Esther M. Kapinga
A5039582293- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Agricultural University of Iceland
2022-2024
Springtails (Collembola) inhabit soils from the Arctic to Antarctic and comprise an estimated ~32% of all terrestrial arthropods on Earth. Here, we present a global, spatially-explicit database springtail communities that includes 249,912 occurrences 44,999 samples 2,990 sites. These data are mainly raw sample-level records at species level collected predominantly private archives authors were quality-controlled taxonomically-standardised. Despite covering continents, most come European...
Several restoration methods have been developed to aid ecosystem development from highly degraded Icelandic deserts into fully vegetated functional ecosystems. Despite the critical role of soil biota in many key processes, effect efforts on has rarely explored. We took advantage a large-scale field experiment, study distinct revegetation treatments taxonomic and composition Collembola communities. Soil samples were taken plots (one ha. each), that had received functionally treatments; i:...