APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY1
Volume 31, Number 1-2, January, 2006

Editorial Advisory Board

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Salinity-induced changes in the microbial use of sugarcane filter cake added to soil
1-10
Ghulam Rasul, Astrid Appuhn, Torsten Müller and Rainer Georg Joergensen

Heavy metal tolerance of nematode-trapping fungi in lead-polluted soils
11-19
Ming-He Mo, Wei-Min Chen, Hong-Yan Su, Ke-Qin Zhang, Chang-Qun Duan and Da-Ming He

Simulated grazer effects on microbial respiration in a subarctic meadow: Implications for nutrient competition between plants and soil microorganisms
20-31
Sari Stark and Minna-Maarit Kytöviita

Litter quality effects on soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in temperate alley cropping systems
32-42
Nancy W. Mungai and Peter P. Motavalli

Crop growth, culturable bacteria, and degradation of petrol hydrocarbons (PHCs) in a long-term contaminated field soil
43-52
Hans-Holger Liste and Dieter Felgentreu

Microbial reaction of secondary tropical forest soils to the addition of leaf litter
53-61
Eric F. Salamanca, Markus Raubuch and Rainer Georg Joergensen

Consequence of grazing pattern and vegetation structure on the spatial variations of net N mineralisation in a wet grassland
62-72
Nicolas Rossignol, Anne Bonis and Jan-Bernard Bouzillé

Impact of cattle grazing and inorganic fertiliser additions to managed grasslands on the microbial community composition of soils
73-82
Christopher D. Clegg

Collembolan communities in deciduous forests of different origin in Finland
83-90
V. Huhta and R. Ojala

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria as transplant amendments and their effects on indigenous rhizosphere microorganisms
91-100
N. Kokalis-Burelle, J.W. Kloepper and M.S. Reddy

Mechanisms of N2O production following chloropicrin fumigation
101-109
K. Spokas, D. Wang, R. Venterea and M. Sadowsky

Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation on the growth of Elsholtzia splendens and Zea mays and the activities of phosphatase and urease in a multi-metal-contaminated soil under unsterilized conditions
110-119
Fa-yuan Wang, Xian-gui Lin, Rui Yin and Long-hua Wu

Effects of organic versus conventional management on chemical and biological parameters in agricultural soils
120-135
Anne D. van Diepeningen, Oscar J. de Vos, Gerard W. Korthals and Ariena H.C. van Bruggen

Effects of foliar and soil insecticide applications on the collembolan community of an early set-aside arable field
136-146
Kerstin Endlweber, Martin Schädler and Stefan Scheu

Diversity of soil mite communities when managing plant communities on set-aside arable land
147-158
Dagmar Gormsen, Katarina Hedlund and Wang Huifu

Comparative survival of conidia of eight species of Bipolaris, Curvularia, and Exserohilum in soil and influences of swine waste amendments on survival
159-168
Robert G. Pratt

Fertility of tropical soils under different land use systems—a case study of soils in Tabasco, Mexico
169-178
V. Geissen and G. Morales Guzman

APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY2
Volume 31, Number 3, March, 2006

Inside Front Cover (Editorial Advisory Board)

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Growth of mycorrhized seedlings of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit. in a copper contaminated soil
181-185
Cláudia Elizabete Lima Lins, Uided Maaze T. Cavalcante, Everardo V.S.B. Sampaio, Arminda Sacconi Messias and Leonor Costa Maia

Influence of organic Crotalaria juncea hay and ammonium nitrate fertilizers on soil nematode communities
186-198
K.-H. Wang, R. McSorley, A. Marshall and R.N. Gallaher

Organic soil amendments: Impacts on snap bean common root rot (Aphanomyes euteiches) and soil quality
199-210
Maria Cecilia Cespedes Leon, Alexandra Stone and Richard P. Dick

Does cropping modify the decomposition function and the diversity of the soil microbial community of tropical fallow soil?
211-219
Saïdou Nourou Sall, Dominique Masse, Ndèye Yacine Badiane Ndour and Jean-Luc Chotte

Seasonal dynamics in soil microbial biomass C, N and P in a mixed-oak forest ecosystem of Manipur, North-east India
220-227
N. Bijayalaxmi Devi and P.S. Yadava

