02607nas a2200265 4500008004100000022001400041245010500055210006900160260001500229300000900244490000700253520181500260653001802075653002002093653001402113653002202127653002102149653001702170100002002187700002302207700002302230700002602253700001802279856004402297 2020 eng d a2073-439500aSoil Arthropod Responses in Agroecosystem: Implications of Different Management and Cropping Systems0 aSoil Arthropod Responses in Agroecosystem Implications of Differ c09/07/2020 a1-190 v103 a

The EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP 2014–2020) on soil management points to the combination of sustainable food production with environmental protection, reduction of CO2 emissions, and safeguarding of soil biodiversity. In this study, three farms (in the Emilia-Romagna region), managed with both conventional and conservation practices (the last ones with and without sub-irrigation systems), were monitored from 2014 to 2017 to highlight the impact of different crops and soil managements on soil arthropods, in terms of abundance, composition, and soil biological quality (applying QBS-ar index). To do this, linear mixed models were performed, whereas arthropods assemblages were studied through PERMANOVA and SIMPER analysis. Soil communities varied among farms, although most differences were found among crops depending on management practices. Nonetheless, conservation systems and a wider reduction in anthropogenic practices provided better conditions for soil fauna, enhancing QBS-ar. Moreover, arthropod groups responded to soil practices differently, highlighting their sensitivity to agricultural management. Community assemblages in corn and wheat differed between managements, mainly due to Acari and Collembola, respectively. In conservation management, wheat showed the overall greatest abundance of arthropods, owing to the great number of Acari, Collembola, and Hymenoptera, while the number of arthropod groups were generally higher in crop residues of forage.

Recommended citation: Menta C, Conti FD, Lozano Fondón C, Staffilani F, Remelli S (2020): Soil Arthropod Responses in Agroecosystem: Implications of Different Management and Cropping Systems. Agronomy, 10 (7), Art. 982: 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10070982

10abioindicators10aland management10amesofauna10asoil biodiversity10asoil degradation10asoil quality1 aMenta, Cristina1 aConti, Federica, D1 aFondón, Carlos, L1 aStaffilani, Francesca1 aRemelli, Sara uhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/7/98202635nas a2200313 4500008004100000022001400041245013500055210006900190260001500259300000900274490000700283520167900290653002701969653002201996653001802018653002402036653001202060653002102072653001302093653002402106100002402130700002002154700002302174700002102197700001702218700002202235700002002257856004402277 2020 eng d a2073-439500aResponse of the Arthropod Community to Soil Characteristics and Management in the Franciacorta Viticultural Area (Lombardy, Italy)0 aResponse of the Arthropod Community to Soil Characteristics and  c21/05/2020 a1-150 v103 a

Soil represents an important pool of biodiversity, hosting about a quarter of the living species on our planet. This soil richness has led to increasing interest in the structural and functional characteristics of its biodiversity. Studies of arthropod responses, in terms of abundance and taxon richness, have increased in relation to their ecological value as bioindicators of environmental change. This research was carried out over the 2014–2018 period with the aim to better understand arthropod taxa responses in vineyard soils in Franciacorta (Lombardy, Italy). To determine the biological composition in terms of arthropod taxa presence, one hundred soil samples were analysed. Environmental characteristics, such as chemical composition, soil moisture and temperature, and soil management were characterized for each soil sample. A total of 19 taxa were identified; the NMDS model analysis and the cluster analysis divided them into five groups according to their co-occurrence patterns. Each group was related to certain abiotic conditions; of these, soil moisture, temperature and organic matter were shown to be significant. A decision tree analysis showed that a longer period since conversion from conventional to organic farming lead to a higher arthropod biodiversity defined as a higher number of taxa.

Recommended citation: Ghiglieno I, Simonetto A, Orlando F, Donna P, Tonni M, Valenti L, Gilioli G. Response of the Arthropod Community to Soil Characteristics and Management in the Franciacorta Viticultural Area (Lombardy, Italy). Agronomy, 10 (5), Art. 740: 1-15. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10050740

10aco-occurrence patterns10asoil biodiversity10asoil moisture10asoil organic matter10asoil pH10asoil temperature10avineyard10avineyard management1 aGhiglieno, Isabella1 aSimonetto, Anna1 aOrlando, Francesca1 aDonna, Pierluigi1 aTonni, Marco1 aValenti, Leonardo1 aGilioli, Gianni uhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/5/74002418nas a2200277 4500008004100000022001400041245012100055210006900176260001500245300000800260490000700268520155400275653002501829653002501854653002201879653001601901653002801917653002701945100002001972700001901992700002602011700001902037700002202056700001802078856004402096 2020 eng d a2073-439500aManagement Intensification of Hay Meadows and Fruit Orchards Alters Soil Macro- Invertebrate Communities Differently0 aManagement Intensification of Hay Meadows and Fruit Orchards Alt c28/05/2020 a1-90 v103 a

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

10amanagement intensity10amountain agriculture10asoil biodiversity10aSouth Tyrol10asustainable agriculture10atraditional management1 aGuariento, Elia1 aColla, Filippo1 aSteinwandter, Michael1 aPlunger, Julia1 aTappeiner, Ulrike1 aSeeber, Julia uhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/6/767