@inbook {1987, title = {Ar{\'a}cnidos y miri{\'a}podos: alacranes, ara{\~n}as, ciempi{\'e}s y otros parientes artr{\'o}podos poco conocidos}, booktitle = {Atlas de la biodiversidad de Sinaloa}, year = {2002}, pages = {211-219}, publisher = {El Colegio de Sinaloa}, organization = {El Colegio de Sinaloa}, address = {Culiac{\'a}n}, abstract = {

Recommended citation: S\ánchez-Vargas, D. A. (2002): Ar\ácnidos y miri\ápodos: alacranes, ara\ñas, ciempi\és y otros parientes artr\ópodos poco conocidos. Pp. 211-219. In: Cifuentes-Lemus, J. L., Gaxiola-L\ópez, J. (Eds.). Atlas de la biodiversidad de Sinaloa. M\éxico: El Colegio de Sinaloa.

Publication date: 10/2002.

}, author = {S{\'a}nchez-Vargas, D. A.} } @inbook {1798, title = {Tuhatjalkaiset - Myriapods - Myriapoda}, booktitle = {Suomen lajien uhanalaisuus {\textendash} Punainen kirja 2019}, year = {2019}, pages = {340-343}, publisher = {Ymp{\"a}rist{\"o}ministeri{\"o} \& Suomen ymp{\"a}rist{\"o}keskus}, organization = {Ymp{\"a}rist{\"o}ministeri{\"o} \& Suomen ymp{\"a}rist{\"o}keskus}, address = {Helsinki}, abstract = {

Viittausohje, kun viitataan yksitt\äiseen Punaisen listan lukuun: Vahtera, V. 2019. Tuhatjalkaiset. Julk.: Hyv\ärinen, E., Jusl\én, A., Kemppainen, E., Uddstr\öm, A. \& Liukko, U.-M. (toim.) 2019. Suomen lajien uhanalaisuus \– Punainen kirja 2019. Ymp\ärist\öministeri\ö \& Suomen ymp\ärist\ökeskus. Helsinki. S. 340-343. http://hdl.handle.net/10138/299501

Reference of a separate chapter of the Red List: Vahtera, V. 2019. Myriapods. In: Hyv\ärinen, E., Jusl\én, A., Kemppainen, E., Uddstr\öm, A. \& Liukko, U.-M. (eds.) 2019. The 2019 Red List of Finnish Species. Ministry of the Environment \& Finnish Environment Institute. Helsinki. P. 340-343. http://hdl.handle.net/10138/299501

Summary: Myriapoda are a diverse group of terrestrial arthropods, some of which are herbivores, some predators and some decomposers. There are four classes of Myriapoda: centipedes (Chilopoda), millipedes (Diplopoda), pauropods (Pauropoda), and symphylans (Symphyla). In Finland, a total of 63 species have been found: 21 centipede, 28 millipede, eight pauropod, and six symphylan species. In total, there are ten red-listed species: the critically endangered (CR) Geophilus carpophagus, which was classified as Regionally Extinct (RE) in the two previous assessments, and the Near Threatened (NT) species G. electricus, G. truncorum and Julus scanicus. These species only have one known locality each, and no new observations have been made of the three Near Threatened (NT) species for a long time. Six species have been categorised as Data Deficient (DD). Many species were classified as Not Evaluated (NE) due to insufficient information on their occurrence. While no monitoring of Myriapoda has been organised in Finland, the information on the spread of the species in this country could be updated by organising a monitoring study of a few years in duration.

}, issn = {978-952-11-4973-3, ISBN 978-952-11-4974-0}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10138/299501}, author = {Vahtera, Varpu} } @book {1797, title = {Suomen lajien uhanalaisuus {\textendash} Punainen kirja 2019}, year = {2019}, pages = {704}, publisher = {Ymp{\"a}rist{\"o}ministeri{\"o} \& Suomen ymp{\"a}rist{\"o}keskus}, organization = {Ymp{\"a}rist{\"o}ministeri{\"o} \& Suomen ymp{\"a}rist{\"o}keskus}, address = {Helsinki}, abstract = {