Mercury affects the distribution of culturable species of Pseudomonas in soil
228-238
Maria Sommer Holtze, Preben Nielsen, Flemming Ekelund, Lasse Dam Rasmussen and Kaare Johnsen

Species abundance distribution of collembolan communities in forest soils polluted with heavy metals
239-250
Danuta Syrek, Wanda M. Weiner, Marek Wojtylak, Grazyna Olszowska and Zygmunt Kwapis

16S rRNA based T-RFLP analysis of methane oxidising bacteria—Assessment, critical evaluation of methodology performance and application for landfill site cover soils
251-266
Nancy Stralis-Pavese, Levente Bodrossy, Thomas G. Reichenauer, Alexandra Weilharter and Angela Sessitsch

Polyphasic characterization of the bacterial community in an urban soil profile with in situ and culture-dependent methods
267-279
Burga Braun, Uta Böckelmann, Elisabeth Grohmann and Ulrich Szewzyk

Effects of ivermectin in dung pats on earthworm (Megascolecidae) populations and pat degradation in Japanese grassland
280-285
S. Kaneda, N. Yamashita, T. Uchida, S. Shimano, N. Miyoshi, M. Sasaki and Y. Enami

APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY3
Volume 32, Number 1, May, 2006

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Biological invasions: Linking the aboveground and belowground consequences
1-5
Patrick J. Bohlen

Effects of soil and mycorrhizae from native and invaded vegetation on a rare California forb
6-12
Ian G. Gillespie and Edith B. Allen

Soil microorganisms of a native shrub and exotic grasses along a nitrogen deposition gradient in southern California
13-26
Concepción Sigüenza, David E. Crowley and Edith B. Allen

Soilborne microorganisms of Euphorbia are potential biological control agents of the invasive weed leafy spurge
27-37
Robert J. Kremer, Anthony J. Caesar and Thouraya Souissi

Competitive interactions between native and exotic earthworm species as influenced by habitat quality in a California grassland
38-53
Thaïs Winsome, Lynn Epstein, Paul F. Hendrix and William R. Horwath

Invasive earthworm species and nitrogen cycling in remnant forest patches
54-62
Katalin Szlavecz, Sarah A. Placella, Richard V. Pouyat, Peter M. Groffman, Csaba Csuzdi and Ian Yesilonis

Soil lichen and moss cover and species richness can be highly dynamic: The effects of invasion by the annual exotic grass Bromus tectorum, precipitation, and temperature on biological soil crusts in SE Utah
63-76
Jayne Belnap, Susan L. Phillips, Tonya Troxler and US Geological Survey

The role of the native soil community in the invasion ecology of spotted (Centaurea maculosa auct. non Lam.) and diffuse (Centaurea diffusa Lam.) knapweed
77-88
Paul J. Meiman, Edward F. Redente and Mark W. Paschke

Comparative fungal responses in managed plant communities infested by spotted (Centaurea maculosa Lam.) and diffuse (C. diffusa Lam.) knapweed
89-97
Donald A. Klein, Mark W. Paschke and Tamara L. Heskett

Nutrient availability does not explain invasion and dominance of a mixed grass prairie by the exotic forb Centaurea diffusa Lam.
98-110
Katherine D. LeJeune, Katharine N. Suding and Timothy R. Seastedt

Defoliation effects on arbuscular mycorrhizae and plant growth of two native bunchgrasses and an invasive forb
111-117
Sara Z. Walling and Catherine A. Zabinski

Short communication

The invasive forb, Centaurea maculosa, increases phosphorus availability in Montana grasslands •
118-122
Andrea S. Thorpe, Vince Archer and Thomas H. DeLuca

Exotic purple loosestrife invasion of native cattail freshwater wetlands: Effects on organic matter distribution and soil nitrogen cycling
123-131
Scott S. Fickbohm and Wei-Xing Zhu

Impacts from invasive plant species and their control on the plant community and belowground ecosystem at Rocky Mountain National Park, USA
132-141
Cynthia Pritekel, Amanda Whittemore-Olson, Neil Snow and John C. Moore

The invasive shrub European buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica, L.) alters soil properties in Midwestern U.S. woodlands
142-148
Liam Heneghan, Farrah Fatemi, Lauren Umek, Kevin Grady, Kristen Fagen and Margaret Workman

