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Institute of Soil Biology
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- BiologyOpen access
Abstract Glacier forefields provide model ecosystems for studying primary succession, where newly exposed substrates are colonized by microbes associated with lichens, biological soil crusts (BSCs), mosses, vascular plants, and bulk soil. Collectively, these sources form an inter...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Garden composters as refuges for myriapods: environmental factors shaping species distribution
Summary. Home composting has become an increasingly popular method for organic waste management; however, the invertebrate communities inhabiting garden compost remain poorly studied. The present study focused on myriapod (centipede and millipede) communities in 61 home composter...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Summary. The Iranian endemic species Lithobius demavendicus Matic, 1969 is rediscovered and redescribed based on newly collected specimens. Previously, the species was known only from an incomplete, most probably subadult male lacking the ultimate pair of legs, collected at high...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Summary. The Iranian endemic species Lithobius demavendicus Matic, 1969 is rediscovered and redescribed based on newly collected specimens. Previously, the species was known only from an incomplete, most probably subadult male lacking the ultimate pair of legs, collected at high...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Garden composters as refuges for myriapods: environmental factors shaping species distribution
Summary. Home composting has become an increasingly popular method for organic waste management; however, the invertebrate communities inhabiting garden compost remain poorly studied. The present study focused on myriapod (centipede and millipede) communities in 61 home composter...
- BiologyOpen access
Abstract Clay minerals play an important role in soil organic matter (SOM) accumulation. This study used a series of pot experiments to observe carbon (C) storage in rhizosphere of two plant species Festuca rubra and Lotus corniculatus growing in three soil forming substrates dom...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
ABSTRACT Nitrogen and phosphorus availability drive plant community composition, productivity, and ecosystem functioning. During succession, nutrient availability typically changes as organic matter accumulates in the soil, influencing both nitrogen and phosphorus pools. We asses...