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{"title":"Scattered trees as crucial elements in maintaining urban diversity: A case study with canopy ants in a biodiversity hotspot","authors":"Renata Grasiele Mendonça-Santos ,&nbsp;Reuber Antoniazzi ,&nbsp;Flávio Camarota ,&nbsp;Yana Teixeira dos Reis ,&nbsp;Arleu Barbosa Viana-Junior","doi":"10.1016/j.actao.2023.103894","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2023.103894","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Urban environments are characterized by profound differences in abiotic conditions compared to natural environments, which filter one part of the biotic communities that endure living in these environments. A conspicuous element in many cities are scattered trees, often included in urban planning around the world. These trees are key elements for urban ecological processes and services and act as habitat islands, providing resources (i.e., food and shelter) for a considerable arthropod diversity, such as ants. Studies involving ants in urban environments often focus on ground-dwelling ants, and few studies seek to glimpse the ants that occupy scattered trees and, even less, how these ants and trees interact within cities. This study aimed to investigate the ant communities foraging day and night on trees in an urban area inside a biodiversity hotspot, the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Specifically, we investigated how tree characteristics (tree size, tree isolation, and the tree origin, i.e., native and exotic) modulate ant diversity and ant-plant interactions. We found that the ant species composition is different between day and night, as well as the central core of generalist ant species of day and night interaction networks. The tree size increases beta-diversity among trees only of the nocturnal ant community, while none of the tree characteristics shaped the ant community. This study is the first to address the role of scattered trees in maintaining the diversity of arboreal ants in urban landscapes, focusing on species diversity and their interaction networks. Overall, we provide insights supporting the conservation value of scattered trees in maintaining urban biodiversity.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":55564,"journal":{"name":"Acta Oecologica-International Journal of Ecology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49906732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Predator-prey traits and foraging habitat shape the diet of a common insectivorous bat","authors":"Leonardo Ancillotto ,&nbsp;Angelica Falanga ,&nbsp;Giulia Agostinetto ,&nbsp;Nicola Tommasi ,&nbsp;Antonio P. Garonna ,&nbsp;Flavia de Benedetta ,&nbsp;Umberto Bernardo ,&nbsp;Andrea Galimberti ,&nbsp;Paola Conti ,&nbsp;Danilo Russo","doi":"10.1016/j.actao.2023.103890","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2023.103890","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Individual and species traits may determine the functional relationships between predators and their prey, with clear consequences for the ecosystem services potentially associated with predation. Bats are well-known potential deliverers of ecosystem services in agroecosystems through predation of pest arthropods that may affect crop production. Here we test the role of individual and prey traits in shaping the dietary habits of the Savi's pipistrelle (<em>Hypsugo savii</em>), a common bat species that frequently occurs in agroecosystems across the Mediterranean area, assessing diet composition and trait-based biases through molecular tools and multivariate testing techniques. DNA metabarcoding identified 173 distinct prey taxa in bats sampled in the Vesuvius National Park (Southern Italy). The diet was strongly dominated by pest insects associated with agricultural areas, which covered 57% of the overall prey diversity, some representing major pests of high economic relevance. The multivariate analyses detected strong relationships between diet composition, sampling date, and individual bat body conditions. Larger bats consumed larger prey items, and prey consumed later in the season (August) were smaller than those eaten in early summer (July) and were typical of less natural habitats. <em>Hypsugo savii</em> is potentially an important pest suppressor in the agroecosystems of the Mediterranean region and the functional relationships between the traits of individual bats and their prey set the basis for a quantitative assessment of the associated ecosystem service. We also remark on the value of bat diet studies in aiding the surveillance of arthropod species relevant to agriculture, human health, and biodiversity conservation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":55564,"journal":{"name":"Acta Oecologica-International Journal of