Pedobiologia

Papers
(The median citation count of Pedobiologia is 1. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)
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Functional significance of the leaf-cutting ant Atta cephalotes (Formicidae) in coffee plantations: An enemy or an ally?22
Soil biotic effects and competition; What are the mechanisms behind being a successful invader?18
Microclimatic, climatic, and anthropogenic factors strongly affect cultivable soil microfungal communities at a canyon in the Mediterranean region18
Occurrence of plant suppression gradients through common mycorrhizal networks across ecological groups during successional dynamics17
Soil environment influences plant growth-promotion traits of isolated rhizobacteria16
Importance of traditional knowledge to understanding Plebeina armata (Apidae, Meliponini) ecology in the savanna woodland in northeast of Burundi16
A field mesocosm method for manipulation of soil mesofauna communities and repeated measurement of their ecological functions over months to years16
Testate amoebae from two low-lying tropical islets of Tuvalu, South Pacific15
Contradiction with enzymatic stoichiometry theory: Persistent low ratios of β-glucosidase to phosphomonoesterase following 10-year continuous phosphorus fertilization in three subtropical forests14
Responses of Collembola communities to mixtures of wheat varieties: A trait-based approach12
Soil nematode communities vary among populations of the iconic desert plant, Welwitschia mirabilis12
Termite mound as nutrient hot-spots in savannah with emphasis in P cycling and the potential use of mounds as soil amendment12
Taking sides? Aspect has limited influence on soil environment or litter decomposition in pan-European study of roadside verges11
Nematode community structure in sugarcane fields under continuous vinasse fertigation11
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Impact of litter quality on soil nematode communities with the intensifies of grassland degradation: Shifting from resource input to environmental stress9
Responses of bacterial and archaeal communities to nitrogen fertilization in a compost-amended soil9
Communicating about soil biodiversity: Insights from science editorials and future recommendations9
Effects of multispecies management on the soil protist community in Pinus massoniana plantations in subtropical China8
Variance, locality and structure: Three experimental challenges in the study of the response of soil microbial communities to multiple perturbations8
A standardized and miniaturized method to investigate rhizosphere microorganisms, with a focus on methanogenic archaea and methanotrophic bacteria8
Trophic groups of soil fauna in semiarid: Impacts of land use change, climatic seasonality and environmental variables8
Effects of experimental warming on soil enzyme activities in an alpine swamp meadow on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau8
First record of Enchytraeidae in a no-tillage system in Southern Brazil8
Native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi respond to rehabilitation in iron ore mining areas from the Eastern Brazilian Amazon8
Oribatid (Acari: Oribatida) diversity in natural and altered open arid ecosystems of South-Eastern Caucasus7
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Organic matter content rather than farming practices modulates microbial activities in vineyard soils7
Below-ground pitfall traps for standardised monitoring of soil mesofauna: Design and comparison to Berlese/Tullgren funnels7
Soil macrofauna and water-related functions in patches of regenerating Atlantic Forest in Brazil7
Litter thickness and soil pH influence the diversity of saprotrophic fungi in primary forest fragments in the Amazon6
The effects of sample storage duration on tardigrade density and community composition in moss samples6
Climate change in edaphic systems – Impact of salinity intrusions in terrestrial invertebrates6
Corrigendum to “Microplastics lead to behavioral disorders in soil nematode movement, foraging and food choice” [Pedobiol. - J. Soil Ecol. 111 (2025) 151054]6
Soil properties and climate affect arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and soil microbial communities in Mediterranean rainfed cereal cropping systems6
Soil properties are affected by vegetation types in a semi-arid mountain landscape6
Reintroduction of threatened digging mammals influences soil microbial communities differently along a rainfall gradient6
Fast improvement of macrofauna communities and soil quality in plantain crops converted to agroecological practices6
Microbial, physical and chemical indicators together reveal soil health changes related to land cover types in the southern European sites under desertification risk5
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 system5
Food choice and pharyngeal pumping activity of bacterial-feeding nematodes are driven by different functional traits5
Control strategies for the invasive plant kudzu (Pueraria montana) only minimally impacts soil activity, chemistry, and bacterial and fungal communities5
Asian knotweed’s impacts on soil chemistry and enzyme activities are higher in soils with low-nutrient status5
Bacterial communities in the potato tuberosphere share similarities with bulk soil and rhizosphere communities, yet possess distinct features5
Greater impacts of phosphorus fertilization on soil phosphatase activity in tropical forests than in non-tropical natural terrestrial ecosystems: A meta-analysis5
Rehabilitation promotes rapid recovery of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in iron mining areas4
Collembola community contains larger species in frequently flooded soil4
Effects of defoliation frequencies on above- and belowground biodiversity and ecosystem processes in subtropical grasslands of southern Brazil4
Comparison of isopod assemblages (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea) among four different habitats—Evergreen forest, exotic bamboo plantation, grass and urban habitat4
Responses of oribatid mites to warming in boreal peatlands depend on fen type4
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Long life at low temperatures – The life-history of Folsomia candida at ecological relevant temperatures4
Leaf-cutting ant (Atta cephalotes) nests may be hotspots of methane and carbon dioxide emissions in tropical forests4