Effects of invasive scotch broom on soil properties in a Pacific coastal prairie soil
149-152
Bruce A. Caldwell

APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY4
Volume 32, Number 2, June, 2006

Editorial Advisory Board

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Review

Soil invertebrates as ecosystem engineers: Intended and accidental effects on soil and feedback loops 153-164
Pascal Jouquet, Jens Dauber, Jan Lagerlöf, Patrick Lavelle and Michel Le

Changes in the structure of the soil nematode community over long-term secondary grassland succession in drained fen peat
165-179
Lucyna Wasilewska

Can Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn residues and Bt-corn plants affect life-history traits in the earthworm Aporrectodea caliginosa?
180-187
Maria Laura Vercesi, Paul Henning Krogh and Martin Holmstrup

Microbial diversity, nitrogen loss and grass production after addition of Effective Micro-organisms® (EM) to slurry manure
188-198
P.C.J. van Vliet, J. Bloem and R.G.M. de Goede

Nutrient cycling in an Alpine tundra ecosystem on Changbai Mountain, Northeast China
199-209
Gang Wu, Jing Wei, Hongbing Deng and Jingzhu Zhao

Genetic diversity of rhizobia associated with common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) grown under no-tillage and conventional systems in Southern Brazil
210-220
G. Kaschuk, M. Hungria, D.S. Andrade and R.J. Campo

Biochemical variability of olive-orchard soils under different management systems
221-231
Emilio Benitez, Rogelio Nogales, Mercedes Campos and Francisca Ruano

Manure and soil properties affect survival and persistence of soyabean nodulating rhizobia in smallholder soils of Zimbabwe
232-242
Rebecca Zengeni, Sheunesu Mpepereki and Ken E. Giller

The influence of high application rates of polyacrylamide on microbial metabolic potential in an agricultural soil
243-252
R.E. Sojka, James A. Entry and Jeffry J. Fuhrmann

N2O production by heterotrophic N transformations in a semiarid soil
253-263
Jean E.T. McLain and Dean A. Martens

APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY5
Volume 32, Number 3, July, 2006

Editorial Advisory Board

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Pollution-induced community tolerance of microorganisms from forest soil organic layers polluted with Zn or Cu
265-272
Maria Niklinska, Marcin Chodak and Ryszard Laskowski

Mobilization of organic and poorly soluble phosphates by Chaetomium globosum
273-283
J.C. Tarafdar and Amita Gharu

Respiratory substrate availability plays a crucial role in the response of soil respiration to environmental factors
284-292
Hong S. Liu, Ling H. Li, Xing G. Han, Jian H. Huang, Jian X. Sun and Hong Y. Wang

Influence of three different land management practices on soil mite (Arachnida: Acari) densities in relation to a natural soil
293-304
José Camilo Bedano, Mario Pablo Cantú and Marcelo Edmundo Doucet

Long-term consequences of tillage, residue management, and crop rotation on maize/wheat root rot and nematode populations in subtropical highlands
305-315
Bram Govaerts, Monica Mezzalama, Ken D. Sayre, Jose Crossa, Julie M. Nicol and Jozef Deckers

Comparison of AMF and PGPR inoculants for the suppression of Verticillium wilt of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa cv. Selva)
316-324
Vasiliki Tahmatsidou, John O'Sullivan, Alan C. Cassells, Demetrios Voyiatzis and Georgia Paroussi

Molecular sequencing and morphological analysis of a nematode community
325-337
B.S. Griffiths, S. Donn, R. Neilson and T.J. Daniell

Decomposition of leaf litter from chitinase transgenic silver birch (Betula pendula) and effects on decomposer populations in a field trial
338-349
Saara Vauramo, Hanna-Leena Pasonen, Ari Pappinen and Heikki Setälä

Functional diversity of external hyphae of AM fungi: Ability to colonise new hosts is influenced by fungal species, distance and soil conditions
350-365
E.A. Drew, R.S. Murray and S.E. Smith

Book review

R.L. Peterson, H.B. Massicotte, L.H. Melville, Mycorrhizas: Anatomy and Cell Biology, CABI Publishing, Wallingford, Oxon., 2004 (£40.00, ISBN 0-85199-901-8).
366
David Atkinson

APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY6
Volume 33, Number 1, August, 2006