Tiivistelm\ä: Julkaisussa esitell\ä\än Suomen lajien viides uhanalaisuusarviointi. Suomen lajim\ä\är\än arvioidaan nyky\ä\än olevan v\ähint\ä\än 48 000. Riitt\äv\ät tiedot uhanalaisuusarviointiin oli 22 418 lajista tai alemmasta taksonista, mik\ä on noin 47 \% lajistosta. Uhanalaisiksi arvioitiin 2 668 lajia tai alempaa taksonia eli noin 11,9 \% arvioiduista lajeista. Punaisen listan lajeja, joihin kuuluvat uhanalaisten lis\äksi h\ävinneet, silm\äll\äpidett\äv\ät ja puutteellisesti tunnetut on yhteens\ä 6 683 (29,8 \%). Arvioiduista lajeista \ä\ärimm\äisen uhanalaisia (CR) on 489, eritt\äin uhanalaisia (EN) 918, vaarantuneita (VU) 1 260, silm\äll\äpidett\ävi\ä (NT) 1 912, puutteellisesti tunnettuja (DD) 1 792, h\ävinneit\ä (RE) 312 ja elinvoimaisia (LC) 15 735. Arviointi tehtiin Kansainv\älisen luonnonsuojeluliiton (IUCN) ohjeiden ja kriteerien mukaan. IUCN:n alueellisen uhanalaisuusarvioinnin kriteerit perustuvat lajien havaittuun, arvioituun, p\ä\äteltyyn tai ennustettuun populaatioiden pienenemiseen, levinneisyys- tai esiintymisalueen kokoon, pieneen ja jatkuvasti taantuvaan tai hyvin pieneen populaatioon tai kvantitatiiviseen analyysiin. Lis\äksi Suomessa on dokumentoitu lajien elinymp\ärist\öt sek\ä uhanalaisuuden syyt ja uhkatekij\ät. Enemmist\ö uhanalaisista lajeista el\ä\ä metsiss\ä (31 \%) sek\ä perinneymp\ärist\öiss\ä ja muissa ihmisen muuttamissa ymp\ärist\öiss\ä (24 \%). Uhanalaisten osuus kunkin elinymp\ärist\ön arvioiduista lajeista on korkein tunturipaljakalla (37,9 \%). Uhanalaisten lajien m\ä\är\ä on suurin hemiboreaalisella ja etel\äboreaalisella vy\öhykkeell\ä Etel\ä-Suomessa. Julkaisussa vertaillaan arvioinnin tuloksia vuoden 2010 tuloksiin esimerkiksi uhanalaisuusindeksin avulla. Lis\äksi julkaisussa tarkastellaan vuoden 2010 uhanalaisuusarvioinnin ohjausryhm\än ehdotusten toteutumista. Arvioinnin tulosten pohjalta Eli\ölajien uhanalaisuuden arvioinnin ohjausryhm\ä (LAUHA) esitt\ä\ä 13 toimenpide-ehdotusta uhanalaisten lajien suojelun, hoidon, tutkimuksen ja seurannan j\ärjest\ämiseksi ja rahoittamiseksi. Arvioinnit on tehty eli\öryhm\äkohtaisissa ty\öryhmiss\ä ja ty\ön tulokset esitell\ä\än eli\öryhmitt\äin 39 luvussa.

Viittausohje, kun viitataan koko julkaisuun: Hyv\ärinen, E., Jusl\én, A., Kemppainen, E., Uddstr\öm, A. \& Liukko, U.-M. (toim.) 2019. Suomen lajien uhanalaisuus \– Punainen kirja 2019. Ymp\ärist\öministeri\ö \& Suomen ymp\ärist\ökeskus. Helsinki. 704 s. http://hdl.handle.net/10138/299501

Sammandrag: I denna bok presenteras resultat av Finlands femte hotbed\ömning. Finlands artantal uppskattas f\ör tillf\ället till minst 48 000. Tillr\äckliga uppgifter f\ör hotbed\ömning fanns om 22 418 arter eller l\ägre taxa, vilket utg\ör 47 \% av alla arter. Av dessa bed\ömdes 2 667 arter eller l\ägre taxa vara hotade, d.v.s. 11,9 \%. R\ödlistade arter, som f\örutom hotade arter \även innefattar f\örsvunna arter, n\ära hotade arter och arter som det r\åder kunskapsbrist om, uppg\år till 6 683 (29,8 \%). Av de bed\ömda arterna \är 498 akut hotade (CR), 918 starkt hotade (EN), 1 260 s\årbara (VU), 1 912 n\ära hotade (NT), 1 792 med kunskapsbrist (DD), 312 f\örsvunna (RE) och 15 735 livskraftiga. Hoten har bed\ömts p\å basis av Internationella Naturv\årdsunionens (IUCN) regionala hotbed\ömningskriterier. Kriterierna grundar sig p\å observerad, deduktiv eller estimerad minskning av populationer eller utbrednings- och f\örekomstomr\åden, en liten och kontinuerligt minskande eller en mycket liten population eller p\å kvantitativ analys. D\ärut\över har arternas livsmilj\ö, hotorsak och hotfaktorer i Finland dokumenterats. Majoriteten av de hotade arterna lever i skogar (31 \%), v\årdbiotoper och andra kulturmilj\öer (24 \%). Antalet hotade arter \är h\ögst inom den hemiboreala och sydboreala zonen i s\ödra Finland. Andelen hotade arter i en specifik habitattyp \är h\ögst i kalfj\ället(37,9 \%). I publikationen j\ämf\örs resultaten av hotbed\ömningen med resultaten fr\ån \år 2010 t.ex. med hj\älp av r\ödlisteindexet. Vid sidan av bed\ömningsresultaten beskrivs de mest p\åtagliga administrativa och juridiska \åtg\ärder som vidtagits f\ör artskydd samt forskning och \övervakning sedan den f\öreg\ående bed\ömningen. Hotbed\ömningens styrgrupp (LAUHA ) f\öresl\år 13 \åtg\ärder f\ör organisering och finansiering av skydd, v\ård, forskning och \övervakning av hotade arter. Resultaten av bed\ömningen som \är genomf\örd av expertgrupper presenteras i 39 kapitel som omfattar olika organismgrupper.

