Soil Fauna Assemblages
Global to Local Scales
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Part of Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation
- Author: Uffe N. Nielsen, Western Sydney University
- Date Published: March 2019
- availability: In stock
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781316642108
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This volume provides a modern introduction to the soil fauna and their contributions to ecosystem function, the mechanisms that structure soil fauna assemblages from local to global scales, and the potential impacts of global change on soil fauna assemblages and through this ecosystem function. Wanting to be an accessible primer, this book is a high level overview of current knowledge rather than a detailed tome of all existing information, with emphasis being placed on key findings and general patterns. It focuses on the soil fauna but contextualizes these assemblages in relation to the microbial assemblages belowground and the vegetation aboveground. It is clear that our knowledge of soil fauna assemblages is ever increasing, but there is still a lot to discover. Key areas of research are highlighted, with particular reference to the future of soil fauna assemblages.
Read more- Provides an approachable reference volume for a broad range of readers, from general ecology enthusiasts to students and early career researchers to well established soil ecologists
- Outlines contemporary knowledge and identifies key knowledge gaps to guide future work
- Promotes the interest in soil fauna and their significant contributions to ecosystem function
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'The synthesis provided by this book highlights not only the need for future large-scale studies of soil fauna, but also the notion that we cannot ignore their role in ecosystem restoration and succession. Their potential use in restoration practices is undervalued because changing soil fauna assemblages inherently changes food web dynamics and therefore energy flow, nutrient dynamics, and carbon storage. The volume ends by noting how this information can be harnessed to manage the future of soil fauna assemblages that, ultimately, we rely on for human well-being.' Becky A. Ball, The Quarterly Review of Biology
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- Date Published: March 2019
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781316642108
- length: 378 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 152 x 18 mm
- weight: 0.62kg
- contains: 52 b/w illus. 2 tables
- availability: In stock
Table of Contents
1. Soil and its fauna
2. Functional roles of soil fauna
3. Approaches to studying soil fauna and their functional roles
4. Soil fauna biogeography and macroecology
5. Soil fauna assemblages at fine scales to landscapes
6. Anthropogenic impacts on soil fauna assemblages
7. Climate change impacts on soil fauna
8. Soil fauna assemblage succession and restoration
9. The future of soil fauna assemblages.
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