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• Trevisan, M., Baldoni, G., Menta, C., Remelli, S., 2026. Positive effects of market garden microfarms on soil-dwelling arthropod diversity: Pilot results from northern Italy. Applied Soil Ecology 223, 107029. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.APSOIL.2026.107029
• Gopakumar, L., Parambil, J. N., Joseph, A., 2026. Biomonitoring and GIS-based spatial modelling for soil ecosystem health in rural home garden agroecosystems in Chengamanad, Kerala, India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 33, 6068–6083. https://doi.org/10.1007/S11356-026-37692-1
• Duarte, M., Valério, E., Cardoso, P., Coelho, R., Godinho, M., 2026. Effects of Cover Crops on Soil Mesofauna in Horticultural Systems in Portugal. Horticulturae 12, 408. https://doi.org/10.3390/HORTICULTURAE12040408
• Lami, F., Zavatta, L., Morelli, A., Ciurli, A., Bazzocchi, G. G., Vecchi, M., 2026. Complex interactions between local habitat features, landscape factors and seasonality shape soil microarthropod communities in urban green areas. Urban Ecosystems 29, 87. https://doi.org/10.1007/S11252-026-01949-X
• Moretta, M., Rossi, R., Palchetti, E., Moriondo, M., Rabit, F. J., Santini, G., Gallese, F., Maienza, A., Bindi, M., Masoni, A., 2026. Assessing the Impact of Agrivoltaic Systems on Pasture Plant and Soil Microarthropod Communities. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment 5, e70130. https://doi.org/10.1002/SAE2.70130
• Fabiani, A., Mocali, S., Binazzi, F., Del Duca, S., Vitali, F., Landi, S., 2026. Effect of Different Set-Aside Management Systems on Soil Biological Fertility and Biodiversity of Bacterial and Microarthropod Communities. Sustainability 18, 2575. https://doi.org/10.3390/SU18052575
• Castillo-Avila, C., Castillo-Figueroa, D., Castillo-Avila, C., 2026. First application of the QBS-ar index in the tropical montane Andes reveals soil biological quality across agroforestry systems and forest succession. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 198, 149. https://doi.org/10.1007/S10661-025-14926-2
• Tadesse, Z., Belayneh, R., Fireman, J., Coll, M., Shelef, O., 2026. Soil microarthropod assemblage under various vegetation covers: A bioindicator approach in agriculture. Applied Soil Ecology 218, 106746. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.APSOIL.2025.106746
• Juan-Ovejero, R., Fontúrbel, T., Carrera, N., 2026. Repeated prescribed burning lessens subsequent wildfire impacts on soil mesofauna communities and soil multifunctionality in a maritime pine reforestation. Journal of Environmental Management 398, 128620. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JENVMAN.2026.128620
• Bustamante Briones, I. M., Roncal Rabanal, M. R., 2025. Calidad del suelo en plantaciones de Pinus patula en Cajamarca, Perú: Aplicación del índice QBS-ar. Ciencia del Suelo 43, 217–227. https://doi.org/10.64132/CDS.V43I2.922
• Latterini, F., Venanzi, R., Picchio, R., Schweier, J., 2025. Soil Recovery After Forest Operations in Fagus sylvatica L. Stands: Is a 5-year Interval Long Enough? Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 130, e2025JG009078. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JG009078
• Altieri, G. M., Garrido, J., Mato, S., Soto, B., Santarcangelo, V., Bari, G., Tarasco, E., 2025. Monitoring Soil Biodiversity and Biological Resilience in Disturbed Ecosystems: First Application of the BSR Index. Soil Systems 9, 134. https://doi.org/10.3390/SOILSYSTEMS9040134
• Rodríguez-Pajares, C., Muñoz-Adalia, E. J., Fernández-Fernández, M. M., 2025. Microarthropods communities as indicators of soil quality in a Mediterranean periurban forest using the QBS-ar index. Forest Systems 34, 20906. https://doi.org/10.5424/FS/2025341-20906
• Galli, L., Molyneux, T., Trombini, E., Zinni, M., 2025. Effects of Land Use on Soil Arthropod Communities. Diversity 17, 247. https://doi.org/10.3390/D17040247
• Giuga, L., lo Verde, G., Jordana, R., Baquero, E., Rizzo, R., 2025. First data on soil collembola in super-high density and traditional olive orchard management systems. REDIA, 108, 239–247. https://doi.org/10.19263/REDIA-108.25.28