The Red List of Finnish Species 2019

Abstract: This publication describes the fifth assessment of Finnish threatened species. The current estimated number of species in Finland is at least 48,000. Sufficient information was available for the evaluation of 22,418 species or lower taxa, which is approximately 47\% of all species. In total, 2,667 species or lower taxa (11.9\%) were assessed as threatened. The red-listed species, which, in addition to threatened species, include the species classified as Regionally Extinct, Near Threatened, and Data Deficient, total 6,683 (29.8\%). Of the species evaluated, 489 were classified as Critically Endangered (CR), 918 as Endangered (EN), 1,260 as Vulnerable (VU), 1,912 as Near Threatened (NT), 1,792 as Data Deficient (DD), 312 as Regionally Extinct (RE), and 15,735 as of Least Concern (LC). The assessment was carried out in accordance with guidelines and criteria issued by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and applied in assessments at the regional level. These criteria are based on observed, estimated, inferred, or projected population size reduction; the extent of occurrence or area of occupancy; continuing decline in a small population or a very small size of population; or a quantitative analysis. In addition, species\’ habitats, as well as causes of threat and threat factors, were documented in the Finnish evaluation. The majority of threatened species live in forests (31\%) and in rural biotopes and other cultural habitats (24\%). Of the species assessed the proportion of threatened species is highest in Alpine habitats (37.9\%). The number of threatened species is highest in the hemiboreal and southern boreal zones in southern Finland. The results of the assessment are compared to the previous assessment 2010 for example with the Red List Index. In addition, proceedings of the proposals given by the steering group of the previous assessment are evaluated. The steering group of this assessment made 13 proposals for measures for the arrangement and financing of the conservation, management, research, and monitoring of threatened species. The results of the work of the expert groups responsible for the evaluation are presented in 39 organism group -specific sections.

Reference of the publication: Hyv\ärinen, E., Jusl\én, A., Kemppainen, E., Uddstr\öm, A. \& Liukko, U.-M. (eds.) 2019. The 2019 Red List of Finnish Species. Ymp\ärist\öministeri\ö \& Suomen ymp\ärist\ökeskus. Helsinki. 704 p. http://hdl.handle.net/10138/299501

Publication date: 26/02/2019

}, keywords = {bed{\"o}mning, conservation of species, hotade arter, IUCN, lajiston suojelu, punainen lista, Red list, r{\"o}dlista, skydd av arter, threat assessment, threatened species, uhanalaiset lajit, uhanalaisuusarviointi}, issn = {978-952-11-4973-3, ISBN 978-952-11-4974-0}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10138/299501}, author = {Hyv{\"a}rinen, Esko and Jusl{\'e}n, Aino and Kemppainen, Eija and Uddstr{\"o}m, Annika and Liukko, Ulla-Maija} } @article {1509, title = {Millipedes and centipedes in German greenhouses (Myriapoda: Diplopoda, Chilopoda)}, journal = {Biodiversity Data Journal}, volume = {2}, year = {2014}, month = {11/04/2014}, pages = {1-43}, abstract = {

A review is given of all the literature records of millipedes and centipedes that have been found in German greenhouses together with additional records for 29 such sites. Species lists are given for 46 greenhouses investigated throughout Germany. Thirty-five diplopod and 18 chilopod species were found to occur in greenhouses, of which 15 (3 Chilopoda, 12 Diplopoda) are restricted to this type of habitat. First records for Germany include Anadenobolus monilicornis (Porat, 1876), Epinannolene cf. trinidadensis Chamberlin, 1918, Epinannolene sp., Mesoiulus gridellii Strasser, 1934, Leptogoniulus sorornus (Butler, 1876), Rhinotus purpureus (Pocock, 1894), Cryptops doriae Pocock, 1891, Lamyctes coeculus (Br\ölemann, 1889) and Tygarrup javanicus (Attems, 1907). The millipedes Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847) and Amphitomeus attemsi (Schubart, 1934) and the centipedes Lithobius forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Cryptops hortensis (Donovan, 1810) are the species most frequently found in greenhouses.

}, keywords = {centipedes, first records, Germany, hothouse, millipedes, review}, issn = {1314-2828}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.2.e1066}, url = {https://bdj.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=1066}, author = {Decker, Peter and Reip, Hans S. and Voigtl{\"a}nder, Karin} } @article {1499, title = {Feeding habits and multifunctional classification of soil-associated consumers from protists to vertebrates}, journal = {Biological Reviews}, volume = {97}, year = {2022}, month = {20/01/2022}, pages = {1057-1117}, abstract = {

Soil organisms drive major ecosystem functions by mineralising carbon and releasing nutrients during decomposition processes, which supports plant growth, aboveground biodiversity and, ultimately, human nutrition. Soil ecologists often operate with functional groups to infer the effects of individual taxa on ecosystem functions and services. Simultaneous assessment of the functional roles of multiple taxa is possible using food-web reconstructions, but our knowledge of the feeding habits of many taxa is insufficient and often based on limited evidence. Over the last two decades, molecular, biochemical and isotopic tools have improved our understanding of the feeding habits of various soil organisms, yet this knowledge is still to be synthesised into a common functional framework. Here, we provide a comprehensive review of the feeding habits of consumers in soil, including protists, micro-, meso- and macrofauna (invertebrates), and soil-associated vertebrates. We have integrated existing functional group classifications with findings gained with novel methods and compiled an overarching classification across taxa focusing on key universal traits such as food resource preferences, body masses, microhabitat specialisation, protection and hunting mechanisms. Our summary highlights various strands of evidence that many functional groups commonly used in soil ecology and food-web models are feeding on multiple types of food resources. In many cases, omnivory is observed down to the species level of taxonomic resolution, challenging realism of traditional soil food-web models based on distinct resource-based energy channels. Novel methods, such as stable isotope, fatty acid and DNA gut content analyses, have revealed previously hidden facets of trophic relationships of soil consumers, such as food assimilation, multichannel feeding across trophic levels, hidden trophic niche differentiation and the importance of alternative food/prey, as well as energy transfers across ecosystem compartments. Wider adoption of such tools and the development of open interoperable platforms that assemble morphological, ecological and trophic data as traits of soil taxa will enable the refinement and expansion of the multifunctional classification of consumers in soil. The compiled multifunctional classification of soil-associated consumers will serve as a reference for ecologists working with biodiversity changes and biodiversity?ecosystem functioning relationships, making soil food-web research more accessible and reproducible.

