
classes
soil‐associated
consumers.
infer
weighted
trophic
interactions
among
guilds
using
feeding
preferences
prey
protection
traits
(evolutionarily
inherited
traits),
distributions
(niche
overlaps),
biomass‐dependent
feeding.
then
reconstruction,
together
with
assimilation
efficiencies,
calculate
energy
fluxes
assuming
steady‐state
energetic
system.
Based
fluxes,
propose
number
indicators,
related
stability,
multiple
ecosystem‐level
functions
such
as
herbivory,
top‐down
control,
translocation
transformation
matter.
illustrate
this
an
example,
comparing
it
traditional
resource‐focused
reconstruction.
multichannel
reconstruction
can
be
used
assess
‘trophic
multifunctionality’
(analogous
ecosystem
multifunctionality),
i.e.
simultaneous
by
web,
compare
communities
spanning
beyond
With
further
validation
proposed
functional
could
provide
effective
tool
understanding
animal
diversity–ecosystem
functioning
relationships
This
hopefully
will
inspire
more
researchers
describe
belowground–aboveground
comprehensively.
Such
studies
informative
indicators
including
active
agents
biogeochemical
models,
only
locally
but
also
regional
global
scales.
Ecography,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
44(6), P. 845 - 859
Published: Feb. 23, 2021
Soils
harbour
highly‐diverse
invertebrate
communities
that
play
important
roles
for
ecosystem
services,
including
the
mitigation
of
environmental
pollution.
Chemical
stressors,
such
as
pesticides,
pharmaceuticals
and
metals,
are
being
increasingly
spread
into
ecosystems
due
to
human
activities.
While
it
is
crucial
predict
consequences
chemical
stressors
soil
biodiversity,
toxicity
often
assessed
using
individuals
or
populations
in
laboratory
cultures.
There
has
been
no
systematic
evaluation
evidence
documenting
impacts
on
diverse,
natural
communities.
Here,
we
use
a
comprehensive
literature
review
274
studies
evaluate
current
state
knowledge
about
effects
chemicals
fauna
Most
research
had
limited
spatial
scope,
with
noteworthy
gaps
regions
potentially
most
threatened
by
pollution
(Southern
Hemisphere).
Furthermore,
reports
generally
were
constrained
few
emblematic
groups
(nematodes,
collembola
earthworms)
(metals).
Future
should
address
biases
distribution
studies,
well
taxonomic
compounds
considered.
Specifically,
emphasis
indirect
mediated
species
interactions,
functioning
interactive
climate
change,
currently
lacking
literature,
needed
improve
soil‐biodiversity
conservation
restoration
efforts,
predictions
global
diversity
change.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
121(39)
Published: Sept. 19, 2024
Insects
represent
the
most
diverse
animal
group,
yet
previous
phylogenetic
analyses
based
on
morphological
and
molecular
data
have
failed
to
agree
evolutionary
relationships
of
early
insects
their
six-legged
relatives
(together
constituting
clade
Hexapoda).
In
particular,
positions
three
early-diverging
hexapod
lineages—the
coneheads
(Protura),
springtails
(Collembola),
two-pronged
bristletails
(Diplura)—have
been
debated
for
over
a
century,
with
alternative
topologies
implying
drastically
different
scenarios
evolution
insect
body
plan
terrestrialization.
We
addressed
this
issue
by
sampling
all
orders
experimenting
broad
range
across-site
compositional
heterogeneous
models
designed
tackle
ancient
divergences.
Our
support
Protura
as
earliest-diverging
lineage
(“Protura-sister”)
Collembola
sister
group
Diplura,
corresponding
original
composition
Entognatha,
characterized
shared
possession
internal
muscles
in
antennal
flagellum.
The
previously
recognized
‘Elliplura’
hypothesis
is
recovered
only
under
site-homogeneous
substitution
partial
supermatrices.
cross-validation
analysis
shows
that
site-heterogeneous
CAT-GTR
model,
which
recovers
“Protura-sister,”
fits
significantly
better
than
homogeneous
models.