• Gardini, P., Fattorini, S., Audisio, P., Sabatelli, S., 2025. Influence of Different Land-Use Types on Soil Arthropod Communities in an Urban Area: A Case Study from Rome (Italy). Land 14, 714. https://doi.org/10.3390/LAND14040714/S1
• Coletta, M., Monticelli, M., D’Alessandro, A., Gentili, C., Torresi, A., Waris, N., La Terza, A., 2025. Managing soil to support soil biodiversity in protected areas agroecosystems: a comparison between arable lands, olive groves, and vineyards in the Conero Park (Italy). Environ. Monit. Assess. 197, 200. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-025-13658-7
• Carrera, N., Juan-Ovejero, R., 2025. Long-term belowground impacts of experimental fire and post-fire soil stabilization treatments in a gorse shrubland. Appl. Soil Ecol. 206, 105847. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.APSOIL.2024.105847
• Tóth, Z., Vasileiadis, V.P., Dombos, M., 2025. An arthropod-based assessment of biological soil quality in winter wheat fields across Hungary. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 378, 109325. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.AGEE.2024.109325
• Naglič, V., Šibanc, N., Grebenc, T., Bertoncelj, I., 2025. Soil mesofauna diversity in agricultural systems of Slovenia using the QBS index and its modifications. Acta Biol. Slov. 68, 104–117. https://doi.org/10.14720/ABS.68.01.19787
• Gallese, F., Gismero-Rodriguez, L., Govednik, A., Giagnoni, L., Lumini, E., Suhadolc, M., Vaccari, F.P., Maienza, A., 2025. Soil Microarthropods as Tools for Monitoring Soil Quality: The QBS-ar Index in Three European Agroecosystems. Agric. 2025, Vol. 15, Page 89 15, 89. https://doi.org/10.3390/AGRICULTURE15010089
• Remelli, S., Danise, T., Galli, L., Menta, C., 2024. Soil arthropods in bioindication and ecotoxicological approach: The case of the extreme environment Mefite (Ansanto Valley, Southern Italy). Heliyon 10, e36342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36342
• D’Alessandro, A., Coletta, M., Torresi, A., Dell’Ambrogio, G., Renaud, M., Ferrari, B.J.D., La Terza, A., 2024. Evaluation of the Impact of Plant Protection Products (PPPs) on Non-Target Soil Organisms in the Olive Orchard: Drone (Aerial) Spraying vs. Tractor (Ground) Spraying. Sustain. 16, 11302. https://doi.org/10.3390/SU162411302/S1
• Latterini, F., Venanzi, R., Picchio, R., 2024. Using pack animals instead of tractors in Central Italy’s protected areas: No evidence of reduced soil disturbance. For. Ecol. Manage. 572, 122312. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FORECO.2024.122312
• Latterini, F., Horodecki, P., Dyderski, M.K., Scarfone, A., Venanzi, R., Picchio, R., Proto, A.R., Jagodziński, A.M., 2024. Mediterranean beech forests: Thinning and ground-based skidding are found to alter microarthropod biodiversity with no effect on litter decomposition rate. For. Ecol. Manage. 569, 122160. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FORECO.2024.122160
• Latterini, F., Dyderski, M.K., Horodecki, P., Venanzi, R., Picchio, R., Jagodziński, A.M., 2024. Evaluating small-scale harvesting disturbance to the forest soil in Mediterranean beech high forests. L. Degrad. Dev. https://doi.org/10.1002/LDR.5228
• Gopakumar, L., Joseph, A., 2024. Hazard estimation in urban home garden soils in an industrial area using microarthropods, soil properties and GIS modelling: an integrated approach. Environ. Monit. Assess. 196, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-024-12691-2
• Arboláez, H.P.H., Hu, J., Orozco, Y.N., Gebremikael, M.T., Alcantara, E.A., Sleutel, S., Höfte, M., De Neve, S., 2023. Mesofauna as effective indicators of soil quality differences in the agricultural systems of central Cuba. Appl. Soil Ecol. 182, 104688. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2022.104688
• Fusco, T., Fortini, L., Casale, F., Jacomini, C., Di Giulio, A., 2023. Fast soil recovery after a fire: case study in Maritime Alps (Piedmont, Italy) using microarthropods and QBS-ar index. Front. Ecol. Evol. 11, 1303867. https://doi.org/10.3389/FEVO.2023.1303867/BIBTEX
• Latterini, F., Venanzi, R., Stefanoni, W., Picchio, R., 2023. Disturbance Caused by Animal Logging to Soil Physicochemical and Biological Features in Oak Coppices: A Case-Study in Central Italy. For. 2023, Vol. 14, Page 655 14, 655. https://doi.org/10.3390/F14030655