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Publisher's note

1-2

Changes of natural 13C abundance in microbial biomass during litter decomposition
3-9
H.C. Piao, J.M. Zhu, G.S. Liu, C.Q. Liu and F.X. Tao

Factors influencing the distribution and abundance of earthworm communities in pure and converted Scots pine stands
10-21
Sabine Ammer, Kathrin Weber, Clemens Abs, Christian Ammer and Jörg Prietzel

Fine root decomposition under grass and pine seedlings in controlled environmental conditions
22-29
L.B. Guo, M.J. Halliday and R.M. Gifford

Formation of stable aggregates in rhizosphere soil of Juniperus oxycedrus: Effect of AM fungi and organic amendments
30-38
F. Caravaca, M.M. Alguacil, R. Azcón and A. Roldán

Comparison of soil microbial community between soils amended with or without farmyard manure
39-48
K. Toyota and S. Kuninaga

Variation in macrofaunal communities under contrasting land use systems in eastern Zambia
49-60
G. Sileshi and P.L. Mafongoya

Effects of Lumbricus terrestris L. on nitrogen dynamics beyond the burrow
61-66
José A. Amador, Josef H. Görres and Mary C. Savin

Soil mesofaunal responses to post-mining restoration treatments
67-78
Pilar Andrés and Eduardo Mateos

The characterization of bacterial community structure in the rhizosphere of watermelon (Citrullus vulgaris SCHARD.) using culture-based approaches and terminal fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP)
79-86
Sangkyu Park, Youn Kyoung Ku, Mi Ja Seo, Do Young Kim, Ji Eun Yeon, Soon-Chun Jeong, Won Kee Yoon and Hwan Mook Kim

The growth-enhancement of clover by Aspergillus-treated sugar beet waste and Glomus mosseae inoculation in Zn contaminated soil
87-98
Almudena Medina, María Vassileva, José-Miguel Barea and Rosario Azcón

APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY7
Volume 33, Number 2, September, 2006

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Introduction

Soil biodiversity in an upland grassland 
99-100
Michael B. Usher and Donald A. Davidson

Understanding biological diversity in soil: The UK's Soil Biodiversity Research Programme 
101-113
Michael B. Usher, Andrew R.J. Sier, Mike Hornung and Peter Millard

The functions and components of the Sourhope soil microbiota 
114-126
Robert I. Griffiths, Mark J. Bailey, Niall P. McNamara and Andrew S. Whiteley

Studies of microbial community structure and function below ground in a managed upland grassland site at Sourhope Research Station 
127-136
Martin Krsek and Elizabeth M.H. Wellington

Soil protozoa—An intensive study of population dynamics and community structure in an upland grassland 
137-151
Genoveva F. Esteban, Ken J. Clarke, José L. Olmo and Bland J. Finlay

Carbon fluxes from plants through soil organisms determined by field 13CO2 pulse-labelling in an upland grassland 
152-175
Jonathan R. Leake, Nick J. Ostle, J. Ignacio Rangel-Castro and David Johnson

Relationships between biodiversity and soil structure and function: Evidence from laboratory and field experiments 
176-185
Donald A. Davidson and Ian C. Grieve

The abundance, richness and functional role of soil meso- and macrofauna in temperate grassland—A case study 
186-198
Lisa Cole, Mark A. Bradford, Peter J.A. Shaw and Richard D. Bardgett

Interactions between fertilizer addition, plants and the soil environment: Implications for soil faunal structure and diversity 
199-207
Philip J. Murray, Roger Cook, Amanda F. Currie, Lorna A. Dawson, Alan C. Gange, Susan J. Grayston and Amy M. Treonis

An integrated data resource for modelling the soil ecosystem 
208-219
L. Irvine, A. Kleczkowski, A.M.J. Lane, J.W. Pitchford, D. Caffrey and P.M. Chamberlain

APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY8
Volume 33, Number 3, October, 2006

Editorial Advisory Board 
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Occurrence and distribution of nitrogen fixing bacterial community associated with oat (Avena sativa) assessed by molecular and microbiological techniques 
221-234
René A. Soares, Luiz Fernando W. Roesch, Geancarlo Zanatta, Flávio A. de Oliveira Camargo and Luciane Maria P. Passaglia

