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Guida naturalistica alle saline di Trapani e Paceco
2008
NEW RECORDS OF SPRINGTAILS (COLLEMBOLA) FROM SICILY, ITALY
2022
Along with some studies on soil fauna in various Sicilian sites, both agricultural lands and typical Mediterranean habitats, particular attention was paid to the Collembolan. Specific identification allowed to assess the occurrence in Sicily of 39 species not previously recorded, belonging to 10 families: Hypogastruridae (six species), Brachystomellidae (one species), Neanuridae (five species), Onychiuridae (three species), Tullbergiidae (seven species), Isotomidae (nine species), Entomobryidae (three species), Cyphoderidae (one species), Dicyrtomidae (one species), and Katiannidae (one species). Of these 39 species, 21 are new also for Italy. Furthermore, this is the first record of the ge…
Soil macrofauna and organic matter in irrigated orchards under Mediterranean climate
2017
Soil fauna abundance and diversity and organic matter content are key indicators for the rate of soil degradation in Mediterranean-type ecosystems. The soil macrofauna populations were examined in three orange (Citrus sinensis) orchards and one persimmon (Diospyros kaki) orchard, with the same soil type and different management systems, to establish whether organic management benefits soil fauna and soil quality and what is the effect of flood irrigation. Vegetation cover, soil organic matter, bulk density and moisture were measured at each experimental site within the Canyoles watershed in Eastern Spain in summer of 2015. Earthworm abundance was highest at the organic orchard with flood ir…
Metazoan parasites in meagre and gilthead seabream aquaculture: monogeneans, from biology to infection management
2021
Pathologies represent a relevant bottleneck for aquaculture development and must be taken into account in the selection of potential species for diversification. Determining pathogens affecting new and traditional cultured species as well as their potential impacts on fish health becomes essential for optimising the development and viability of fish productions. Among pathogens, monoxenous metazoans, such as platyhelminth monogeneans, have a marked influence on fish health, especially in aquaculture where they cause significant economic losses in the main fish-farming industries. Population dynamics in host-parasite systems are modulated by environmental conditions. Therefore, effective man…
THE FRENCH NATIONAL SOIL QUALITY MONITORING NETWORK (RMQS) AS A SUPPORT FOR MONITORING SOIL BIODIVERSITY: past, present and future programs
2021
Soil biodiversity would represent about 25% of the species on Earth. It is threatened, and although it is essential for human activities, it remains largely unknown. The French National Soil Quality Monitoring Network (RMQS) has a significant impact in removing the grey areas through its programs on soil microorganisms, soil meso and macrofauna, meadow flora, truffles and more recently enzymatic activities. The first distribution maps of bacterial phyla on a national scale and of soil fauna on a regional scale (in Brittany) have been developed. For the white truffle, three new areas of presence have been identified in France. The habitats of the bacteria were also described for the first ti…
Is soil fauna an important driver of the structure and activities of denitrifier communities in tropical soils?
2007
International audience
Enteromyxum leei (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) infection in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata): Immune-related studies
2013
La presente tesis doctoral estudia diversos aspectos de la enteromixosis de la dorada, relacionados principalmente con la transmisión y la caracterización del parásito, con los factores que afectan a su establecimiento en el hospedador y a la interacción parásito-hospedador, y con la respuesta inmunitaria inducida por el parásito. En primer lugar, se desarrolló un nuevo método de transmisión de E. leei, que mejora los resultados obtenidos por los hasta ahora disponibles. El parásito se transmitió con éxito a doradas mediante intubación por vía anal de raspados intestinales de peces infectados. Con este método, se consiguió una infección más rápida y extensa que por efluente y por cohabitaci…
Mise en place d’outils et de bio-indicateurs pertinents de la qualité des sols (Chapitre 9)
2017
Mise en place d’outils et de bio-indicateurs pertinents de la qualité des sols (Chapitre 9)
Effects of stump removal on soil decomposer communities in undisturbed patches of the forest floor
2011
Soil preparation after clear-cutting leads to fragmentation of forest floor and, consequently, changes the habitat of decomposers. Stump removal for bioenergy is further increasing the disturbance in the soil. We studied responses of decomposers to stump removal in boreal spruce forests during the first 4 years after clear felling in relation to mounding. Samples for each decomposer organism group were taken from undisturbed forest floor patches that are the main habitat for decomposers after forest regeneration and whose amount and size obviously differ between the treatments. Microbial biomasses and community structure, and the abundance of enchytraeids, were not found to be affected by t…