• Leone, D., Mirabile, M., Altieri, G.M., Zimone, A., Torrisi, B., Tarasco, E., Clausi, M., 2023. Assessment of soil quality in wetlands in Eastern Sicily. Ecol. Indic. 153, 110428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110428
• Elmquist, D.C., Kahl, K.B., Johnson-Maynard, J.L., Eigenbrode, S.D., 2023. Linking agricultural diversification practices, soil arthropod communities and soil health. J. Appl. Ecol. 60, 1952–1963. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14453
• Kurniawan, I.D., Kinasih, I., Akbar, R.T.M., Chaidir, L., Iqbal, S., Pamungkas, B., Imanudin, Z., 2023. Arthropod Community Structure Indicating Soil Quality Recovery in the Organic Agroecosystem of Mount Ciremai National Park’s Buffer Zone. Caraka Tani J. Sustain. Agric. 38, 229–243. https://doi.org/10.20961/carakatani.v38i2.69384
• Fusco, T., Fortini, L., Casale, F., Jacomini, C., Di Giulio, A., 2023. Assessing soil quality of Italian Western Alps protected areas by QBS-ar: impact of management and habitat type on soil microarthropods. Environ. Monit. Assess. 195, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11880-9
• Begum, F., Aziz, S., Mumtaz, S., Wafee, S., Qureshi, J.A., Alam, E., Bakhan, S.A., Mir, N., Saif-Ud-din, 2023. SOIL QUALITY EVALUATION OF ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL FARMING IN KARAKORAM LANDSCAPE, PAKISTAN. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 33, 1384–1391. https://doi.org/10.36899/JAPS.2023.6.0678
• Gruss, I., Twardowski, J., Nebeská, D., Trögl, J., Stefanovska, T., Pidlisnyuk, V., Machová, I., 2022. Microarthropods and vegetation as biological indicators of soil quality studied in poor sandy sites at former military facilities. L. Degrad. Dev. 33, 358–367. https://doi.org/10.1002/LDR.4157
• Venanzi, R., Latterini, F., Stefanoni, W., Tocci, D., Picchio, R., 2022. Variations of Soil Physico-Chemical and Biological Features after Logging Using Two Different Ground-Based Extraction Methods in a Beech High Forest—A Case Study. Land 11, 388. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11030388
• Szigeti, N., Berki, I., Vityi, A., Winkler, D., 2022. Soil mesofauna and herbaceous vegetation patterns in an agroforestry landscape. Agrofor. Syst. 96, 773–786. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-022-00739-6
• Latterini, F., Venanzi, R., Tocci, D., Picchio, R., 2022. Depth-to-Water Maps to Identify Soil Areas That Are Potentially Sensitive to Logging Disturbance: Initial Evaluations in the Mediterranean Forest Context. Land 11, 709. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11050709
• Lisa, C., Paffetti, D., Marchi, E., Nocentini, S., Travaglini, D., 2022. Use of an Edaphic Microarthropod Index for Monitoring Wildfire Impact on Soil in Mediterranean Pine Forests. Front. For. Glob. Chang. 5, 900247. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2022.900247
• Galli, L., Lanza, E., Rellini, I., 2021. First application of the QBS-ar Index in South America for the assessment of the biological quality of soils in Chile. Soil Sci. Annu. 72, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.37501/soilsa/135990
• Horváth, A., Csáki, P., Szita, R., Kalicz, P., Gribovszki, Z., Bidló, A., Bolodár-Varga, B., Balázs, P., Winkler, D., 2021. A complex soil ecological approach in a sustainable urban environment: Soil properties and soil biological quality. Minerals 11, 704. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11070704
• Cardarelli, E., Gentili, R., Della Rocca, F., Zanella, M., Caronni, S., Bogliani, G., Citterio, S., 2020. Seeding and overseeding native hayseed support plant and soil arthropod communities in agriculture areas. Life 10, 38. https://doi.org/10.3390/life10040038
• Gonçalves, F., Nunes, C., Carlos, C., López, Á., Oliveira, I., Crespí, A., Teixeira, B., Pinto, R., Costa, C.A., Torres, L., 2020. Do soil management practices affect the activity density, diversity, and stability of soil arthropods in vineyards? Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 294, 106863. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2020.106863
• Romeo, F., Settineri, G., Sidari, M., Mallamaci, C., Muscolo, A., 2020. Responses of soil quality indicators to innovative and traditional thinning in a beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forest. For. Ecol. Manage. 465, 118106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118106