Soil moisture and soil type influence the breeding behavior of the pest snail Cernuella virgata (da Costa) 
235-242
V.L. Carne-Cavagnaro, M.A. Keller and G.H. Baker

Impacts of tillage, cover crop, and nitrogen on populations of earthworms, microarthropods, and soil fungi in a cultivated fragile soil 
243-257
R.D. Reeleder, J.J. Miller, B.R. Ball Coelho and R.C. Roy

Animal manure and anhydrous ammonia amendment alter microbial carbon use efficiency, microbial biomass, and activities of dehydrogenase and amidohydrolases in semiarid agroecosystems 
258-268
S.P. Deng, J.A. Parham,J.A. Hattey and D. Babu

Effects of tanneries wastewater on chemical and biological soil characteristics 
269-277
D. Alvarez-Bernal, S.M. Contreras-Ramos, N. Trujillo-Tapia, V. Olalde-Portugal, J.T. Frías-Hernández and L. Dendooven

Abundance and biodiversity of soil microarthropods as influenced by different types of organic manure in a long-term field experiment in Central Spain 
278-285
Timo Kautz, Cristina López-Fando and Frank Ellmer

Heavy metal toxicity in Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae isolated from soils subjected to different sources of heavy-metal contamination: Effects on protein expression 
286-293
Sofia Isabel Almeida Pereira, Ana Isabel Gusmão Lima and Etelvina Maria de Almeida Paula Figueira

Community structures and substrate utilization of bacteria in soils from organic and conventional farming systems of the DOK long-term field experiment 
294-307
Franco Widmer, Frank Rasche, Martin Hartmann and Andreas Fliessbach

Effects of soil macrofauna on other soil biota and soil formation in reclaimed and unreclaimed post mining sites: Results of a field microcosm experiment 
308-320
Jan Frouz, Dana Elhottová, Václav Kuráž and Monika Šourková

APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY9
Volume 34, Number 1, November, 2006

Editorial Advisory Board 
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The maturity index applied to soil gamasine mites from five natural forests in Austria 
1-9
Tamara Coja and Alexander Bruckner

Microbial pollution of soil around slurry storage lagoons at a pig-farm 
10-18
G.S. Petkov, G.S. Kostadinova, S.A. Denev, G.S. Mihaylova and D.C. Pavlov

Differential cross-utilization of heterologous siderophores by nodule bacteria of Cajanus cajan and its possible role in growth under iron-limited conditions 
19-26
Arif Khan, R. Geetha, Aparna Akolkar, Ami Pandya, G. Archana and Anjana J. Desai

Rhizobacterial community-level, sole carbon source utilization pattern affects the delay in the bacterial wilt of tomato grown in rhizobacterial community model system 
27-32
Yoshiko Irikiin, Masaya Nishiyama, Shigeto Otsuka and Keishi Senoo

Phosphate solubilizing bacteria from subtropical soil and their tricalcium phosphate solubilizing abilities 
33-41
Y.P. Chen, P.D. Rekha, A.B. Arun, F.T. Shen, W.-A. Lai and C.C. Young

Afforestation of degraded soils with Pinus halepensis Mill.: Effects of inoculation with selected microorganisms and soil amendment on plant growth, rhizospheric microbial activity and ectomycorrhizal formation 
42-51
A. Rincón, B. Ruíz-Díez, M. Fernández-Pascual, A. Probanza, J.M. Pozuelo and M.R. de Felipe

Discriminating inhibitory from enhancing effects in respirometry assays from metal polluted-sewage sludge amended soils 
52-61
G. Montserrat, E. Martí, J. Sierra, M.A. Garau and R. Cruañas

Tryptophan concentration of animal wastes and organic fertilizers 
62-64
I.A. Arkhipchenko, A.I. Shaposhnikov and L.V. Kravchenko

A polyphasic approach for assessing maturity and stability in compost intended for suppression of plant pathogens 
65-81
Jeanine I. Boulter-Bitzer, Jack T. Trevors and Greg J. Boland

The role of ultraviolet radiation in litter decomposition in arid ecosystems 
82-91
M.E. Gallo, R.L. Sinsabaugh and S.E. Cabaniss

APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY10
Volume 34, Number 2-3, December, 2006

Editorial Advisory Board 
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Molecular and physiological bacterial diversity of a semi-arid soil contaminated with different levels of formulated atrazine 
93-102
M. Ros, M. Goberna, J.L. Moreno, T. Hernandez, C. García, H. Insam and J.A. Pascual