}, keywords = {fatty acids, feeding preferences, food resources, functional traits, gut content, omnivory, Soil fauna, soil food web, stable isotopes, trophic guilds}, issn = {1464-7931}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12832}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.12832}, author = {Potapov, Anton M. and Beaulieu, Fr{\'e}d{\'e}ric and Birkhofer, Klaus and Bluhm, Sarah L. and Degtyarev, Maxim I. and Devetter, Miloslav and Goncharov, Anton A. and Gongalsky, Konstantin B. and Klarner, Bernhard and Korobushkin, Daniil I. and Liebke, Dana F. and Maraun, Mark and Mc Donnell, Rory J. and Pollierer, Melanie M. and Schaefer, Ina and Shrubovych, Julia and Semenyuk, Irina I. and Sendra, Alberto and Tuma, Jiri and T{\r u}mov{\'a}, Michala and Vassilieva, Anna B. and Chen, Ting-Wen and Geisen, Stefan and Schmidt, Olaf and Tiunov, Alexei V. and Scheu, Stefan} } @article {1408, title = {Some summary data and metrics on Myriapoda \& Onychophora for the year 2020}, journal = {International Society for Myriapodology Newsletter}, volume = {6}, year = {2021}, month = {17/11/2021}, pages = {28-30}, url = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/356598842}, author = {Carlos A. Mart{\'\i}nez-Mu{\~n}oz} } @article {1188, title = {Soil Health and Arthropods: From Complex System to Worthwhile Investigation}, journal = {Insects}, volume = {11}, year = {2020}, month = {16/01/2020}, pages = {1-21}, abstract = {

The dramatic increase in soil degradation in the last few decades has led to the need to identify methods to define not only soil quality but also, in a holistic approach, soil health. In the past twenty years, indices based on living communities have been proposed alongside the already proven physical-chemical methods. Among them, some soil invertebrates have been included in monitoring programs as bioindicators of soil quality. Being an important portion of soil fauna, soil arthropods are involved in many soil processes such as organic matter decomposition and translocation, nutrient cycling, microflora activity regulation and bioturbation. Many studies have reported the use of soil arthropods to define soil quality; among taxa, some have been explored more in depth, typically Acari and Collembola, while generally less abundant groups, such as Palpigradi or Embioptera, have not been investigated much. This paper aims to evaluate and compare the use of different soil microarthropod taxa in soil degradation/quality studies to highlight which groups are the most reported for soil monitoring and which are the most sensitive to soil degradation. We have decided not to include the two most present and abundant taxa, Acari and Collembola, in this paper in consideration of the vast amount of existing literature and focus the discussion on the other microarthropod groups. We reported some studies for each taxon highlighting the use of the group as soil quality indicator. A brief section reporting some indices based on soil microarthropods is proposed at the end of this specific discussion. This paper can be considered as a reference point in the use of soil arthropods to estimate soil quality and health.

}, keywords = {bioindicators, macroarthropods, mesofauna, microarthropods, soil biodiversity, soil degradation, soil quality}, issn = {2075-4450}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11010054}, url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/1/54}, author = {Menta, Cristina and Remelli, Sara} } @mastersthesis {1169, title = {Karyotypov{\'a} variabilita stono{\v z}kovc{\r u} (Myriapoda) / Karyotype variability of Myriapoda}, year = {2020}, month = {13/07/2020}, pages = {38}, school = {Univerzita Karlova, P{\v r}{\'\i}rodov{\v e}deck{\'a} fakulta}, type = {Bachelor thesis}, address = {Prague}, abstract = {