Responses of bulk and rhizosphere soil microbiomes to different cover crop inputs and their connection and contribution to soil fertility and plant growth4
Communities of Collembola show functional resilience in a long-term field experiment simulating climate change4
Mycorrhizal ecology would benefit from region-specific hypotheses4
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Attraction of pitfall trap preservation fluids complicates the estimation of Collembola density3
Differential responses of soil microorganisms to precipitation changes in austral semiarid grasslands3
Metabarcoding of a mock community of soil invertebrates: DNA extraction, false positives, and data filtration3
Geochemical characteristics control potential microbial activity in exposed Late Quaternary alluvial deposits3
Short-term intensive warming shifts predator communities (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata) in boreal forest soils3
Forest type and pH affecting the occurrence and life status of land snails in South American temperate forest3
Dynamic response of root-associated fungal community structure to nitrogen and phosphorus additions in a subtropical forest3
“Best food” does not apply to all: Quality of nematode diet for development and fitness of their predator Parasitus sp. (Mesostigmata: Parasitidae)3
Legacy effects of nematodes: Experimental evidence on live individuals and their residues in shaping plant nutrient acquisition3
Carbon and nutrient cycling responses to repeated application of biochar and NPK fertilizers depend on microenvironmental differences among hierarchical aggregate fractions3
High-throughput sequencing and conventional morphotyping show different soil nematode assemblages but similar community responses to altitudinal gradients on Mt. Ibuki, Japan3
Evergreen gymnosperm tree abundance drives ground beetle density and community composition in eastern US temperate forests3
Divergent responses between lineages of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to soil phosphorus and nitrogen availability3
Finding the optimal strategy for quantitative sampling of springtails community (Hexapoda: Collembola) in glacial lithosols3
Characterization of the thermal death time landscape for Enchytraeus albidus3
Responses of N2O production and associated functional genes to increasing temperature and moisture in surface and subsurface soils of a temperate forest2
Shade tree identity rather than diversity influences soil macrofauna in cacao-based agroforestry systems2
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Microhabitat and seasonal dynamics of soil fauna communities in upper Andean successional forests2
Collembola (Isotomidae) and mowing management practices control distinct aspects of thatch decomposition in a lawn mesocosm experiment2
A simple dynamic equilibrium model shows that high phosphatase activity in tropical forest soils could be explained by rapid microbial turnover2
Investigating the response of soil nitrogen cycling to grass invasion2
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Conservation agriculture enhances soil biodiversity and fertility: Evidence from contrasting soil textures in Cambodia2
Drainage increases species richness and density of soil macro-invertebrates in the Zoige peatland of eastern Tibetan Plateau2
Bioturbation by dung beetles and termites. Do they similarly impact soil and hydraulic properties?2
The magnitude and direction of priming were driven by soil moisture and temperature in a temperate forest soil of China2
Dark septate endophytes enhance the drought tolerance of Haloxylon ammodendron in sterilized and nonsterilized soil1
Abundance, isolation, and characterization of halotolerant microbes from common oligosaline soils1
Mesofauna community influences litter chemical trajectories during early-stage litter decay1
Forest types matter for the community and co-occurrence network patterns of soil bacteria, fungi, and nematodes1
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Forest plantations reduce soil functioning in terrestrial ecosystems from South Africa1
Minimizing salinity-induced Pb toxicity to microbial N cycling processes in saline Pb-polluted soils amended with biochar1
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Fire effects on biochemical properties of a semiarid pine forest topsoil at cm-scale1
Unveiling the hidden world beneath: A showcase of soil microorganisms at MikroMondo1
Changes in urban soil yeast communities after a reduction in household waste during the COVID-19 pandemic1
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Exploring the influence of ground-dwelling ant bioturbation activity on physico-chemical, biological properties and heavy metal pollution in coal mine spoil1
Increases in substrate availability and decreases in soil pH drive the positive effects of nitrogen addition on soil net nitrogen mineralization in a temperate meadow steppe1
Impacts of garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata, Brassicaceae) invasion on oribatid mites in urban forest soils vary with the size of the invaded patch1
Mineral fertilization impacts microbial activity and endophytic fungi but not microbial biomass in semiarid grasslands1
Soil microbial activity improved while intensifying vegetable production by use of plant-based fertilisers, cover crops and reduced tillage1
Conventional agricultural management negatively affects soil fauna abundance, soil physicochemical quality and multifunctionality1
Biological control of damping-off by Fusarium oxysporum and F. verticillioides on pine and oak seedlings using edible ectomycorrhizal fungi1
Precise method to measure fungal and bacterial necromass using high pressure liquid chromatography with fluorescence detector adjusted to inorganic, organic and peat soils1
Short-term effects of microplastics and earthworms on greenhouse gases emissions from a sandy-loam soil1
Bacterial assemblies in acidic dryland vs. paddy soils across depth profiles in southern China's red soil region1
Response of soil biodiversity to global change1
Temporal monitoring of free-living nematode communities for evaluation of soil health in an arable crop rotation1
Modelling litter decomposition rates along a geographic, climatic, and land-use gradient in Southern Amazonia and Pará1
Mapping the effects of Melinis minutiflora invasion on soil nitrogen dynamics in the Brazilian savanna: A dual-isotope approach1
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