• Mantoni, C., Di Musciano, M., Fattorini, S., 2020. Use of microarthropods to evaluate the impact of fire on soil biological quality. J. Environ. Manage. 266, 110624. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110624
• Venanzi, R., Picchio, R., Grigolato, S., Spinelli, R., 2020. Soil disturbance induced by silvicultural treatment in chestnut (Castanea sativa mill.) coppice and post-disturbance recovery. Forests 11, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11101053
• Fiorini, A., Boselli, R., Maris, S.C., Santelli, S., Perego, A., Acutis, M., Brenna, S., Tabaglio, V., 2020. Soil type and cropping system as drivers of soil quality indicators response to no-till: A 7-year field study. Appl. Soil Ecol. 155, 103646. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2020.103646
• Landi, S., D’errico, G., Binazzi, F., Di Salvatore, U., Gardin, L., Marchi, M., Mazza, G., Roversi, P.F., Simoncini, S., Torrini, G., Cantiani, P., 2020. The short-term impact of different silvicultural thinnings on soil nematode and microarthropod biodiversity in artificial black pine stands. Forests 11, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11111212
• Perego, A., Rocca, A., Cattivelli, V., Tabaglio, V., Fiorini, A., Barbieri, S., Schillaci, C., Chiodini, M.E., Brenna, S., Acutis, M., 2019. Agro-environmental aspects of conservation agriculture compared to conventional systems: A 3-year experience on 20 farms in the Po valley (Northern Italy). Agric. Syst. 168, 73–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2018.10.008
• Agustina, D., Tarwotjo, U., Rahadian, R., 2019. The Effectiveness of Plastic Mulch for Maintaining the Potato Farmland in Dieng Plateau Using Soil Biological Quality Index. Biosaintifika 11, 125–131. https://doi.org/10.15294/biosaintifika.v11i1.17804
• Ghiglieno, I., Simonetto, A., Donna, P., Tonni, M., Valenti, L., Bedussi, F., Gilioli, G., 2019. Soil biological quality assessment to improve decision support in the wine sector. Agronomy 9, 593. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9100593
• Çakır, M., 2019. The negative effect of wood ants (Formica rufa) on microarthropod density and soil biological quality in a semi-arid pine forest. Pedobiologia (Jena). 77, 150593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedobi.2019.150593
• Xin, X.L., Yang, W.L., Zhu, Q.G., Zhang, X.F., Zhu, A.N., Zhang, J.B., 2018. Abundance and depth stratification of soil arthropods as influenced by tillage regimes in a sandy loam soil. Soil Use Manag. 34, 286–296. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12412
• Winkler, D., Bidló, A., Bolodár-Varga, B., Erdő, Á., Horváth, A., 2018. Long-term ecological effects of the red mud disaster in Hungary: Regeneration of red mud flooded areas in a contaminated industrial region. Sci. Total Environ. 644, 1292–1303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.059
• Pinto, S., Gatti, F., García-Montero, L.G., Menta, C., 2017. Does soil fauna like truffles just as humans do? One-year study of biodiversity in natural brûlés of Tuber aestivum Vittad. Sci. Total Environ. 584–585, 1175–1184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.01.181
• Lakshmi, G., Joseph, A., 2017. Soil microarthropods as indicators of soil quality of tropical home gardens in a village in Kerala, India. Agrofor. Syst. 91, 439–450. https://doi.org/10.1007/S10457-016-9941-Z/TABLES/4
• Maisto, G., Santorufo, L., Milano, V., Arena, C., 2016. Relationships between Quercus ilex L. litter characteristics and soil microarthropod community in an urban environment at different climatic conditions. Appl. Soil Ecol. 99, 98–109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2015.11.025
• Rüdisser, J., Tasser, E., Peham, T., Meyer, E., Tappeiner, U., 2015. The dark side of biodiversity: Spatial application of the biological soil quality indicator (BSQ). Ecol. Indic. 53, 240–246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.02.006
• Menta, C., Tagliapietra, A., Caoduro, G., Zanetti, A., Pinto, S., 2015. Ibs-Bf and Qbs-Ar Comparison: Two Quantitative Indices Based on Soil Fauna Community. EC Agric. 427–439.