Abstrakt: Bakal\á{\v r}sk\á pr\áce pojedn\áv\á o diploidn\ích po{\v c}tech chromozom{\r u}, jejich morfologii a chromozomov\ém mechanismu ur{\v c}en\í pohlav\í u {\v c}ty{\v r}ech t{\v r}\íd podkmene Myriapoda. Pozornost je z\árove{\v n} v{\v e}nov\ána vz\ájemn\ým fylogenetick\ým vztah{\r u}m v r\ámci podkmene. P{\v r}ehled literatury ukazuje m\íru prozkoumanosti cytogenetick\ých charakteristik u jednotliv\ých t{\v r}\íd, kter\á je zejm\éna ve t{\v r}\íd\ách Pauropoda a Symphyla st\ále velmi n\ízk\á a v r\ámci t{\v r}\ídy Diplopoda je st\ále je\št{\v e} velk\é mno{\v z}stv\í {\v r}\ád{\r u}, kde n\ám tyto informace zcela chyb\í. Cytogenetick\é anal\ýzy odhalily celkov\é rozp{\v e}t\í po{\v c}tu chromozom{\r u} pro: Pauropoda 2n = 12 \– 27, Symphyla 2n = 11 \– 18, Chilopoda 2n = 14 \– 54 a Diplopoda 2n = 8 \– 30. V r\ámci v\šech {\v c}ty{\v r} t{\v r}\íd se vyskytuj\í jak morfologicky nediferencovan\é pohlavn\í chromozomy, tak syst\émy typu XX/XY a XX/X0. Nav\íc je u {\v r}\ádu Spirostreptida uv\ád{\v e}n\ý i syst\ém X1X1X2X2/X1X20. Pouze u mal\ého mno{\v z}stv\í druh{\r u} z {\v r}\ád{\r u} Glomerida, Calipodida, Julida, Spirostreptida a Lithobiomorpha a {\v c}eledi Scutigerellidae se poda{\v r}ilo identifikovat v\ýskyt NOR{\r u}. V pr\áci se tak\é poda{\v r}ilo identifikovat n{\v e}kter\é neshody mezi \údaji r{\r u}zn\ých prac\í, kdy se ukazuje, {\v z}e zejm\éna n{\v e}kter\é star\š\í studie byly postaveny na \špatn\ém pozorov\án\í chromozom{\r u} v karyotypu.

Karyotype variability of Myriapoda

Abstract: The bachelor thesis deals with diploid numbers of chromosomes, their morphology and chromosome mechanism of sex determination in four classes of the subphylum Myriapoda. Attention is also paid to mutual phylogenetic relationships within the subphylum. A review of the literature shows the degree of examination of cytogenetic characteristics in individual classes, which is still very low, especially in the classes Pauropoda and Symphyla, and within the class Diplopoda there are still a large number of orders where we completely lack this information. Cytogenetic analyzes revealed a total range of chromosome numbers for: Pauropoda 2n = 12 - 27, Symphyla 2n = 11 - 18, Chilopoda 2n = 14 - 54 and Diplopoda 2n = 8 - 30. Within all four classes, there are both morphologically undifferentiated sex chromosomes and XX/XY and XX/X0 systems. In addition, the X1X1X2X2/X1X20 system is mentioned for the order Spirostreptida. Only a small number of species from the orders Glomerida, Calipodida, Julida, Spirostreptida, Lithobiomorpha and from family Scutigerellidae were able to identify the occurrence of NORs. The work also managed to identify some discrepancies between the data of different works, which shows that especially some older studies were based on poor observation of chromosomes in the karyotype.

}, keywords = {Chilopoda, chromosomes, chromozomy, Diplopoda, fylogeneze, karyotyp, karyotype, Myriapoda, Pauropoda, phylogeny, Symphyla, variabilita, variability}, url = {https://dspace.cuni.cz/handle/20.500.11956/119725}, author = {K{\'a}{\v s}ov{\'a}, Ad{\'e}la} } @article {1157, title = {Management Intensification of Hay Meadows and Fruit Orchards Alters Soil Macro- Invertebrate Communities Differently}, journal = {Agronomy}, volume = {10}, year = {2020}, month = {28/05/2020}, pages = {1-9}, abstract = {

Land-use changes and especially management intensification currently pose a major threat to biodiversity both on and beneath the soil surface. With a comparative approach, we investigated how management intensity in orchards and meadows influences soil macro-invertebrate communities in a North-Italian Alpine region. We compared soil fauna assemblies from traditional low-input sites with respective intensively managed ones. As expected, the taxonomical richness and diversity were lower in both intensive management types. Extensive management of both types revealed similar communities, while intensification led to substantial differences between management types. From these results, we conclude that intensification of agricultural practices severely alters the soil fauna community and biodiversity in general, however, the direction of these changes is governed by the management type. In our view, extensive management, traditional for mountain areas, favors soil fauna communities that have adapted over a long time and can thus be viewed as a sustainable reference condition for new production systems that consider the protection of soil diversity in order to conserve essential ecosystem functions.

Recommended citation: Guariento E, Colla F, Steinwandter M, Plunger J, Tappeiner U, Seeber J. (2020): Management Intensification of Hay Meadows and Fruit Orchards Alters Soil Macro- Invertebrate Communities Differently. Agronomy, 10 (6), Art. 767: 1-9. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10060767

}, keywords = {management intensity, mountain agriculture, soil biodiversity, South Tyrol, sustainable agriculture, traditional management}, issn = {2073-4395}, doi = {10.3390/agronomy10060767}, url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/6/767}, author = {Guariento, Elia and Colla, Filippo and Steinwandter, Michael and Plunger, Julia and Tappeiner, Ulrike and Seeber, Julia} } @article {938, title = {Invertebrados ex{\'o}ticos nuevos o poco conocidos en la ciudad de Buenos Aires}, journal = {Acta Zool{\'o}gica Lilloana}, volume = {63}, year = {2019}, month = {02/12/2019}, pages = {48-67}, abstract = {

