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State-of-the-Art Mediterranean Soil Arthropods Diversity
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State-of-the-Art Mediterranean Soil Arthropods Diversity

A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Biogeography and Macroecology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 6737

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Loris Galli

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Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, dell’Ambiente e della Vita, Genoa University, Corso Europa 26, I16132, Italy
Interests: Protura; soil arthropods; soil quality index; taxonomy
Dr. Alberto Sendra

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Colecciones Entomológicas Torres-Sala; Servei de Patrimoni Històric, Ajuntament de València, Passeig de la Petxina, 15, 46008 València, Spain
Interests: Diplura; cave fauna; subterranean biology; taxonomy

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The Mediterranean area is a well-known hot-spot of biodiversity. The soil biota is characterized by a particularly high level of species richness, and an extraordinary diversity of arthropods has been recorded in some localities. In recent decades, the international literature has placed increasing emphasis on the complex interactions between the various components of the soil subsystem, with particular attention paid to the role of some key groups of microarthropods (e.g., springtails and mites). Based on the assemblages of these animals, especially microarthropods, some biotic indices have been developed for the assessment of soil quality. Moreover, soil arthropods provide a series of ecosystem services of fundamental importance in view of an increasingly careful management of the natural environment and agroecosystems. This Special Issue of Diversity aims to take stock of the state of the art in this regard.

Dr. Loris Galli
Dr. Alberto Sendra
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • taxonomical and functional diversity
  • bioindicators
  • ecosystem services
  • ecological interactions

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Assessing the Diversity of Ant-Associated Silverfish (Insecta: Zygentoma) in Mediterranean Countries: The Most Important Hotspot for Lepismatidae in Western Palaearctic
by Jairo Robla, Miquel Gaju-Ricart and Rafael Molero-Baltanás
Diversity 2023, 15(5), 635; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/d15050635 - 06 May 2023
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The Mediterranean Basin is considered one of the most important hotspots of biodiversity in the European region. Many taxa exhibit high levels of speciation and endemicity in this area. This is the case of the myrmecophilous insects of the families Lepismatidae and Nicoletiidae [...] Read more.
The Mediterranean Basin is considered one of the most important hotspots of biodiversity in the European region. Many taxa exhibit high levels of speciation and endemicity in this area. This is the case of the myrmecophilous insects of the families Lepismatidae and Nicoletiidae (Insecta: Zygentoma) that are further assessed in this study using unpublished and bibliographic data. A complete checklist of all ant-associated silverfish occurring in the Mediterranean Basin is presented, together with an updated identification key and interesting new records for several countries. Considering all described Zygentoma species, the myrmecophilous silverfish of the Mediterranean area represent 28% of all ant-associated species of the world and about 35% of the studied area. Even with the scarce knowledge of Zygentoma in other biogeographic areas and with insufficient sampling in other continents, we conclude that the Mediterranean region, and neighbouring areas of the Western Palaearctic, represent the most important biodiversity hotspot of ant-associated Lepismatidae (about 30% of the myrmecophilous species of this family described in the world so far), while the highest diversity of myrmecophilous Atelurinae is linked to tropical regions. Full article
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A New Iason Species from Crete (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Anillini) with Notes about Anillini of Greece and Anatolia
by Pier Mauro Giachino and Dante Vailati
Diversity 2023, 15(1), 75; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/d15010075 - 06 Jan 2023
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Iason assingi n. sp. from the island of Crete (Greece) is described. A synopsis of the Anillini fauna of the Balkan Peninsula and Anatolia is provided. Faunistic, phylogenetic, and zoogeographic implications are discussed. Prioniomus (21 species), Winklerites (21 species), Dicropterus (1), Parvocaecus (5), [...] Read more.
Iason assingi n. sp. from the island of Crete (Greece) is described. A synopsis of the Anillini fauna of the Balkan Peninsula and Anatolia is provided. Faunistic, phylogenetic, and zoogeographic implications are discussed. Prioniomus (21 species), Winklerites (21 species), Dicropterus (1), Parvocaecus (5), Caecoparvus (23) and Iason (10 species) make up the East Mediterranean Anillini fauna. The palaeogeographic situation of this area is discussed with attention to the current distribution of the different species and genera of Anillini. In particular, the presence and possible impact that the presence of a “Transaegean Furrow” may have had on the current distribution of these tiny ground beetles are discussed. Full article
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New Species of Terrestrial Isopods (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea) from Liguria and Surrounding Regions, Northern Italy
by Pietro Gardini and Stefano Taiti
Diversity 2023, 15(1), 68; https://doi.org/10.3390/d15010068 - 05 Jan 2023
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Five new species of terrestrial isopods from Liguria and surrounding regions are described: Buddelundiella zoiai sp. n. (Buddelundiellidae), Sardoniscus marmoratus sp. n. (Oniscidae), Cylisticus poggii sp. n. (Cylisticidae), Porcellio incavatus sp. n. (Porcellionidae), and Alloschizidium segestanum sp. n. (Armadillidiidae). Buddelundiella zoiai, Cylisticus [...] Read more.
Five new species of terrestrial isopods from Liguria and surrounding regions are described: Buddelundiella zoiai sp. n. (Buddelundiellidae), Sardoniscus marmoratus sp. n. (Oniscidae), Cylisticus poggii sp. n. (Cylisticidae), Porcellio incavatus sp. n. (Porcellionidae), and Alloschizidium segestanum sp. n. (Armadillidiidae). Buddelundiella zoiai, Cylisticus poggii and Alloschizidium segestanum were collected in edaphic environments, while Sardoniscus marmoratus and Porcellio incavatus were found in leaf litter or under not deeply embedded rocks. The diagnostic characters, the affinities and the distribution of the new species are discussed. Full article
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Soil Arthropod Community in Spruce Forests (Picea abies) Affected by a Catastrophic Storm Event
by Cristina Menta, Carlos Lozano Fondón and Sara Remelli
Diversity 2022, 14(6), 440; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/d14060440 - 30 May 2022
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At the end of October 2018, the “Vaia” storm hit the eastern sector of the Italian Alps, causing major damage to forests. The resulting changes in habitat and resource availability are expected to shape the structure and abundance of soil communities. In this [...] Read more.
At the end of October 2018, the “Vaia” storm hit the eastern sector of the Italian Alps, causing major damage to forests. The resulting changes in habitat and resource availability are expected to shape the structure and abundance of soil communities. In this research, a soil arthropod community is studied one year after the catastrophic Vaia event in forests affected by the storm (W: Windthrow) to highlight the shift in the soil faunal community in a Mediterranean area increasingly impacted by climate change. Intact forests (IF) close to W were studied as a control condition and meadows (M) were considered to understand if W is moving toward a conversion to M or if the wooded character still prevails. Soil organic matter content was higher in IF than in W and M. The arthropod community was different between M and forests, both W and IF, while no differences were detected between W and IF considering the whole soil arthropod community. The Vaia catastrophic event does not appear to have radically changed the soil arthropod community and biodiversity after one year, despite upheaval to the vegetation cover, but the response is partially OTU (operative taxonomic unit)-specific. Hymenoptera adults and Coleoptera and Diptera larvae appear to be the most affected OTUs, showing lower abundance in W than IF. Conversely, Chilopoda seemed to benefit from the habitat changes, the result strongly related with the W condition. The two most present OTUs, Collembola and Acarina, were not affected by the Vaia storm. We may conclude that the soil system needs longer time to show a clear shift in the soil arthropod community. Full article
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