Blind spots in global soil biodiversity and ecosystem function research DOI Creative Commons
Carlos A. Guerra, Anna Heintz‐Buschart, Johannes Sikorski

et al.

Nature Communications, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 11(1)

Published: Aug. 3, 2020

Soils harbor a substantial fraction of the world's biodiversity, contributing to many crucial ecosystem functions. It is thus essential identify general macroecological patterns related distribution and functioning soil organisms support their conservation consideration by governance. These analyses need represent diversity environmental conditions that can be found worldwide. Here we characterize existing gaps in taxa data across studies 17,186 sampling sites globe. include important spatial, environmental, taxonomic, functional gaps, an almost complete absence temporally explicit data. We also limitations explore biodiversity-ecosystem relationships, with only 0.3% all having both information about biodiversity function, although different taxonomic groups functions at each site. Based on this information, provide clear priorities expand research. Soil organism contributes but function have not been equivalently studied authors locations, environment types, for which there currently lack literature.

Language: Английский

Soil quality – A critical review DOI Creative Commons

Else K. Bünemann,

Giulia Bongiorno, Zhanguo Bai

et al.

Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Journal Year: 2018, Volume and Issue: 120, P. 105 - 125

Published: Feb. 13, 2018

Sampling and analysis or visual examination of soil to assess its status use potential is widely practiced from plot national scales. However, the choice relevant attributes interpretation measurements are not straightforward, because complexity site-specificity soils, legacy effects previous land use, trade-offs between ecosystem services. Here we review quality related concepts, in terms definition, assessment approaches, indicator selection interpretation. We identify most frequently used indicators under agricultural use. find that explicit evaluation with respect specific threats, functions services has rarely been implemented, few approaches provide clear schemes measured values. This limits their adoption by managers as well policy. also consider novel address currently neglected though important properties processes, list crucial steps development a procedure scientifically sound supports management policy decisions account for multi-functionality soil. requires involvement pertinent actors, stakeholders end-users much larger degree than date.

Language: Английский

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The links between biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being DOI

Roy Haines‐Young,

Marion Potschin

Cambridge University Press eBooks, Journal Year: 2010, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 110 - 139

Published: March 4, 2010

The degradation of ecosystem services poses a significant barrier to the achievement Millennium Development Goals and MDG targets for 2015.Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005, p. 18

Language: Английский

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A review of earthworm impact on soil function and ecosystem services DOI
Manuel Blouin, Mark E. Hodson,

Expectación Delgado

et al.

European Journal of Soil Science, Journal Year: 2013, Volume and Issue: 64(2), P. 161 - 182

Published: Feb. 21, 2013

Summary Biodiversity is responsible for the provision of many ecosystem services; human well‐being based on these services, and consequently biodiversity. In soil, earthworms represent largest component animal biomass are commonly termed ‘ecosystem engineers’. This review considers contribution to services through pedogenesis, development soil structure, water regulation, nutrient cycling, primary production, climate pollution remediation cultural services. Although there has been much research into role in ecology, this demonstrates substantial gaps our knowledge related particular difficulties identifying effects species, land use climate. The aims assist people involved all aspects management, including conservation, agriculture, mining or other industries, obtain a broad

Language: Английский

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1097
An Underground Revolution: Biodiversity and Soil Ecological Engineering for Agricultural Sustainability DOI
S. Franz Bender, Cameron Wagg, Marcel G. A. van der Heijden

et al.

Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Journal Year: 2016, Volume and Issue: 31(6), P. 440 - 452

Published: March 16, 2016

Language: Английский

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1048
A framework for classifying and quantifying the natural capital and ecosystem services of soils DOI
Estelle Dominati,

Murray Patterson,

A. D. Mackay

et al.

Ecological Economics, Journal Year: 2010, Volume and Issue: 69(9), P. 1858 - 1868

Published: May 28, 2010

Language: Английский

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The dimensions of soil security DOI Creative Commons
Alex B. McBratney, Damien J. Field,

Andrea Koch

et al.

Geoderma, Journal Year: 2013, Volume and Issue: 213, P. 203 - 213

Published: Sept. 12, 2013

Soil security, an overarching concept of soil motivated by sustainable development, is concerned with the maintenance and improvement global resource to produce food, fibre fresh water, contribute energy climate sustainability, maintain biodiversity overall protection ecosystem. Security used here for in same sense that it widely food water. It argued has integral part play environmental sustainability challenges water stability, biodiversity, ecosystem service delivery. Indeed, existential status as these issues should be recognized highlighted similarly. The security multi-dimensional. acknowledges five dimensions (1) capability, (2) condition, (3) capital, (4) connectivity (5) codification, entities which encompass social, economic biophysical sciences recognize policy legal frameworks. compared cognate, but more limited, notions quality, health protection.

Language: Английский

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715
Incorporation of microplastics from litter into burrows of Lumbricus terrestris DOI
Esperanza Huerta Lwanga,

Hennie Gertsen,

Harm Gooren

et al.

Environmental Pollution, Journal Year: 2016, Volume and Issue: 220, P. 523 - 531

Published: Oct. 11, 2016

Language: Английский

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622
Functional identity and diversity of animals predict ecosystem functioning better than species-based indices DOI Open Access
Vesna Gagić, Ígnasi Bartomeus, Tomas Jönsson

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Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Journal Year: 2015, Volume and Issue: 282(1801), P. 20142620 - 20142620

Published: Jan. 7, 2015

Drastic biodiversity declines have raised concerns about the deterioration of ecosystem functions and motivated much recent research on relationship between species diversity functioning. A functional trait framework has been proposed to improve mechanistic understanding this relationship, but rarely tested for organisms other than plants. We analysed eight datasets, including five animal groups, examine how well a trait-based approach, compared with more traditional taxonomic predicts seven below- above-ground. Trait-based indices consistently provided greater explanatory power richness or abundance. The frequency distributions single multiple traits in community were best predictors This implies that we investigated underpinned by combination identities (i.e. single-trait indices) complementarity multi-trait communities. Our study provides new insights into general mechanisms link functioning natural communities suggests observed responses due identity dominance patterns composition rather number abundance per se .

Language: Английский

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621
Spatial indicators for the assessment of ecosystem services: Providing, benefiting and connecting areas and landscape metrics DOI
Ralf‐Uwe Syrbe, Ulrich Walz

Ecological Indicators, Journal Year: 2012, Volume and Issue: 21, P. 80 - 88

Published: March 10, 2012

Language: Английский

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588
Earthworms increase plant production: a meta-analysis DOI Creative Commons
Jan Willem van Groenigen, Ingrid M. Lubbers, Hannah M.J. Vos

et al.

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2014, Volume and Issue: 4(1)

Published: Sept. 15, 2014

To meet the challenge of feeding a growing world population with minimal environmental impact, we need comprehensive and quantitative knowledge ecological factors affecting crop production. Earthworms are among most important soil dwelling invertebrates. Their activity affects both biotic abiotic properties, in turn plant growth. Yet, studies on effect earthworm presence yields have not been quantitatively synthesized. Here show, using meta-analysis, that average agroecosystems leads to 25% increase yield 23% aboveground biomass. The magnitude these effects depends residue, density type rate fertilization. positive earthworms become larger when more residue is returned soil, but disappear nitrogen availability high. This suggests stimulate growth predominantly through releasing locked away organic matter. Our results therefore imply crucial importance decrease gap farmers who can't -or won't- use fertilizer.

Language: Английский

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537