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forestryjfr.bsky.social
🌲 Long-term canopy gaps reduce nematode functional diversity.
Gaps cut functional richness by 38%, favoring fast-growing taxa.
👉 Explore the findings:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#JFR #ForestResearch #SoilFauna #ForestScience
November 5, 2026 at 10:40 AM
jpecol.bsky.social
【🎉Latest accepted article】
Dominance of precipitation and its interactive effects with warming on epigeic arthropod communities in an alpine meadow

#climatechange | #Qinghai_TibetanPlateau | #soilfauna | #Collembola | #mites

@mapjournals.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
September 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
msteinwandter.eurosky.social
Next in #BEN-EAF: look at the details! 🔎
We will identify some #SoilFauna to species level to close distribution gaps in the @cairngormsnews.bsky.social.
#Carabidae like this Carabus problematicus are straightforward, but other smaller critters not.
Fortunately, @hutton.ac.uk has in-house experts. 🤝
Photo of a ground beetle (family Carabidae) hold into a magnifier.
September 1, 2026 at 11:10 AM
msteinwandter.eurosky.social
Counting, sorting, identifying. 🤓
Time to check all the alpine #SoilFauna from soil samples & pitfall traps from the Ben Avon plateau (@cairngormsnews.bsky.social) in #Scotland.
After a nice sampling season, I am in the soil labs of @hutton.ac.uk in Aberdeen.
Very promising first results already! 🤞
Photo of small soil animals (belonging to the mesofauna) including springtails (Collembola) and mites (Acari).
August 21, 2026 at 9:41 AM
master-rainet.bsky.social
6/7
L'étudiant du Master 2 @DuarteHec fera son stage avec Simoneta Negrete Yankelevich, dans @Inecol_mx. Son stage portera sur l'évaluation des effets de différentes pratiques agroécologiques sur stabilité du sol au travers d'indicateurs biologiques.
#soilfauna
January 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
master-rainet.bsky.social
Héctor @HctorDu99075402 faira son stage avec Jérôme Cortet, dans @cefemontpellier @univpaulvalery. Son stage portera sur l'évaluation des effets d’un gradient de pollution métallique sur les communautés taxonomiques et fonctionnelles de collemboles et d'acariens #soilfauna 6/7
January 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
niooknaw.bsky.social
New publication: Regenerative #agriculture improves #soil functioning and the complexity of soil #foodwebs after a short transition period. #agroecology #soilfauna #soildegradation
doi.org/10.1007/s111...
Figure 6 in Molinares-Becerra et al. (2026): "Correlations between soil physicochemical properties, soil fauna and enzyme activity. The asterisks indicate the level of correlation, the higher the number the higher the correlation. BG, β−1, 4-glucosidase; CB, β-D-cellobiohydrolase; AG, α−1,4- glucosidase; XYL, β-xylosidase; PHOS, phosphomonoesterase; NAG, β−1, 4-N-acetylglucosaminidase; LAP, leucine aminopeptidase; AS, arylsulphatase. MF, multifunctionality; Cruz.miri, Crustacea + Miriapoda; CNPS, sum of all enzymes related to the C,N,P and S cycles CE, Electrical conductivity; ORP, Oxidation–Reduction Potential; OM, Organic matter; SWC, soil water content"
June 5, 2026 at 1:39 PM
niooknaw.bsky.social
New publication: The applicability of regional red list assessments for soil invertebrates: first assessment of five native #earthworm species in Canada. #speciesatrisk #soilfauna #extinctionrisk #soil #biodiversity #climatechange #landuse
doi.org/10.1007/s105...
Figure 1 in Phillips et al. (2025): "The five earthworms native to Canada that were assessed using the IUCN-based Red List Assessment. (a) Arctiostrotus fontinalis, (b) Arctiostrotus perrieri, (c) Arctiostrotus vancouverensis, (d) Sparganophilus tamesis and (e) Toutellus oregonensis (photographs from Reynolds 2022; with permission)"
April 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
niooknaw.bsky.social
New publication: #Globalchanges and their environmental stressors have a significant impact on #soil #biodiversity - A meta-analysis, by @wimvanderputten and others. #environmentalchange #globalchange #soilbiology #soilfauna...
December 2, 2024 at 9:42 PM
jpecol.bsky.social
🌀The decomposition of typhoon-generated #GgreenLitter and physiologically senesced litter exhibit divergent decomposition patterns across lawn and soil microhabitats🍃.