• Menta, C., Conti, F.D., Pinto, S., Leoni, A., Lozano-Fondón, C., 2014. Monitoring soil restoration in an open-pit mine in northern Italy. Appl. Soil Ecol. 83, 22–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2013.07.013
• Menta, C., García-Montero, L.G., Pinto, S., Conti, F.D., Baroni, G., Maresi, M., 2014. Does the natural “microcosm” created by Tuber aestivum affect soil microarthropods? A new hypothesis based on Collembola in truffle culture. Appl. Soil Ecol. 84, 31–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2014.06.012
• Madej, G., Kozub, M., 2014. Possibilities of using soil microarthropods, with emphasis on mites (Arachnida, Acari, Mesostigmata), in assessment of successional stages in a reclaimed coal mine dump (Pszów, S Poland). Biol. Lett. 51, 19–36. https://doi.org/10.1515/biolet-2015-0003
• Galli, L., Capurro, M., Menta, C., Rellini, I., 2014. Is the QBS-ar index a good tool to detect the soil quality in Mediterranean areas? A cork tree Quercus suber L. (Fagaceae) wood as a case of study. Ital. J. Zool. 81, 126–135. https://doi.org/10.1080/11250003.2013.875601
• Magro, S., Gutiérrez-López, M., Casado, M.A., Jiménez, M.D., Trigo, D., Mola, I., Balaguer, L., 2013. Soil functionality at the roadside: Zooming in on a microarthropod community in an anthropogenic soil. Ecol. Eng. 60, 81–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.07.061
• Simoni, S., Nannelli, R., Castagnoli, M., Goggioli, D., Moschini, V., Vazzana, C., Benedettelli, S., Migliorini, P., 2013. Abundance and biodiversity of soil arthropods in one conventional and two organic fields of maize in stockless arable systems. Redia 96, 37–44.
• Begum, F., Bajracharya, R.M., Sitaula, B.K., Sharma, S., 2013. Seasonal dynamics, slope aspect and land use effects on soil Mesofauna density in the mid-hills of Nepal. Int. J. Biodivers. Sci. Ecosyst. Serv. Manag. 9, 290–297. https://doi.org/10.1080/21513732.2013.788565
• Blasi, S., Menta, C., Balducci, L., Conti, F.D., Petrini, E., Piovesan, G., 2013. Soil microarthropod communities from Mediterranean forest ecosystems in Central Italy under different disturbances. Environ. Monit. Assess. 185, 1637–1655. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-012-2657-2
• Wahsha, M., Ferrarini, A., Vannuzzo, L., Bini, C., Fontana, S., 2012. Soil quality evaluation of Spolic Technosols. Case study from the abandoned mining site in Imperina Valley (Belluno, Italy). EQA-International J. Environ. Qual. 9, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2281-4485/3732
• Sapkota, T.B., Mazzoncini, M., Bàrberi, P., Antichi, D., Silvestri, N., 2012. Fifteen years of no till increase soil organic matter, microbial biomass and arthropod diversity in cover crop-based arable cropping systems. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 32, 853–863. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-011-0079-0
• Santorufo, L., Van Gestel, C.A.M., Rocco, A., Maisto, G., 2012. Soil invertebrates as bioindicators of urban soil quality. Environ. Pollut. 161, 57–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.09.042
• Hartley, W., Dickinson, N.M., Riby, P., Shutes, B., 2012. Sustainable ecological restoration of brownfield sites through engineering or managed natural attenuation? A case study from Northwest England. Ecol. Eng. 40, 70–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.12.020
• Andrés, P., Mateos, E., Tarrasón, D., Cabrera, C., Figuerola, B., 2011. Effects of digested, composted, and thermally dried sewage sludge on soil microbiota and mesofauna. Appl. Soil Ecol. 48, 236–242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2011.03.001
• Madej, G., Barczyk, G., Gdawiec, M., 2011. Evaluation of soil biological quality index (QBS-ar): Its sensitivity and usefulness in the post-mining chronosequence – Preliminary research. Polish J. Environ. Stud. 20, 1367–1372.