Resumen: Las especies invasoras pueden causar diversos problemas a nivel socioecon\ómico y para la conservaci\ón de la biodiversidad. La detecci\ón temprana de las especies naturalizadas puede ser de vital importancia para el monitoreo y la planificaci\ón de estrategias de contenci\ón del proceso de invasi\ón. La fauna de planarias terrestres (Tricladida, Geoplanoidea), babosas terrestres (Mollusca, Limacidae), dipl\ópodos (Myriapoda, Diplopoda) y s\ínfilos (Myriapoda, Symphylla) de la Ciudad Aut\ónoma de Buenos Aires se encuentra poco estudiada, y la adici\ón de especies ex\óticas transportadas por las actividades humanas complejiza la situaci\ón de poco conocimiento. En este trabajo se dan a conocer nuevos registros de especies de estos grupos que se han naturalizado en el \ámbito urbano de la ciudad y sus alrededores (Bipalium kewense, Austroplana sanguinea, Ambigolimax valentianus, Brachyiulus pusillus, Oxidus gracilis y Scutigerella immaculata). Se evalu\ó el potencial como invasor de cada especie en base a lo registrado en otros pa\íses. Hasta el d\ía de la fecha no existen registros publicados de planarias terrestres, s\ínfilos, o dipl\ópodos para esta \área, por lo cual el presente trabajo constituye la primera contribuci\ón sobre estos grupos. Las especies mencionadas perjudican a las actividades agropecuarias y horticulturales de diversas formas. Una tarea a futuro deber\á ser la cuantificaci\ón de los da\ños que causan para establecer su importancia y el costo/beneficio de su control o manejo.

New or poorly known exotic invertebrates from Buenos Aires City

Abstract: Exotic invertebrates in the city of Buenos Aires. First steps for the monitoring of potential biological invasions. Invasive species can cause several problems at the socio-economic level and for the biodiversity conservation. The early detection of naturalized species can be of vital importance for the planning of containment strategies of the invasion process. The flat worms (Tricladida, Geoplanoidea), land slugs (Mollusca, Limacidae), millipedes (Myriapoda, Diplopoda) and symphillids (Myriapoda, Symphyla) of the Ciudad Aut\ónoma de Buenos Aires it is little studied, and the addition of exotic species transported by human activities complicates the situation of little knowledge. In this work, we present new records of species of these groups that have become naturalized in the urban area of the city and its surroundings (Bipalium kewense, Austroplana sanguinea, Ambigolimax valentianus, Brachyiulus pusillus, Oxidus gracilis y Scutigerella immaculata). The invasive potential of each species was evaluated based on what was registered in other countries. Until the date there are no published records of terrestrial flat worms, symphillids, or millipedes for this area, for which the present work constitutes the first contribution on these groups. The aforementioned species damage agricultural and horticultural activities in different ways. A future task should be the quantification of the damage caused to establish its importance and the cost / benefit of its control or management.

}, keywords = {Ciudad Aut{\'o}noma de Buenos Aires, Diplopoda, Geoplanoidea, Limacidae, Symphyla}, issn = {1852-6098}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.30550/j.azl/2019.63.2/4}, url = {http://www.lillo.org.ar/journals/index.php/acta-zoologica-lilloana/article/view/v63n2a04}, author = {Agnolin, Federico and Agnolin, Agust{\'\i}n and Guerrero, Eli{\'a}n L.} } @article {937, title = {Invertebrados ex{\'o}ticos nuevos o poco conocidos (Tricladida, Gastropoda, Diplopoda, Symphyla, Isopoda, Arachnida) en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina}, journal = {Acta Zool{\'o}gica Lilloana}, volume = {64}, year = {2020}, month = {19/05/2020}, pages = {13-29}, abstract = {

Resumen: La fauna de planarias terrestres (Tricladida, Geoplanoidea), babosas (Mollusca, Gastropoda), dipl\ópodos (Myriapoda, Diplopoda), s\ínfilos (Myriapoda, Symphylla) y ar\ácnidos (Chelicerata) de la Ciudad Aut\ónoma de Buenos Aires (CABA, Argentina) permanece pobremente conocida. En la presente contribuci\ón se dan a conocer nuevos registros de especies de estos grupos, naturalizadas en el \ámbito urbano de CABA y alrededores. Las colectas y observaciones fueron realizadas sin un m\étodo sistem\ático. Se reportan: Rhynchodemus sylvaticus (Tricladida, Geoplanidas; primer registro para la provincia de Buenos Aires y segundo para Argentina), Obama nungara (Tricladida, Geoplanidae; primera cita para CABA), Imbira flavonigra (Tricladida, Geoplanidae; primer registro para Argentina), Milax gagates (Mollusca, Milacidae; primer registro para CABA), Cylindroiulus latestriatus (Diplopoda, Julidae; primer registro para Argentina), Ophyiulus pilosus (Diplopoda, Julidae; primer registro para Argentina), Brachydesmus superus (Diplopoda, Paradoxomatidae; primer registro para CABA y segundo para Argentina), Symphylella vulgaris (Symphyla, Scolopendrellidae; primer registro para Argentina), Cylisticus convexus (Oniscidea, Cylisticidae; segunda cita para Argentina, luego de 90 a\ños), Uloborus plumipes (Arachnida, Uloboridae; segunda cita para CABA y para Argentina) y Leucauge argyra (Arachnida, Tetragnathidae; primera cita para la provincia de Buenos Aires y segunda cita para Argentina). Diversos autores indican para Europa un r\ápido incremento en el n\úmero de especies invertebradas introducidas, un patr\ón extrapolable a Argentina. Lamentablemente, hasta la fecha, no se cuenta con datos certeros acerca de los patrones de distribuci\ón o abundancia de estas especies. En este sentido es necesario priorizar su conocimiento, incluso de aquellas potencialmente perjudiciales para ambientes nativos.