#TropicalCyclones | #UrbanForest | #EnvironmentalHeterogeneity | #LitterDecomposition | #SoilFauna

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
Conceptual diagram illustrating (a) the experimental design and (b) the mass, C, N and P remaining of green and senesced litter on lawn and soil surfaces under conditions with or without soil fauna.
May 20, 2026 at 4:10 PM
jpecol.bsky.social
The #GreenLitter and senescent litter (Cinnamomum camphora) generated by #TropicalCyclones exhibit distinctly different distribution patterns on the lawn and soil microhabitats.

#UrbanForest | #EnvironmentalHeterogeneity | #LitterDecomposition | #SoilFauna

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
Conceptual diagram illustrating (a) the experimental design and (b) the mass, C, N and P remaining of green and senesced litter on lawn and soil surfaces under conditions with or without soil fauna.
March 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
jpecol.bsky.social
【🎉Latest accepted article】
Typhoon-induced litter on lawns and soil surfaces exhibit divergent decomposition patterns

#TropicalCyclones | #UrbanForest | #EnvironmentalHeterogeneity | #GreenLitter | #LitterDecomposition | #SoilFauna

@mapjournals.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
Typhoon-induced litter on lawns and soil surfaces exhibit divergent decomposition patterns
Abstract. Typhoon-generated green litter is commonly deposited on lawns and soil surfaces in urban forest ecosystems, where differences in microenvironment
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October 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
msteinwandter.eurosky.social
Field work half-time for #BEN-EAF! ⛰️

We took #SoilFauna samples, and heat-extract them in the soil lab at @hutton.ac.uk. Mainly springtails & mites!

Also: we got ground beetles, wolf spiders, and harvestmen from pitfall traps. 🕷️🪲

Thanks again to Andrea Britton and Debbie Fielding for the help!
Me collecting soil fauna from pitfall traps using tweezers at the alpine plateau of Ben Avon, Cairngorms, Scotland. A nice soil sample showing different coloured layers, taken from alpine habitats at the alpine plateau of Ben Avon, Cairngorms, Scotland. A Tullgren heat extractor with soil samples from the alpine habitats at Ben Avon plateau, Cairngorms, Scotland. The extracted soil animals will be collected in small glass pots.
June 27, 2026 at 4:54 PM
msteinwandter.eurosky.social
Preparations for my #BEN-EAF project as visiting scientist at @hutton.ac.uk are still ongoing, but I could hike in the Scottish #Highlands already!

Looking forward to taking #alpine #SoilFauna samples (cores and pitfall traps) and to compare these with #eDNA samplings. 🕷️🧬

#MountainSoilBiodiversity
Panoramic photo showing the Scottish Highlands, valley and snowcapped mountain tops. Panoramic photo showing feet in the foreground and a wide view to the Scottish Highlands with snowcapped mountaintops.
May 17, 2026 at 10:27 AM
msteinwandter.eurosky.social
YEAH! 🎉
Today #BEN-EAF kicks off as collaboration of Eurac Research, South Tyrol (@euracalpenv.bsky.social) and the James Hutton Institute (@hutton.ac.uk), Scotland.

We will identify alpine #SoilFauna in the Highlands using traditional and modern #eDNA methods.

Stay tuned!
doi.org/10.13140/RG....
(PDF) BEN-EAF: Bridging traditional and modern eDNA approaches in alpine soil fauna diversity research
PDF | As alpine soil fauna research is concentrated on the European Alps and Central Asia but lacking elsewhere (Praeg & Steinwandter et al. 2025), more... | Find, read and cite all the research you n...
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April 1, 2026 at 7:58 AM
msteinwandter.eurosky.social
Our in-house press team at Eurac Magazine published an article about the soil biology research of @jseeber.bsky.social and myself where we focus on alpine environments.

Check it out: www.eurac.edu/en/magazine/...
(available in German, Italian, and English)

#SoilBiodiversity #SoilScience #SoilFauna
Screenshot of the article by Eurac Magazine about the vast universe of soil biodiversity beneath our feet.
March 10, 2026 at 12:47 PM
msteinwandter.eurosky.social
Very helpful preprint from on "Standardised protocols for soil fauna extraction and a call for cross-lab implementation" 🪱🕷️🐞

doi.org/10.22541/au....