Ecology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49853772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Soil seed banks along a woody plant removal gradient in a semi-arid savanna of South Africa: Implications for restoration","authors":"Mthunzi Mndela ,&nbsp;Mziwanda Mangwane ,&nbsp;Nothando Ngcobo ,&nbsp;Nchaupa Johannes Rasekgokga ,&nbsp;Piet Monegi","doi":"10.1016/j.actao.2023.103891","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2023.103891","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Woody plant encroachment threatens ecosystem services and functions, thereby reducing herbaceous plant population persistence and community stability. Consequently, woody plant control projects are implemented in South Africa to restore herbaceous vegetation. Because persistent seeds drive passive restoration and vegetation trajectories, management following woody plant control entails examining soil seed bank (SSB) size and composition. However, a knowledge gap exists regarding how SSB characteristics respond along a woody plant removal gradient. This study was conducted at Roodeplaat in Gauteng Province of South Africa to assess the impact of woody density reduction [hereafter woody plant removal intensity (WPRI)] on SSB density, composition, diversity and richness. Woody plant vegetation composed of a mixture of species, mainly <em>Vachellia robusta</em>, <em>Ziziphus mucronata</em>, <em>Euclea</em> species and <em>Pappea capensis</em>. Selective tree removal was applied to downscale woody density (4065 ± 109 plants ha⁻¹) of the control (0% WPRI) to 10, 20, 50, 75 and 100% WPRIs in four blocks, resulting in four replicates per WPRI. A total of 120 soil samples (<em>n</em> = 20 per WPRI) were collected at 5 cm depth after 3 years of tree removal. Germination method was used to assess the SSB. Fifty-one species, mainly forbs (<em>n</em> = 26) and grasses (<em>n</em> = 16) were recorded from 32 237 seeds. The SSB densities of grasses increased from 649 to 6000 seeds m⁻² from 0 to 100% WPRI whilst sedges and forbs exhibited differential declining trends along WPRI gradient. <em>Cyperus rotundus</em> accounted for more than one-third of the SSB densities at 0 and 10% WPRIs, whereas <em>Panicum maximum</em> contributed nearly half (46%) to the SSB density at 100% WPRI. Woody plant removal increased SSB diversity (H<em>′</em>) and richness, but diversity peaked at 20% WPRI (H<em>'</em> = 1.78); thereafter it declined. Overall, our results signified that complete woody plant clearing has a potential for restoration of woody-encroached rangelands through increasing SSB size and species richness.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":55564,"journal":{"name":"Acta Oecologica-International Journal of Ecology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49854202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The coexistence of two related fig wasp species sharing the same host fig species across a broad geographical area","authors":"Xiaoxia Deng ,&nbsp;Yaolin Liao ,&nbsp;Wanzhen Liu ,&nbsp;Hui Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.actao.2022.103885","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2022.103885","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Although more and more cases of breakdown of the 1: 1 partner specificity are being documented, figs and their pollinating fig wasps constitute perhaps the most tightly integrated pollination mutualism known. However, there are rare occasions where the pollinating fig wasp evolves cheating in this obligated system. The pollinator loses the ability to carry pollens but still lays eggs in female flowers. It has been reported that the figs of <em>Ficus altissima</em>, a functionally monoecious fig species, are occupied by two <em>Eupristina</em> species, the effective pollinator <em>Eupristina altissima</em> and the cheater <em>Eupristina</em> sp. in Xishuangbanna, SW China. However, little is known about whether the two <em>Eupristina</em> species entering figs can coexist widely in the nursery pollination system. Here, we used molecular methods to investigate the genetic diversity of <em>Eupristina</em> species in the widespread Asian fig species. Standard barcoding genes support two wasp species. Both fig wasp species were co-occurring in most distribution regions, raising the question of how two species can coexist within similar or identical resource niches. Our study offers a striking example of two closely related fig wasps that share a host can co-exist across a broad geographic area in a natural setting, but the pollinating wasps are more abundant.