• Zucca, C., Canu, A., Previtali, F., 2010. Soil degradation by land use change in an agropastoral area in Sardinia (Italy). Catena 83, 46–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2010.07.003
• Mazzoncini, M., Canali, S., Giovannetti, M., Castagnoli, M., Tittarelli, F., Antichi, D., Nannelli, R., Cristani, C., Bàrberi, P., 2010. Comparison of organic and conventional stockless arable systems: A multidisciplinary approach to soil quality evaluation. Appl. Soil Ecol. 44, 124–132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2009.11.001
• Elia, E., Bianchi, A., Ferrazzi, P., Bergström, R., Danell, K., Chamberlain, D., Persson, I.L., 2010. Impacts of moose (Alces alces) at different simulated densities on eco-morphological groups of soil mesofauna. Entomol. Fenn. 21, 168–180. https://doi.org/10.33338/ef.3838
• Aspetti, G.P., Boccelli, R., Ampollini, D., Del Re, A.A.M., Capri, E., 2010. Assessment of soil-quality index based on microarthropods in corn cultivation in Northern Italy. Ecol. Indic. 10, 129–135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2009.03.012
• Tabaglio, V., Gavazzi, C., Menta, C., 2009. Physico-chemical indicators and microarthropod communities as influenced by no-till, conventional tillage and nitrogen fertilisation after four years of continuous maize. Soil Tillage Res. 105, 135–142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2009.06.006
• Tabaglio, V., Gavazzi, C., Menta, C., 2008. The influence of no-till, conventional tillage and nitrogen fertilization on physico-chemical and biological indicators after three years of monoculture barley. Ital. J. Agron. 3, 233–240. https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2008.233
• Menta, C., Leoni, A., Bardini, M., Gardi, C., Gatti, F., 2008. Nematode and microarthropod communities: Comparative use of soil quality bioindicators in covered dump and natural soils. Environ. Bioindic. 3, 35–46. https://doi.org/10.1080/15555270701885762
• Gardi, C., Menta, C., Leoni, A., 2008. Evaluation of the environmental impact of agricultural management practices using soil microarthropods. Fresenius Environ. Bull. 17, 1165–1169.
• Gardi, C., Menta, C., Parisi, V., 2002. Use of microarthropods as biological indicators of soil quality: the BSQ sinthetic indicator. Options Méditerranéennes Série A, n, 297–304.
• Jiang, Z., Cui, D., Yang, Y., Liu, W., Zinhar, Z., Yan, J., Liu, J., Cao, J., Zhang, M., Wang, Q., 2025. Characteristics of soil arthropod communities and soil health in ‘Shushanggan’ apricot forests after soil bioengineering remediation in the riparian zone of the Ili River Valley evaluation. Ecol. Eng. 212, 107505. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ECOLENG.2024.107505
• Shrestha, P., Budha, P.B., 2022. Soil Fauna of Ranibari Community Forest, Kathmandu, Nepal. Ekol. Bratislava 41, 17–25. https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2022-0003
• Çakır, M., Akburak, S., Makineci, E., Bolat, F., 2023. Recovery of soil biological quality (QBS-ar) and soil microarthropod abundance following a prescribed fire in the Quercus frainetto forest. Appl. Soil Ecol. 184, 104768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2022.104768