New or Little Known Exotic Invertebrates (Tricladida, Gastropoda, Diplopoda, Symphyla, Isopoda, Arachnida) in Buenos Aires City, Argentina

Abstract: The terrestrial flatworm (Tricladida, Geoplanoidea), slug (Mollusca, Gastropoda), diplopodan (Myriapoda, Diplopoda), symphilan (Myriapoda, Symphyla) and spider (Chelicerata) faunas of Buenos Aires City (CABA, Argentina) are poorly known. The aim of the present contribution is to report new records of exotic species belonging to those clades. Collection and observation of specimens were made without a systematic method. The following species are reported: Rhynchodemus sylvaticus (Tricladida, Geoplanidae; first record for Buenos Aires province and second record for tArgentina), Obama nungara (Tricladida, Geoplanidae; CABA), Imbira flavonigra (Tricladida, Geoplanidae; first record for Argentina), Milax gagates (Mollusca, Milacidae; first record for CABA), Cylindroiulus latestriatus (Diplopoda, Julidae; first record for Argentina), Ophyiulus pilosus (Diplopoda, Julidae; first record for Argentina), Brachydesmus superus (Diplopoda, Paradoxomatidae; first record for CABA and second record for Argentina), Symphylella vulgaris (Symphyla, Scolopendrellidae; first record for Argentina), Cylisticus convexus (Oniscidea, Cylisticidae; second record for the city by most than 90 years), Uloborus plumipes (Arachnida, Uloboridae; second record for CABA and the country), and Leucauge argyra (Arachnida, Tetragnathidae; first record for Buenos Aires province and second record for Argentina). Several authors have indicated that the number of exotic invertebrates in European cities has been dramatically increased in the last years. This pattern should be extrapolated to Argentina. Unfortunately, up to the date we entirely lack information about dispersal and distribution of exotic invertebrates in the city. It is necessary to prioritize the study of exotic species, especially those that are potentially problematic for native environments.

}, keywords = {Buenos Aires City, Ciudad Aut{\'o}noma de Buenos Aires, exotic invertebrates, invertebrados ex{\'o}ticos, new records, nuevos registros}, issn = {1852-6098}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.30550/j.azl/2020.64.1/2}, url = {http://www.lillo.org.ar/journals/index.php/acta-zoologica-lilloana/article/view/v64n1a02}, author = {Agnolin, Federico and Agnolin, Agust{\'\i}n and Garcia-Mars{\`a}, Jordi and Olejnik, Nicol{\'a}s} } @book {859, title = {State of knowledge of soil biodiversity - Status, challenges and potentialities}, year = {2020}, pages = {xxviii + 585}, publisher = {FAO}, organization = {FAO}, address = {Rome}, abstract = {

There is increasing attention to the importance of biodiversity for food security and nutrition, especially above-ground biodiversity such as plants and animals. However, less attention is being paid to the biodiversity beneath our feet, soil biodiversity, which drives many processes that produce food or purify soil and water. This report is the result of an inclusive process involving more than 300 scientists from around the world under the auspices of the FAO\’s Global Soil Partnership and its Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative, and the European Commission. It presents concisely the state of knowledge on soil biodiversity, the threats to it, and the solutions that soil biodiversity can provide to problems in different fields. It also represents a valuable contribution to raising awareness of the importance of soil biodiversity and highlighting its role in finding solutions to today\&$\#$39;s global threats.

}, keywords = {awareness raising, biodiversity, ecosystem conservation, ecosystem services, reports, soil, soil organisms, Sustainable Development Goals}, isbn = {978-92-5-133582-6}, doi = {10.4060/cb1928en}, url = {http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb1928en}, author = {FAO and ITPS and GSBI and SCBD and EC} } @article {833, title = {Terrestrial invertebrate fauna of Polish caves {\textendash} a summary of 100 years of research}, journal = {Subterranean Biology}, volume = {33}, year = {2020}, month = {13/02/2020}, pages = {45-69}, abstract = {

The year 2018 is particularly important in the history of zoological research in Poland. A hundred years ago, Kazimierz Demel published the first work concerning the terrestrial cave fauna of caves in the Ojc\ów area. In this paper we present the extent of research on the terrestrial invertebrate fauna of Polish caves in the last 100 years. All accessible research papers that have been published during this period were analysed. Based on published literature, 593 species of terrestrial invertebrate were recorded in Polish caves. Additionally, detailed list of species of individual taxonomic groups was provided.