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":55564,"journal":{"name":"Acta Oecologica-International Journal of Ecology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49906730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Micro-scale patterns and drivers of bird visitation on street fig trees in Delhi, India","authors":"Prakhar Rawal ,&nbsp;Deepali Chatrath ,&nbsp;Ghazala Shahabuddin","doi":"10.1016/j.actao.2022.103875","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2022.103875","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Street trees have been used as a means of mitigating the negative effects of urbanization on biodiversity, particularly bird fauna. Despite their widely acknowledged benefits for birds, studies so far have been largely limited to relatively coarse scales, with an understanding of the role of local environments and individual tree characters lacking. We studied the patterns of bird visitation at individual street <em>Ficus</em> (fig) trees, providers of keystone resources in tropical landscapes, in Delhi, India, and their drivers at different scales (tree characteristics, local and landscape variables). Three common fig species were surveyed for bird visitors across 3 sites with varying urban patterns. Fig trees were found to be a relatively common street tree choice, and the 106 trees surveyed were visited by 29 bird species, including 7 obligate frugivores. We found that reducing green cover in surrounding landscape and increasing noise did not deter birds from visiting these trees. Instead, variables at finer scales like tree canopy diameter, tree species and local resource density had sizable and significant effects on both species richness and abundance of bird visitors. Our results highlight how bird assemblages, guilds and individual species respond differently to a range of ecological variables, and an understanding of these responses at different scales is useful for maximising the value of street trees for urban birds. Thus, coarse-scale studies can provide insights into bird diversity of city landscapes, but micro-scale studies are important in helping make fine scale management decisions, like selection of street trees.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":55564,"journal":{"name":"Acta Oecologica-International Journal of Ecology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49854204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Selected microhabitat and surface temperatures of two sympatric lizard species","authors":"Anamarija Žagar ,&nbsp;Veronica Gomes ,&nbsp;Neftalí Sillero","doi":"10.1016/j.actao.2022.103887","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actao.2022.103887","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Many small lizards live in structurally and thermally heterogeneous environments where they can select preferred microhabitats and surface temperatures to optimize their activity. We examined microhabitat selection and analyzed surface temperatures selected by two ecologically similar lacertid species, <em>Iberolacerta horvathi</em> and <em>Podarcis muralis</em>, at three sites and in different ecological contexts: allotopic and syntopic conditions. We examined their microhabitat and spatial thermal selection by using high-precision geolocation techniques to locate the lizards and record surface temperatures with temperature data loggers. Microhabitat and thermal availability differed among sites: the <em>I. horvathi</em> allotopic site had more rock surfaces and was coldest; the <em>P. muralis</em> allotopic site had more ground surfaces and was warmer; and the syntopic site had the greatest surface and thermal heterogeneity. Our results highlight the differences in microhabitat selection between the two species, most notably in surface selection, but also in thermal characteristics. <em>I. horvathi</em> preferentially and almost exclusively selected rocks. <em>P. muralis</em> chose soil, but with a more general use of microhabitats. <em>I. horvathi</em> lizards chose colder temperatures than those available, while <em>P. muralis</em> chose higher temperatures than those available. Both species showed no differences in microhabitat selection between allotopic and syntopic sites, which could not be explained by differences between sites. Our results provided new insights into the difference in surface temperature selection between two lizard species that may be adapted to different environments.