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Oribatid mites in different Mediterranean crop rotations fertilized with animal droppings

Unsustainable soil management is one of the drivers of soil degradation, but impact assessment requires the development of indicators. Oribatids might be considered as early indicators of disturbances due to the stability of their community. The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility o...

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Autores principales: Bosch-Serra, Àngela D., Molina, M. Gabriela, González-Llinàs, Elena, Boixadera-Bosch, Rosalia R., Martínez, Belén, Orobitg, Jordi, Mateo-Marín, Noemí, Domingo-Olivé, Francesc
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Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10406719/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37338638
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-023-00812-4
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author Bosch-Serra, Àngela D.
Molina, M. Gabriela
González-Llinàs, Elena
Boixadera-Bosch, Rosalia R.
Martínez, Belén
Orobitg, Jordi
Mateo-Marín, Noemí
Domingo-Olivé, Francesc
author_facet Bosch-Serra, Àngela D.
Molina, M. Gabriela
González-Llinàs, Elena
Boixadera-Bosch, Rosalia R.
Martínez, Belén
Orobitg, Jordi
Mateo-Marín, Noemí
Domingo-Olivé, Francesc
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description Unsustainable soil management is one of the drivers of soil degradation, but impact assessment requires the development of indicators. Oribatids might be considered as early indicators of disturbances due to the stability of their community. The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of oribatids as bioindicators of sustainable agricultural practices. Under a dry Mediterranean climate, three fertilization experiments – two under a two-crop rotation system and one under maize monoculture and established 12 years earlier – were sampled 3× for oribatid identification during the last annual cropping cycle. The hypothesis was that different nutrient and crop managements affect the number of oribatid species and individuals present, and these parameters could be used as indicators of soil degradation. In total, 18 oribatid species were identified, and 1974 adult individuals were recovered. Maximum abundance was found prior to sowing. Pig slurry (PS) vs. control, and dairy cattle manure (CM) vs. mineral fertilization increased oribatid abundance. This increase was evident when the average applied rates with PS were ca. 2 Mg of organic matter (OM) ha(− 1) yr(− 1), or higher than ca. 4 Mg OM ha(− 1) yr(− 1) for CM. When the preceding crop was wheat and PS or CM were used, Oribatula (Zygoribatula) excavata (which reproduces sexually) predominated. In maize monoculture fertilized with CM, Tectocepheus sarekensis and Acrotritia ardua americana (which can reproduce through parthenogenesis) prevailed vs. Oribatula, which indicated a heavily disturbed soil. Under this specific Mediterranean environment, the predominance of certain parthenogenic oribatid species and the number of individuals provide advanced warning on soil degradation. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10493-023-00812-4.
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spelling pubmed-104067192023-08-09 Oribatid mites in different Mediterranean crop rotations fertilized with animal droppings Bosch-Serra, Àngela D. Molina, M. Gabriela González-Llinàs, Elena Boixadera-Bosch, Rosalia R. Martínez, Belén Orobitg, Jordi Mateo-Marín, Noemí Domingo-Olivé, Francesc Exp Appl Acarol Research Unsustainable soil management is one of the drivers of soil degradation, but impact assessment requires the development of indicators. Oribatids might be considered as early indicators of disturbances due to the stability of their community. The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of oribatids as bioindicators of sustainable agricultural practices. Under a dry Mediterranean climate, three fertilization experiments – two under a two-crop rotation system and one under maize monoculture and established 12 years earlier – were sampled 3× for oribatid identification during the last annual cropping cycle. The hypothesis was that different nutrient and crop managements affect the number of oribatid species and individuals present, and these parameters could be used as indicators of soil degradation. In total, 18 oribatid species were identified, and 1974 adult individuals were recovered. Maximum abundance was found prior to sowing. Pig slurry (PS) vs. control, and dairy cattle manure (CM) vs. mineral fertilization increased oribatid abundance. This increase was evident when the average applied rates with PS were ca. 2 Mg of organic matter (OM) ha(− 1) yr(− 1), or higher than ca. 4 Mg OM ha(− 1) yr(− 1) for CM. When the preceding crop was wheat and PS or CM were used, Oribatula (Zygoribatula) excavata (which reproduces sexually) predominated. In maize monoculture fertilized with CM, Tectocepheus sarekensis and Acrotritia ardua americana (which can reproduce through parthenogenesis) prevailed vs. Oribatula, which indicated a heavily disturbed soil. Under this specific Mediterranean environment, the predominance of certain parthenogenic oribatid species and the number of individuals provide advanced warning on soil degradation. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10493-023-00812-4. Springer International Publishing 2023-06-20 2023 /pmc/articles/PMC10406719/ /pubmed/37338638 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-023-00812-4 Text en © The Author(s) 2023. Springer Nature or its licensor (e.g. a society or other partner) holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) .
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Bosch-Serra, Àngela D.
Molina, M. Gabriela
González-Llinàs, Elena
Boixadera-Bosch, Rosalia R.
Martínez, Belén
Orobitg, Jordi
Mateo-Marín, Noemí
Domingo-Olivé, Francesc
Oribatid mites in different Mediterranean crop rotations fertilized with animal droppings
title Oribatid mites in different Mediterranean crop rotations fertilized with animal droppings
title_full Oribatid mites in different Mediterranean crop rotations fertilized with animal droppings
title_fullStr Oribatid mites in different Mediterranean crop rotations fertilized with animal droppings
title_full_unstemmed Oribatid mites in different Mediterranean crop rotations fertilized with animal droppings
title_short Oribatid mites in different Mediterranean crop rotations fertilized with animal droppings
title_sort oribatid mites in different mediterranean crop rotations fertilized with animal droppings
topic Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10406719/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37338638
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-023-00812-4
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