Collembola dispersion, selection, and biological interactions in urban ecosystems: a review

• Published in: Environmental chemistry letters Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 2123 - 2133
• Main Authors: Joimel, Sophie, Jules, Antonin, Vieublé Gonod, Laure
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.06.2022; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: Agricultural sciences; Analytical Chemistry; Aquatic insects; Arthropods; Assembly; Bibliometrics; Biodegradation; Biodiversity; Biodiversity and Ecology; Biomonitoring; Cities; Collembola; Dispersion; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecology; Ecosystems; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental degradation; Environmental impact; Environmental Sciences; Geochemistry; Habitats; landscapes; Life Sciences; Pollution; Quality assessment; Review; Soil fauna; Soil properties; Soil quality; Soil study; Soils; Taxonomy; Urban areas; Urbanization; Assembly rules; Habitat; Urban soil; Biotic interactions; Dispersal; Soil biodiversity; dispersal; biotic interactions; soil biodiversity; assembly rules; habitat
• ISSN: 1610-3653; 1610-3661
• DOI: 10.1007/s10311-022-01406-z

Environmental and ecological degradation can be monitored by biological indicators such as plants, yet little research has been done using subterranean organisms such as collembola, especially in cities. Collembola, a soil fauna group, can be used to assess soil quality and to decipher assembly rules of soil organisms in cities. Here, we review 75 articles on soil collembola in an urban context. We found that soil properties and landscape characteristics influenced soil communities. There is a need for more connectivity between green urban spaces to allow the dispersion of collembola. Little information is available on the assembly of collembola communities, on biotic interactions and on dynamics of colonisation.