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":55564,"journal":{"name":"Acta Oecologica-International Journal of Ecology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45537646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Trait variability in diaspores and fruits of Zelkova abelicea (Ulmaceae) across its distribution range","authors":"Laurence Fazan ,&nbsp;Daniele Certini ,&nbsp;Salvatore Pasta ,&nbsp;Ilektra Remoundou ,&nbsp;Dany Ghosn ,&nbsp;Giuseppe Garfì ,&nbsp;Gregor Kozlowski","doi":"10.1016/j.actao.2023.103896","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actao.2023.103896","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In the tree genus <em>Zelkova</em> (Ulmaceae), diaspores show a unique morphology amongst woody angiosperms. Shoots with leaves and fruits detach and act as flying dispersal units. Surprisingly little attention has been given to these structures, and it is unknown whether the characteristics of these diaspores vary amongst species or within the range of a single species. The endemic Cretan <em>Z. abelicea</em> (Lam.) Boiss. is one of two <em>Zelkova</em> species occurring at the western end of the distribution range of the genus. This relict species grows in a typical Mediterranean climate, in conditions completely different from the warm and moist climate that occurred during the apogee of the genus in the Paleogene, or that are still found for the three East Asiatic species of the genus. Here we studied for the first time the characteristics of diaspores, including fruit traits, of <em>Z. abelicea</em> across the whole range of the species. We showed that most traits are very variable amongst individual trees but less so between mountain ranges and that only diaspore stem length and proportion of sound seeds per diaspore and per tree vary significantly amongst mountain ranges. We showed that trees from central and eastern Crete produce extremely low to null proportions of sound seeds and that those trees oftentimes are smaller and have shorter diaspores with less leaves and fruits. Furthermore, we found that diaspores that were severely affected by a gall midge species (Cecidomyiidae) produced less fruits, but that seed soundness was not significantly impacted by the presence or absence of the galls. The very low proportion of sound seeds found in central and eastern Crete raises concern about the long-term persistency and regeneration of the species in those areas.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":55564,"journal":{"name":"Acta Oecologica-International Journal of Ecology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49470646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Winter dynamics of abiotic and biotic parameters in eutrophic temperate lakes","authors":"Krystyna Kalinowska ,&nbsp;Agnieszka Napiórkowska-Krzebietke ,&nbsp;Elżbieta Bogacka-Kapusta ,&nbsp;Konrad Stawecki ,&nbsp;Dariusz Ulikowski","doi":"10.1016/j.actao.2022.103883","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2022.103883","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Winter conditions in lakes of temperate climatic zones, especially the duration and thickness of ice and snow cover, are strongly influenced by climate changes. The aim of this study was to follow the dynamics of abiotic (organic carbon, total phosphorus, total nitrogen) and biotic (chlorophyll <em>a</em>, cyanobacteria, algae, nanoflagellates, ciliates, rotifers, crustaceans) parameters during two consecutive winters in three eutrophic lakes of different mixing regime (northeastern Poland). Our results showed that dissolved organic carbon was highly stable during both winters and practically did not differ among the studied lakes. Total phosphorus and chlorophyll <em>a</em> concentrations differed significantly between the dimictic and meromictic lakes. The concentrations of nutrients and chlorophyll <em>a</em> and the biomass of phytoplankton, protists, rotifers and crustaceans reached higher values in late winter than in early winter, depending on the lake type (morphometry, mixing regime) and the year of the study. The composition of phytoplankton and ciliates was more or less similar throughout the study in all lakes during both years, but the share of individual groups in the total biomass differed between early and late winter. A high cyanobacterial biomass in January under the ice in the meromictic lake was probably a legacy of the summer/autumn community. Small prostomatid ciliates were the most important group in late winter in the shallow lake. Cladocerans (<em>Bosmina coregoni</em> and <em>B. longispina</em>) were an important component of winter crustacean community on some occasions, especially in the shallow lake. Phosphorus was the major factor determining phytoplankton biomass. Heterotrophic nanoflagellates and rotifers were negatively related to ice cover, while ciliates were positively related to the water temperature. Our study demonstrated that the dynamics, abundance, and structure of the phytoplankton and zooplankton communities in eutrophic lakes changed from one winter to the next despite similar environmental conditions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":55564,"journal":{"name":"Acta Oecologica-International Journal of Ecology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49906731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Urban grassland restorations have reduced plant fitness but not pollinator limitation","authors":"Aaron