Record ID No. |
2015 |
Author(s) |
From peds to paradoxes: Linkages between soil biota and their influences on ecological processes , 2008 |
Affiliation |
University of Georgia, Odum Sch Ecol, Athens,GA 30602 USA |
Title |
From peds to paradoxes: Linkages between soil biota and their influences on ecological processes |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Soil Biology & Biochemistry.40(2):271-289p. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Biochemistry |
Sub-subjects |
Miscellaneous |
Organism |
n.a. |
Country |
United States |
Abstracts |
Soils and their biota have been studied by a variety of observational and
experimental methods that have allowed biologists to infer their structural and functional
interactions. Viewing progress made over the last 10 years, it is apparent that an increasing
diversity of analytical and chemical methods are providing much more detailed information about
feeding preferences and niche overlaps of speciose groups such as oribatid mites. Other topics in
which considerable progress has been made include new advances in knowledge of root and
mycorrhiza production and turnover and their impacts on soil ecosystems; soil biota, exudations
and secretions and soil aggregation phenomena; the biology of invasive species in soils; soil
biodiversity, legacies and linkages to soil processes; and soil biodiversity and ecosystem
functional responses. Throughout the review I suggest ways for new progress to be made in future
research. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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