Springtails (Collembola, Hexapoda) inhabiting algae with different degrees of waste product contamination by Izabella Olejniczak, Paweł Boniecki, Anita Kaliszewicz, Ninel Panteleeva

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The Thermal Tolerance of Springtails in a Tropical Cave, with the Description of a New <i>Coecobrya</i> Species (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from Thailand by Nongnapat Manee, Louis Deharveng, Cyrille A. D’Haese, Areeruk Nilsai, Satoshi Shimano, Sopark Jantarit

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The impact of roosting birds on the abundance of two groups of soil mesofauna by Krassimira Ilieva-Makulec, Dawid Kozacki, Grzegorz Makulec

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Studying chemical signals in plant–soil mesofauna interactions by Bohm, Victoria, Michel, Thomas, Forey, Estelle, Agasse, Valérie, Cardinael, Pascal, Chauvat, Matthieu

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The impact of earthworms on collembolan (Collembola) communities in grass mono- and polycultures by Izabella Olejniczak, Grzegorz Makulec

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Bioinspired nanofilament coatings for scale reduction on steel by Siad Dahir Ali, Mette Heidemann Rasmussen, Jacopo Catalano, Christian Husum Frederiksen, Tobias Weidner

“…Inspired by the natural hydrophobicity of springtail (Collembola) skin, which employs micro- and nanostructures to repel water, we investigate the application of silicone nanofilaments (SNFs) as a coating on steel surfaces to mitigate scaling. …”
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iMulch: an investigation of the influence of polymers on a terrestrial ecosystem using the example of mulch films used in agriculture by Carmen Wolf, Mike Wenzel, Björn Fischer, Ralf Bertling, Erich Jelen, Dieter Hennecke, Karlheinz Weinfurtner, Martina Roß-Nickoll, Henner Hollert, Antonia Weltmeyer, Kristina Bitter, Pauline Ruiz, Dusica Banduka, Jochen Tuerk, Lars M. Blank

“…In the ecotoxicological tests, both film types showed no acute toxic effects in the earthworm Eisenia fetida and the springtail Folsomia candida. Endocrine activity was observed in eluate samples from both films. …”
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The impact of experimental forest fire on collembolan communities by Izabella Olejniczak, Anna Prędecka, Stefan Russel

“…Euedaphic springtails were the dominating group in burnt plots and contrary to the border of burnt plots and surroundings, we noticed no epigeic springtails. …”
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Pests Associated with Mulch and Moisture by P.G. Koehler, J.L. Castner

“… This document provides an overview of pests associated with mulch and moisture, including booklice, plaster beetles, centipedes, amphipods, earwigs, millipedes, pillbugs, sowbugs, fungus gnats, and springtails. It describes their physical characteristics, habitats, and behaviors, emphasizing the conditions that lead to infestations. …”
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Reakcja mezofauny (Collembola and Acarina) zamieszkująca łąki na mineralnych i organicznych glebach, na wiosenne doświadczalne pożary by Izabella Olejniczak, Stefan Russel, Anna Prędecka

“…But it seems that effects of spring fires were more severe in the case of springtails than for mites.…”
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