N. Sexton ,&nbsp;Kylea R. Garces ,&nbsp;Marissa R. Huber ,&nbsp;Sarah M. Emery","doi":"10.1016/j.actao.2023.103898","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actao.2023.103898","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Native grasslands worldwide have been greatly reduced due to anthropogenic activities. Grassland restoration efforts strive to increase biodiversity and ecosystem services of these habitats, but often fall short of management goals. This is especially true for small-scale restoration efforts in urban areas, which face unique challenges including increased surface temperatures, increased pollution, decreased habitat connectivity, and decreased pollinator availability. In 2019–2020, we conducted a seed-addition field experiment in four restoration sites near Louisville, KY USA to examine how urbanization influenced survival, growth, and reproduction of a common native forb, <em>Chamaecrista fasciculata</em>. We also conducted observations twice per week to characterize the active pollinator community in each site. We found that plants in urban restoration sites had reduced growth, flowering period, and reproduction compared to those in rural restoration sites. However, pollination rates (visits/flower) in urban sites did not differ from those in rural sites, and urban sites even tended to have greater pollinator effectiveness (seeds/flower) than rural sites. Our results suggest that pollination services are adequate in urban restorations, but that other factors associated with urbanization, such as increased drought stress, can reduce growth and fitness of native plants. Further work is needed to better characterize environmental stresses associated with urban grassland restoration in order to minimize fitness effects on target plant species.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":55564,"journal":{"name":"Acta Oecologica-International Journal of Ecology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46744253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Epigeal fauna and edaphic properties as possible soil quality indicators in forest restoration areas in Espírito Santo, Brazil","authors":"Luana Oliveira Caló ,&nbsp;Marcos Vinicius Winckler Caldeira ,&nbsp;Cristiane Figueira da Silva ,&nbsp;Rodrigo Camara ,&nbsp;Kallil Chaves Castro ,&nbsp;Sandra Santana de Lima ,&nbsp;Marcos Gervasio Pereira ,&nbsp;Adriana Maria de Aquino","doi":"10.1016/j.actao.2022.103870","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actao.2022.103870","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>The study of soil quality indicators can indicate the efficiency of forest restoration practices. Litter, soil chemical attributes, and soil fauna<span> can be used for this purpose since these factors are linked to each other in nutrient cycling and respond to changes in land use management. The present study aimed to identify accumulated litter biomass on topsoil<span>, its nutrient concentration, composition of the epigeal fauna community, and topsoil chemical attributes as possible soil quality indicators in restoration areas of </span></span></span>Atlantic Forest (T1, T2, and T3) with different levels of native tree seedlings richness (29, 58, and 114 species, respectively), pasture (T4), and native forest (T5, control), by three plots (50 × 50 m) in each area, in the municipality of Linhares, Espírito Santo, Brazil. Samples of accumulated litter on topsoil, topsoil (0–5 cm), and community of epigeal fauna (by pitfall traps) were collected during the dry and rainy seasons. Accumulated litter biomass on the topsoil, concentration of K and Mg in its biomass, abundance of Coleoptera and Pseudoscorpionida, total N and exchangeable K concentrations in the topsoil were the most relevant soil quality indicators, according to the principal component analysis. In both climatic seasons, T5 presented high dissimilarity in relation to the other areas and best soil quality due to its association to higher values of accumulated litter biomass, its nutrient concentration (N, K, Ca, Mg, S), relative frequency or abundance of Coleoptera, Pseudoscorpionida, and Others, concentrations of </span>total organic carbon<span>, total N, available P, exchangeable Ca, extractable acidity, sum of bases, and cation exchange capacity; T1, T2, and T3 were associated to higher values of relative frequency of Formicidae and presented low dissimilarity to each other; T4 was associated to higher values of pH. Therefore, the forest restoration areas have not yet contributed to the general quality of the soil approaching that observed in T5.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":55564,"journal":{"name":"Acta Oecologica-International Journal of Ecology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46173357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}