OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Pedobiologia is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Functional significance of the leaf-cutting ant Atta cephalotes (Formicidae) in coffee plantations: An enemy or an ally?	25
Soil biotic effects and competition; What are the mechanisms behind being a successful invader?	19
Microclimatic, climatic, and anthropogenic factors strongly affect cultivable soil microfungal communities at a canyon in the Mediterranean region	18
Occurrence of plant suppression gradients through common mycorrhizal networks across ecological groups during successional dynamics	18
Importance of traditional knowledge to understanding Plebeina armata (Apidae, Meliponini) ecology in the savanna woodland in northeast of Burundi	17
A field mesocosm method for manipulation of soil mesofauna communities and repeated measurement of their ecological functions over months to years	17
Soil environment influences plant growth-promotion traits of isolated rhizobacteria	16
Termite mound as nutrient hot-spots in savannah with emphasis in P cycling and the potential use of mounds as soil amendment	15
Contradiction with enzymatic stoichiometry theory: Persistent low ratios of β-glucosidase to phosphomonoesterase following 10-year continuous phosphorus fertilization in three subtropical forests	15
Assessment of soil feeding activity using different bait materials for the bait-lamina test: A small-scale study in Eucalyptus blocks	12
Testate amoebae from two low-lying tropical islets of Tuvalu, South Pacific	12
Editorial Board	12
Responses of Collembola communities to mixtures of wheat varieties: A trait-based approach	11
Taking sides? Aspect has limited influence on soil environment or litter decomposition in pan-European study of roadside verges	11
Soil nematode communities vary among populations of the iconic desert plant, Welwitschia mirabilis	11
Nematode community structure in sugarcane fields under continuous vinasse fertigation	11
Communicating about soil biodiversity: Insights from science editorials and future recommendations	10
Editorial Board	10
Impact of litter quality on soil nematode communities with the intensifies of grassland degradation: Shifting from resource input to environmental stress	10
Native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi respond to rehabilitation in iron ore mining areas from the Eastern Brazilian Amazon	9
Variance, locality and structure: Three experimental challenges in the study of the response of soil microbial communities to multiple perturbations	9
Trophic groups of soil fauna in semiarid: Impacts of land use change, climatic seasonality and environmental variables	9
Responses of bacterial and archaeal communities to nitrogen fertilization in a compost-amended soil	9
A standardized and miniaturized method to investigate rhizosphere microorganisms, with a focus on methanogenic archaea and methanotrophic bacteria	8
Effects of multispecies management on the soil protist community in Pinus massoniana plantations in subtropical China	8

First record of Enchytraeidae in a no-tillage system in Southern Brazil	8
Effects of experimental warming on soil enzyme activities in an alpine swamp meadow on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau	8
Organic matter content rather than farming practices modulates microbial activities in vineyard soils	7
Editorial Board	7
Soil macrofauna and water-related functions in patches of regenerating Atlantic Forest in Brazil	7
Below-ground pitfall traps for standardised monitoring of soil mesofauna: Design and comparison to Berlese/Tullgren funnels	7
The effects of sample storage duration on tardigrade density and community composition in moss samples	6
Soil properties and climate affect arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and soil microbial communities in Mediterranean rainfed cereal cropping systems	6
Corrigendum to “Microplastics lead to behavioral disorders in soil nematode movement, foraging and food choice” [Pedobiol. - J. Soil Ecol. 111 (2025) 151054]	6
Litter thickness and soil pH influence the diversity of saprotrophic fungi in primary forest fragments in the Amazon	6
Oribatid (Acari: Oribatida) diversity in natural and altered open arid ecosystems of South-Eastern Caucasus	6
Reintroduction of threatened digging mammals influences soil microbial communities differently along a rainfall gradient	6
Soil properties are affected by vegetation types in a semi-arid mountain landscape	6
Fast improvement of macrofauna communities and soil quality in plantain crops converted to agroecological practices	6
Climate change in edaphic systems – Impact of salinity intrusions in terrestrial invertebrates	6
Bacterial communities in the potato tuberosphere share similarities with bulk soil and rhizosphere communities, yet possess distinct features	6
Greater impacts of phosphorus fertilization on soil phosphatase activity in tropical forests than in non-tropical natural terrestrial ecosystems: A meta-analysis	5
Food choice and pharyngeal pumping activity of bacterial-feeding nematodes are driven by different functional traits	5
Responses of bulk and rhizosphere soil microbiomes to different cover crop inputs and their connection and contribution to soil fertility and plant growth	5
Microbial, physical and chemical indicators together reveal soil health changes related to land cover types in the southern European sites under desertification risk	5
The effects of straw returning and nitrogen fertilizer application on soil labile organic carbon fractions and carbon pool management index in a rice–wheat rotation system	5
Rehabilitation promotes rapid recovery of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in iron mining areas	5
Control strategies for the invasive plant kudzu (Pueraria montana) only minimally impacts soil activity, chemistry, and bacterial and fungal communities	5
Collembola community contains larger species in frequently flooded soil	5
Asian knotweed’s impacts on soil chemistry and enzyme activities are higher in soils with low-nutrient status	5
Editorial Board	4
Comparison of isopod assemblages (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea) among four different habitats—Evergreen forest, exotic bamboo plantation, grass and urban habitat	4
Leaf-cutting ant (Atta cephalotes) nests may be hotspots of methane and carbon dioxide emissions in tropical forests	4
Effects of defoliation frequencies on above- and belowground biodiversity and ecosystem processes in subtropical grasslands of southern Brazil	4