#SoilFauna #SoilBiodiversity #SoilLabs #Soil
November 7, 2025 at 8:05 AM
msteinwandter.eurosky.social
Hey, as I do love soil animals and critters, I did support an artist who draws very nice pictures of the vast variety of #SoilBiodiversity (mainly #SoilFauna). Stickers for the kids 🤩

If you love #soil too, support @fminifera.bsky.social at smartwork.bigcartel.com

#SoilIsLife #SoilIsAlive
Photo of different sticker sets with a lot of critters (insects and soil fauna) created by Svenja Meyer.
June 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM
msteinwandter.eurosky.social
(3/4) 🌍 Most publications came from Central Europe (#EuropeanAlps) & Central Asia (#TibetanPlateau).

The research focus on each global mountain region differed: an alpine #SoilFauna research hub is found in Central Europe, for #Biocrusts also in Northern Europe, and for microbiota in Central Asia.
Figure showing the number (sizes) and distribution along global mountain regions of scientific publications that focus on alpine soil biodiversity.
May 15, 2025 at 8:55 AM
msteinwandter.eurosky.social
Can we please have more of such #ecology #zoology project videos? 😉

Here they are combining #research on #arthropods in mountain areas, #ElevationalGradients, and #DNAsequencing to assess the #SoilFauna in 🇿🇦, old and new one.

📺 https://buff.ly/3CHMe0X

#SoilBiodiversity
CederDiv Research Project
The Cederdiv project has been ongoing since 2002, investigating the diversity of arthropods along an altitudinal gradient in the Cederberg Wilderness Area, S...
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November 28, 2024 at 10:33 PM
msteinwandter.eurosky.social
#Alpine #SoilFauna season ended with an astonishing #hike close to #glacier.

As bonus we hiked up to the Hohe Wart (Guardia Alta, 3424m), which is on the crest towards the #Similaun (3606m).

In our samplings, we found something surprising 🥳 more details will be soon published in a short notice ✌️
Our highest pitfall traps so far at 3300m close to glaciers. A small cross depicts the summit of Hohe Wart (Guardia Alta) at 3424m in the Central European Alps.
August 29, 2024 at 5:19 AM
msteinwandter.eurosky.social
What an adventure 🤠
We as #AlpSoil_Lab from @euracalpenv.bsky.social set up our highest pitfall traps yet at high #alpine sites at 3300m and 3100m.
These #GLORIA sites are quite steep and challenging to reach, but I can't wait to see the #soilfauna living up there 🔍

#SoilScience #SoilBiodiversity
Pocture showing soil ecologists climving up a high alpine mountain to investigate soil fauna. A pitfall trap installed at 3300m to capture ground-dwelling soil fauna. In the background a snow-covered glacier. A biologist taking suction samples with a modified leaf vacuum at a 3100m mountain peak. A pitfall trap installed at 3100m in the steep slopes of a mountain peak.
August 8, 2024 at 3:39 AM
msteinwandter.eurosky.social
Parallel to other #SoilEcology project, we at the #AlpSoil_Lab of #EuracResearch started with the #SnowBed project to sample #SoilMesofauna in #alpine environment.

Late this year but it is sunny up there!

#SoilScience #SoilBiology #SoilBiodiversity #SoilFauna #Mountains #EuropeanAlps #LTER
Ascent to our snowbed sampling sites in the European Central Alps. One of our snowbeds at 2700m, with cages protecting the flora from grazing sheep. A soil ecologist taking suction samples to collect ground-dwelling soil mesofauna. Detailed view on the suction sampling.
August 8, 2024 at 3:29 AM
msteinwandter.eurosky.social
It's alpine sampling time, and this week we did the first samplings of #SoilFauna in the #GLORIA project, where plants and animals are monitored on remote #mountain peaks every 5 years.

Here the "lower" sites, quite steep but very beautiful places to work. 🤠

#SoilScience #SoilBiology #AlpSoil_Lab
View from a mountain peak down to a small lake and the valley with a small village. A soil biologist taking suction samples om an alpine remote peak. A foggy mountain ridge as ascent to a alpine sampling point. A pitfall trap installed in alpine rocky environment to capture ground-dwelling insects and other critters. In the background high fog on a mountain ridge.
July 27, 2024 at 10:14 AM
msteinwandter.eurosky.social
#SoilZoology people: one last week to go to register for the #ICSZ2024 #ICA2024 #conference in Cape Town, South Africa!

Be there - in person or virtually 🪱🕷️🪲🦗🐌🐜🦟

--> www.icsz2024.org

#SoilBiology #SoilScience #SoilFauna #SoilIsLife #SoilIsAlive
Advertisement banner of the International Colloquium on Soil Zoology held in August 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa.
July 25, 2024 at 3:16 PM