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Papers

(The median citation count of Pedobiologia is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Occurrence of plant suppression gradients through common mycorrhizal networks across ecological groups during successional dynamics	29
Editorial Board	21
A field mesocosm method for manipulation of soil mesofauna communities and repeated measurement of their ecological functions over months to years	20
Assessment of soil feeding activity using different bait materials for the bait-lamina test: A small-scale study in Eucalyptus blocks	19
Microclimatic, climatic, and anthropogenic factors strongly affect cultivable soil microfungal communities at a canyon in the Mediterranean region	18
Contradiction with enzymatic stoichiometry theory: Persistent low ratios of β-glucosidase to phosphomonoesterase following 10-year continuous phosphorus fertilization in three subtropical forests	18
Functional significance of the leaf-cutting ant Atta cephalotes (Formicidae) in coffee plantations: An enemy or an ally?	18
Importance of traditional knowledge to understanding Plebeina armata (Apidae, Meliponini) ecology in the savanna woodland in northeast of Burundi	17
Soil environment influences plant growth-promotion traits of isolated rhizobacteria	14
Termite mound as nutrient hot-spots in savannah with emphasis in P cycling and the potential use of mounds as soil amendment	14
Nematode community structure in sugarcane fields under continuous vinasse fertigation	13
Soil nematode communities vary among populations of the iconic desert plant, Welwitschia mirabilis	13
Taking sides? Aspect has limited influence on soil environment or litter decomposition in pan-European study of roadside verges	12
Editorial Board	12
Communicating about soil biodiversity: Insights from science editorials and future recommendations	12
Responses of bacterial and archaeal communities to nitrogen fertilization in a compost-amended soil	11
Lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor L.) invasion alters the composition of soil invertebrate communities in two mixed deciduous forests	10
Trophic groups of soil fauna in semiarid: Impacts of land use change, climatic seasonality and environmental variables	10
Native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi respond to rehabilitation in iron ore mining areas from the Eastern Brazilian Amazon	10
First record of Enchytraeidae in a no-tillage system in Southern Brazil	9
A standardized and miniaturized method to investigate rhizosphere microorganisms, with a focus on methanogenic archaea and methanotrophic bacteria	9
Impact of litter quality on soil nematode communities with the intensifies of grassland degradation: Shifting from resource input to environmental stress	9
Below-ground pitfall traps for standardised monitoring of soil mesofauna: Design and comparison to Berlese/Tullgren funnels	8
Effects of experimental warming on soil enzyme activities in an alpine swamp meadow on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau	8
Fast improvement of macrofauna communities and soil quality in plantain crops converted to agroecological practices	8

