Animal behaviour can lead to varying levels of risk, and an individual's physical condition
can alter the potential costs and benefits of undertaking risky behaviours. How risk‐taking …

Each year ecotoxicological problems become increasingly complex and encompass
broader spatial and temporal scales. Our practical understanding must evolve accordingly to …

Although the roles of earthworms and soil collembolans in the transport of microplastics
have been studied previously, the effects of the soil biota at different trophic levels and …

Biological pest control is becoming increasingly important for sustainable agriculture.
Although many species of natural enemies are already being used commercially, efficient …

Although much work has been done on factors which influence the patterning of species and
species trait assemblages in a variety of groups such as plants, vertebrates and …

Although considerable work has been done investigating the factors that underlie species
trait assemblages in emblematic groups such as plants and vertebrates, more remains to be …

The rising spread of antibiotic resistance is a global concern, but the pathways of
dissemination within soil ecosystems remain poorly understood. Here, we quantified the …

Collembola (springtails) are important members of soil communities worldwide by
contributing to degradation of organic matter. In nature, Collembola might be exposed to the …

Although environmental effects are mostly assessed via standard individual species the
ecological relevance of multispecies testing is well-recognized and highly recommended …

Mites, and especially soil-inhabiting ones, have been less studied than the other
invertebrates used in bio-assays for the assessment of soil quality and the hazards of …