Carbon and nutrient cycling responses to repeated application of biochar and NPK fertilizers depend on microenvironmental differences among hierarchical aggregate fractions	4
Communities of Collembola show functional resilience in a long-term field experiment simulating climate change	4
Responses of oribatid mites to warming in boreal peatlands depend on fen type	4
Mycorrhizal ecology would benefit from region-specific hypotheses	4
Microplastics lead to behavioral disorders in soil nematode movement, foraging and food choice	3
Editorial Board	3
Forest type and pH affecting the occurrence and life status of land snails in South American temperate forest	3
Dynamic response of root-associated fungal community structure to nitrogen and phosphorus additions in a subtropical forest	3
Divergent responses between lineages of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to soil phosphorus and nitrogen availability	3
Geochemical characteristics control potential microbial activity in exposed Late Quaternary alluvial deposits	3
Long life at low temperatures – The life-history of Folsomia candida at ecological relevant temperatures	3
Short-term intensive warming shifts predator communities (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata) in boreal forest soils	3
Evergreen gymnosperm tree abundance drives ground beetle density and community composition in eastern US temperate forests	3
High-throughput sequencing and conventional morphotyping show different soil nematode assemblages but similar community responses to altitudinal gradients on Mt. Ibuki, Japan	3
“Best food” does not apply to all: Quality of nematode diet for development and fitness of their predator Parasitus sp. (Mesostigmata: Parasitidae)	3
Legacy effects of nematodes: Experimental evidence on live individuals and their residues in shaping plant nutrient acquisition	3
Busy neighborhood: how earthworm and soil microarthropod abundances are affected by agricultural land use and soil properties	3
Attraction of pitfall trap preservation fluids complicates the estimation of Collembola density	3
Differential responses of soil microorganisms to precipitation changes in austral semiarid grasslands	3
Characterization of the thermal death time landscape for Enchytraeus albidus	3
Finding the optimal strategy for quantitative sampling of springtails community (Hexapoda: Collembola) in glacial lithosols	3

Drainage increases species richness and density of soil macro-invertebrates in the Zoige peatland of eastern Tibetan Plateau	2
Responses of N2O production and associated functional genes to increasing temperature and moisture in surface and subsurface soils of a temperate forest	2
Investigating the response of soil nitrogen cycling to grass invasion	2
Editorial Board	2
Bioturbation by dung beetles and termites. Do they similarly impact soil and hydraulic properties?	2
Conservation agriculture enhances soil biodiversity and fertility: Evidence from contrasting soil textures in Cambodia	2
A simple dynamic equilibrium model shows that high phosphatase activity in tropical forest soils could be explained by rapid microbial turnover	2
Shade tree identity rather than diversity influences soil macrofauna in cacao-based agroforestry systems	2
Editorial Board	2
Metabarcoding of a mock community of soil invertebrates: DNA extraction, false positives, and data filtration	2
Collembola (Isotomidae) and mowing management practices control distinct aspects of thatch decomposition in a lawn mesocosm experiment	2
Microhabitat and seasonal dynamics of soil fauna communities in upper Andean successional forests	2
Mapping the effects of Melinis minutiflora invasion on soil nitrogen dynamics in the Brazilian savanna: A dual-isotope approach	2
Exploring the influence of ground-dwelling ant bioturbation activity on physico-chemical, biological properties and heavy metal pollution in coal mine spoil	1
Impacts of garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata, Brassicaceae) invasion on oribatid mites in urban forest soils vary with the size of the invaded patch	1
Minimizing salinity-induced Pb toxicity to microbial N cycling processes in saline Pb-polluted soils amended with biochar	1
Mineral fertilization impacts microbial activity and endophytic fungi but not microbial biomass in semiarid grasslands	1
Soil microbial activity improved while intensifying vegetable production by use of plant-based fertilisers, cover crops and reduced tillage	1
Conventional agricultural management negatively affects soil fauna abundance, soil physicochemical quality and multifunctionality	1
Biological control of damping-off by Fusarium oxysporum and F. verticillioides on pine and oak seedlings using edible ectomycorrhizal fungi	1
Precise method to measure fungal and bacterial necromass using high pressure liquid chromatography with fluorescence detector adjusted to inorganic, organic and peat soils	1
Forest plantations reduce soil functioning in terrestrial ecosystems from South Africa	1
Editorial Board	1
Bacterial assemblies in acidic dryland vs. paddy soils across depth profiles in southern China's red soil region	1
Increases in substrate availability and decreases in soil pH drive the positive effects of nitrogen addition on soil net nitrogen mineralization in a temperate meadow steppe	1
Temporal monitoring of free-living nematode communities for evaluation of soil health in an arable crop rotation	1
Unveiling the hidden world beneath: A showcase of soil microorganisms at MikroMondo	1
The magnitude and direction of priming were driven by soil moisture and temperature in a temperate forest soil of China	1
Dark septate endophytes enhance the drought tolerance of Haloxylon ammodendron in sterilized and nonsterilized soil	1
Changes in soil arthropods and litter nutrients after prescribed burn in a subtropical moist pastureland	1
Changes in urban soil yeast communities after a reduction in household waste during the COVID-19 pandemic	1
Editorial Board	1
Editorial Board	1
Short-term effects of microplastics and earthworms on greenhouse gases emissions from a sandy-loam soil	1
Response of soil biodiversity to global change	1
Editorial Board	1
Editorial Board	1
Fire effects on biochemical properties of a semiarid pine forest topsoil at cm-scale	1
Modelling litter decomposition rates along a geographic, climatic, and land-use gradient in Southern Amazonia and Pará	1
Abundance, isolation, and characterization of halotolerant microbes from common oligosaline soils	1
Forest types matter for the community and co-occurrence network patterns of soil bacteria, fungi, and nematodes	1
Mesofauna community influences litter chemical trajectories during early-stage litter decay	1