Discriminating between effects of metals and natural variables in terrestrial bacterial communities 
103-113
M.E.Y. Boivin, G.D. Greve, S.A.E. Kools, A.W.G. van der Wurff, P. Leeflang, E. Smit, A.M. Breure, M. Rutgers and N.M. van Straalen

Changes in microbial community structure following herbicide (glyphosate) additions to forest soils 
114-124
Alice W. Ratcliff, Matt D. Busse and Carol J. Shestak

Response of microbial communities to different doses of chromate in soil microcosms 
125-139
C. Viti, A. Mini, G. Ranalli, G. Lustrato and L. Giovannetti

Differential effects of raw and composted manure on nematode community, and its indicative value for soil microbial, physical and chemical properties 
140-151
M.S. Nahar, P.S. Grewal, S.A. Miller, D. Stinner, B.R. Stinner, M.D. Kleinhenz, A. Wszelaki and D. Doohan

Effects of small-scale habitat fragmentation, habitat corridors and mainland dispersal on soil decomposer organisms 
152-159
Minna-Liisa Rantalainen, Jari Haimi, Hannu Fritze and Heikki Setälä

Soluble organic matter and microbial biomass C and N in soils under pasture and arable management and the leaching of organic C, N and nitrate in a lysimeter study 
160-167
M.C. Matlou and R.J. Haynes

Effects of macro-decomposers on litter decomposition and soil properties in alpine pastureland: A mesocosm experiment 
168-175
Julia Seeber, Stefan Scheu and Erwin Meyer

Dispersal strategy of cyst nematodes (Heterodera arenaria) in the plant root zone of mobile dunes and consequences for emergence, survival and reproductive success 
176-183
C.D. Van der Stoel and W.H. Van der Putten

Responses of the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris (L.) to iron phosphate and metaldehyde slug pellet formulations 
184-189
A. Mark Langan and Emma M. Shaw

Lavandula species as accompanying plants in Cupressus replanting strategies: Effect on plant growth, mycorrhizal soil infectivity and soil microbial catabolic diversity 
190-199
Lahcen Ouahmane, Mohamed Hafidi, Christian Plenchette, Marija Kisa, Ali Boumezzough, Jean Thioulouse and Robin Duponnois

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal dynamics under Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth. in Thar Desert 
200-208
Jitendra Panwar and J.C. Tarafdar

Soil microbial community structure and diversity in a turfgrass chronosequence: Land-use change versus turfgrass management 
209-218
Huaiying Yao, Daniel Bowman and Wei Shi

Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 and N fertilization on abundance, diversity and C-isotopic signature of collembolan communities in arable soil 
219-229
Christine Sticht, Stefan Schrader, Anette Giesemann and Hans-Joachim Weigel

Long-term succession of oribatid mites after conversion of croplands to grasslands 
230-239
Andrei S. Zaitsev, Volkmar Wolters, Rainer Waldhardt and Jens Dauber

Bean seedling damage by root-feeding grubs (Schizonycha spp.) in Kenya as influenced by planting time, variety, and crop residue management 
240-249
Beth A. Medvecky, Quirine M. Ketterings and Francoise M. Vermeylen

Non-target effects of entomopathogenic nematodes on soil microbial community and nutrient cycling processes: A microcosm study 
250-257
Elizabeth A.B. De Nardo, Parwinder S. Grewal, David McCartney and Benjamin R. Stinner

Differences in soil respiration between different tropical ecosystems 
258-265
Minako Adachi, Yukiko Sakata Bekku, Wan Rashidah, Toshinori Okuda and Hiroshi Koizumi

Differential responses of litter decomposition to increased soil nutrients and water between two contrasting grassland plant species of Inner Mongolia, China 
266-275
Ping Liu, Jianhui Huang, Xingguo Han, Osbert J. Sun and Zhiyong Zhou

Short Communication

Establishing arbuscular mycorrhiza-free soil: A comparison of six methods and their effects on nutrient mobilization
276-279
Kerstin Endlweber and Stefan Scheu

Importance of the nature of the dilution soils for the evaluation of toxicity of a polluted soil by a collembolan reproduction assay
280-283
Y. Crouau and S. Tan Tchiam