Furthermore,
morphologically
unusual
are
also
supported
other
lines
evidence,
such
mitogenomes,
comparative
embryology,
sperm
morphology,
produced
results
similar
those
study.
backbone
phylogeny
hexapods
will
facilitate
exploration
underpinnings
terrestrialization
megadiversity.
Insect Conservation and Diversity,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
14(4), P. 415 - 425
Published: March 18, 2021
Abstract
Diplura
is
the
sister
group
to
insects
and
one
of
three
basal
hexapod
groups
with
unique
entognathan
mouthparts.
The
order
divided
into
10
families,
which
include
1008
species
in
141
genera,
a
high
proportion
monotypic
genera.
They
are
ubiquitous
soils
subsurface
terrestrial
habitats,
as
well
have
an
important
role
overall
biogeochemical
cycles.
We
present
first
comprehensive
review
global
biodiversity
ecology
Diplura.
highlight
four
aspects
this
group:
diversity
morphological
body
plans
sizes;
environments
from
soil
caves;
food
preference
trophic
levels,
their
biogeographical
paleobiogeographical
significance.
depends
on
humidity
moderate
temperatures.
presumably
very
sensitive
anthropogenic
pressures
climate
change,
therefore
suitable
model
for
ecophysiological
studies
evident
priority
targets
conservation.
conclude
that
future
efforts
should
focus
establishing
molecular
phylogeny
clarify
relationships
between
within
reveal
patterns.
This
will
require
increase
sampling
effort
several
regions
globe,
especially
tropical
regions.
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: May 17, 2023
Abstract
Wildfire
is
a
natural
disturbance
in
boreal
forest
systems
that
has
been
predicted
to
increase
frequency,
intensity,
and
extent
due
climate
change.
Most
studies
tend
assess
the
recovery
of
one
component
community
at
time
but
here
we
use
DNA
metabarcoding
simultaneously
monitor
soil
bacteria,
fungi,
arthropods
along
an
85-year
chronosequence
following
wildfire
jack
pine-dominated
ecosites.
We
describe
successional
assembly
processes
better
inform
sustainable
management
practices.
Soil
taxa
showed
different
trajectories
wildfire.
Bacteria
shared
large
core
across
stand
development
stages
(~
95–97%
their
unique
sequences)
appeared
recover
relatively
quickly
by
crown
closure.
By
comparison
fungi
smaller
communities
(64–77%
68–69%,
respectively)
each
stage
support
biodiversity.
show
importance
maintaining
mosaic
ecosystem
represents
maintain
full
suite
biodiversity
soils
wildfire,
especially
for
arthropods.
These
results
will
provide
useful
baseline
when
assessing
effects
human
such
as
harvest
or
more
frequent
events
Scientific Data,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(1)
Published: Jan. 3, 2024
Springtails
(Collembola)
inhabit
soils
from
the
Arctic
to
Antarctic
and
comprise
an
estimated
~32%
of
all
terrestrial
arthropods
on
Earth.
Here,
we
present
a
global,
spatially-explicit
database
springtail
communities
that
includes
249,912
occurrences
44,999
samples
2,990
sites.
These
data
are
mainly
raw
sample-level
records
at
species
level
collected
predominantly
private
archives
authors
were
quality-controlled
taxonomically-standardised.
Despite
covering
continents,
most
come
European
continent
(82.5%
samples)
represent
four
habitats:
woodlands
(57.4%),
grasslands
(14.0%),
agrosystems
(13.7%)
scrublands
(9.0%).
We
included
sampling
by
soil
layers,
across
seasons
years,
representing
temporal
spatial
within-site
variation
in
communities.
also
provided
use
sharing
guidelines
R
code
facilitate
other
researchers.
This
paper
describes
static
version
publication
date,
but
will
be
further
expanded
include
underrepresented
regions
linked
with
trait
data.