Effects of multispecies management on the soil protist community in Pinus massoniana plantations in subtropical China	8
Editorial Board	8
Greater impacts of phosphorus fertilization on soil phosphatase activity in tropical forests than in non-tropical natural terrestrial ecosystems: A meta-analysis	7
The effects of sample storage duration on tardigrade density and community composition in moss samples	7
Climate change in edaphic systems – Impact of salinity intrusions in terrestrial invertebrates	7
Reintroduction of threatened digging mammals influences soil microbial communities differently along a rainfall gradient	7
Organic matter content rather than farming practices modulates microbial activities in vineyard soils	7
Corrigendum to “Microplastics lead to behavioral disorders in soil nematode movement, foraging and food choice” [Pedobiol. - J. Soil Ecol. 111 (2025) 151054]	7
Editorial Board	7
Soil macrofauna and water-related functions in patches of regenerating Atlantic Forest in Brazil	7
Litter thickness and soil pH influence the diversity of saprotrophic fungi in primary forest fragments in the Amazon	7
Bacterial communities in the potato tuberosphere share similarities with bulk soil and rhizosphere communities, yet possess distinct features	6
Soil properties are affected by vegetation types in a semi-arid mountain landscape	6
Food choice and pharyngeal pumping activity of bacterial-feeding nematodes are driven by different functional traits	6
Control strategies for the invasive plant kudzu (Pueraria montana) only minimally impacts soil activity, chemistry, and bacterial and fungal communities	6
The effects of straw returning and nitrogen fertilizer application on soil labile organic carbon fractions and carbon pool management index in a rice–wheat rotation system	6
Microbial, physical and chemical indicators together reveal soil health changes related to land cover types in the southern European sites under desertification risk	6
Asian knotweed’s impacts on soil chemistry and enzyme activities are higher in soils with low-nutrient status	6
Earthworm and soil microarthropod abundances affected by agricultural land use and soil properties	5
Rehabilitation promotes rapid recovery of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in iron mining areas	5
Responses of oribatid mites to warming in boreal peatlands depend on fen type	5
Collembola community contains larger species in frequently flooded soil	5
Responses of bulk and rhizosphere soil microbiomes to different cover crop inputs and their connection and contribution to soil fertility and plant growth	5
Communities of Collembola show functional resilience in a long-term field experiment simulating climate change	5
Microannelids (Enchytraeidae, Naididae, Parergodrilidae) along a 4000 m Afrotropical elevational gradient on Mount Cameroon	4
Mycorrhizal ecology would benefit from region-specific hypotheses	4
Editorial Board	4
Carbon and nutrient cycling responses to repeated application of biochar and NPK fertilizers depend on microenvironmental differences among hierarchical aggregate fractions	4
Effects of defoliation frequencies on above- and belowground biodiversity and ecosystem processes in subtropical grasslands of southern Brazil	4
Attraction of pitfall trap preservation fluids complicates the estimation of Collembola density	4
Editorial Board	4
Comparison of isopod assemblages (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea) among four different habitats—Evergreen forest, exotic bamboo plantation, grass and urban habitat	4
Long life at low temperatures – The life-history of Folsomia candida at ecological relevant temperatures	4
Shade tree identity rather than diversity influences soil macrofauna in cacao-based agroforestry systems	3
Microplastics lead to behavioral disorders in soil nematode movement, foraging and food choice	3
High-throughput sequencing and conventional morphotyping show different soil nematode assemblages but similar community responses to altitudinal gradients on Mt. Ibuki, Japan	3
Characterization of the thermal death time landscape for Enchytraeus albidus	3
Conservation agriculture enhances soil biodiversity and fertility: Evidence from contrasting soil textures in Cambodia	3
Responses of N2O production and associated functional genes to increasing temperature and moisture in surface and subsurface soils of a temperate forest	3
Putting the “Ped” into Pedobiologia –– A call to a new generation of soil ecologists	3
Evergreen gymnosperm tree abundance drives ground beetle density and community composition in eastern US temperate forests	3
Dynamic response of root-associated fungal community structure to nitrogen and phosphorus additions in a subtropical forest	3
Finding the optimal strategy for quantitative sampling of springtails community (Hexapoda: Collembola) in glacial lithosols	3
“Best food” does not apply to all: Quality of nematode diet for development and fitness of their predator Parasitus sp. (Mesostigmata: Parasitidae)	3
A simple dynamic equilibrium model shows that high phosphatase activity in tropical forest soils could be explained by rapid microbial turnover	3
Metabarcoding of a mock community of soil invertebrates: DNA extraction, false positives, and data filtration	3
Forest type and pH affecting the occurrence and life status of land snails in South American temperate forest	3
Divergent responses between lineages of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to soil phosphorus and nitrogen availability	3
Differential responses of soil microorganisms to precipitation changes in austral semiarid grasslands	3
Legacy effects of nematodes: Experimental evidence on live individuals and their residues in shaping plant nutrient acquisition	3

Collembola (Isotomidae) and mowing management practices control distinct aspects of thatch decomposition in a lawn mesocosm experiment	2
Investigating the response of soil nitrogen cycling to grass invasion	2
Microhabitat and seasonal dynamics of soil fauna communities in upper Andean successional forests	2
The magnitude and direction of priming were driven by soil moisture and temperature in a temperate forest soil of China	2
Unveiling the hidden world beneath: A showcase of soil microorganisms at MikroMondo	2
Effects of non-native black locust afforestation on soil biota and their activities in the Loess Plateau, China	2
Editorial Board	2
Mapping the effects of Melinis minutiflora invasion on soil nitrogen dynamics in the Brazilian savanna: A dual-isotope approach	2
Mineral fertilization impacts microbial activity and endophytic fungi but not microbial biomass in semiarid grasslands	2
Editorial Board	2
Bioturbation by dung beetles and termites. Do they similarly impact soil and hydraulic properties?	2
Drainage increases species richness and density of soil macro-invertebrates in the Zoige peatland of eastern Tibetan Plateau	2
Conventional agricultural management negatively affects soil fauna abundance, soil physicochemical quality and multifunctionality	2
Editorial Board	2
Soil microbial activity improved while intensifying vegetable production by use of plant-based fertilisers, cover crops and reduced tillage	2