Vol. 98 No. 2 (2026)

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Soil biodiversity, Soil ecology, Taxonomy, DNA barcoding, Soil health

Published: 2026-08-01

EDITORIAL

Strengthening community-driven publishing in soil ecology: Soil Organisms becomes a PCI-friendly journal

Nico Eisenhauer , Anton Potapov

157–159
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RESEARCH ARTICLES

Assessing DNA barcode sequences for Collembola species discrimination

Ulrich Burkhardt, Susanne Eckert, Christian Bluhm, Jürgen Zipperle

161–172
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Nocturnal activity in the arboreal Collembola Willowsia japonica (Folsom, 1987)

Naoyuki Matsumoto, Yasuhiko Suma, James McCulloch

173–180
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Scopaeus punctatellus Fauvel, 1905 (Staphylinidae: Paederinae: Lathrobiini: Scopaeina), a polytypic species in the Afrotropical, Madagascan, and Saharo-Arabian regions

Johannes Frisch

181–193
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The enigmatic Megalopinus fauna of Arizona (USA) – New distributional records and description of a new species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Megalopsidiinae)

Tobias Mainda, Lara Lopardo, Peter Michalik

195–201
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WORKSHOP REPORT

Visions for soil biodiversity and health indicators: outcomes from the World Biodiversity Forum 2026

Nico Eisenhauer, Julia Köninger, Sylvain Lanz, Zoë Lindo, Silvia Pieper, Julia Seeber, Marcel G.A. van der Heijden, Anton Potapov

203–210
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