}, keywords = {caves, checklist, invertebrate, Poland, subterranean fauna, terrestrial}, issn = {1768-1448}, doi = {10.3897/subtbiol.33.48805}, url = {https://subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/48805/}, author = {Kocot-Zalewska, Joanna and Domaga{\l}a, Pawe{\l}} } @article {419, title = {Four myriapod relatives {\textendash} but who are sisters? No end to debates on relationships among the four major myriapod subgroups}, journal = {BMC Evolutionary Biology}, volume = {20}, year = {2020}, month = {04/11/2020}, pages = {1-15}, abstract = {

Background: Phylogenetic relationships among the myriapod subgroups Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Symphyla and Pauropoda are still not robustly resolved. The first phylogenomic study covering all subgroups resolved phylogenetic relationships congruently to morphological evidence but is in conflict with most previously published phylogenetic trees based on diverse molecular data. Outgroup choice and long-branch attraction effects were stated as possible explanations for these incongruencies. In this study, we addressed these issues by extending the myriapod and outgroup taxon sampling using transcriptome data.

Results: We generated new transcriptome data of 42 panarthropod species, including all four myriapod subgroups and additional outgroup taxa. Our taxon sampling was complemented by published transcriptome and genome data resulting in a supermatrix covering 59 species. We compiled two data sets, the first with a full coverage of genes per species (292 single-copy protein-coding genes), the second with a less stringent coverage (988 genes). We inferred phylogenetic relationships among myriapods using different data types, tree inference, and quartet computation approaches. Our results unambiguously support monophyletic Mandibulata and Myriapoda. Our analyses clearly showed that there is strong signal for a single unrooted topology, but a sensitivity of the position of the internal root on the choice of outgroups. However, we observe strong evidence for a clade Pauropoda+Symphyla, as well as for a clade Chilopoda+Diplopoda.

Conclusions: Our best quartet topology is incongruent with current morphological phylogenies which were supported in another phylogenomic study. AU tests and quartet mapping reject the quartet topology congruent to trees inferred with morphological characters. Moreover, quartet mapping shows that confounding signal present in the data set is sufficient to explain the weak signal for the quartet topology derived from morphological characters. Although outgroup choice affects results, our study could narrow possible trees to derivatives of a single quartet topology. For highly disputed relationships, we propose to apply a series of tests (AU and quartet mapping), since results of such tests allow to narrow down possible relationships and to rule out confounding signal.

}, keywords = {Arthropod phylogeny, conflict, Confounding signal, Internal rooting, Phylogenetics, phylogenomics, Quartet topology, RNA-Seq, Transcriptomes}, issn = {1471-2148}, doi = {10.1186/s12862-020-01699-0}, url = {https://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-020-01699-0}, author = {Szucsich, Nikolaus U. and Bartel, Daniela and Blanke, Alexander and B{\"o}hm, Alexander and Donath, Alexander and Fukui, Makiko and Grove, Simon and Liu, Shanlin and Macek, Oliver and Machida, Ryuichiro and Misof, Bernhard and Nakagaki, Yasutaka and Podsiadlowski, Lars and Sekiya, Kaoru and Tomizuka, Shigekazu and Von Reumont, Bj{\"o}rn M. and Waterhouse, Robert M. and Walzl, Manfred and Meng, Guanliang and Zhou, Xin and Pass, G{\"u}nther and Meusemann, Karen} } @article {290, title = {Subterranean biodiversity and depth distribution of myriapods in forested scree slopes of Central Europe}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {930}, year = {2020}, month = {28/04/2020}, pages = {117-137}, abstract = {

The shallow underground of rock debris is a unique animal refuge. Nevertheless, the research of this habitat lags far behind the study of caves and soil, due to technical and time-consuming demands. Data on Myriapoda in scree habitat from eleven localities in seven different geomorphological units of the Czech and Slovak Republics were processed. Based on previous studies, as well as knowledge of cave and soil fauna, it was hypothesised that the occurrence of a varied and peculiar fauna would show a pattern of depth distribution with variations due to local specificities. From 2005\–2016 (at least one year on each site), macrofauna was collected via sets of three long-term exposed subterranean traps consisting of 110 cm long perforated tube, with ten cups located in a gradient at 5\–95 cm below the soil surface. In total, 14 symphylans (not identified to species level), 271 centipedes (23 spp.) and 572 millipedes (32 spp.) were sampled. The overall depth distribution of centipedes and millipedes appeared to have relatively similar pattern, with both groups being found at all depth levels. Nevertheless, this pattern depends on locations. The depth distribution trend lines are mostly in the form of an asymmetric \‘U\’, with decreased abundance until the middle of the gradient, followed by increase in the deepest levels. Epigeic species were sporadically distributed along the whole depth gradient, but concentrated at the soil surface, while some subterranean species, such as the centipede Lithobius lucifugus and the millipedes Geoglomeris subterranea, Cibiniulus slovacus and Archiboreoiulus pallidus, were recorded in the deepest parts of the gradient. This characterises the debris community as a mixture of soil and subterranean species with an absence of species exclusively found in caves. The use of different fixation methods in traps had a significant and selective impact on samples; millipedes were either attracted by ethylene glycol or repelled by formaldehyde. Centipedes were also captured more frequently in ethylene glycol; however, the species composition varied in each of the fixatives. Depth distribution of myriapods was similar in both fixative solutions. Traps with these fixatives could be recommended for similar ecological studies.

}, keywords = {Chilopoda, Diplopoda, MSS, Myriapoda, subterranean traps}, issn = {1313-2989}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.930.48914}, url = {https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/48914/}, author = {Ha{\v l}kov{\'a}, Be{\'a}ta and Tuf, Ivan Hadri{\'a}n and Tajovsk{\'y}, Karel and Mock, Andrej} }