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Priorities for research in soil ecology
Klaus BirkhoferPeter C. De RuiterJari HaimiStefan ScheuBryan S. GriffithsTimothy R. SeastedtNobuhiro KanekoWietse De BoerPedro M. AntunesLaura C. KellyMatthias C. RilligAlison E. BennettNico M. Van StraalenThomas H. DelucaBaodong ChenFrancesco FratiMatthew A. BowkerHans Petter LeinaasOlaf SchmidtTancredi CarusoCatriona A. MacdonaldLiliane RuessMichael HeethoffZoë LindoJeff R. PowellMiranda M. HartNico EisenhauerDavid C. ColemanAndrew BissettStephan HättenschwilerAlexei V. TiunovMartin Zimmersubject
0106 biological sciencesaboveground-belowground interactionsSoil biodiversityAboveground-belowground interactionssoil processesWiskundige en Statistische Methoden - Biometris01 natural sciencesEcosystem servicesekosysteemitSoil managementMicrobial ecologyNovel environmentsSoil food webClimate changeGlobal change2. Zero hungerSoil healthbiodiversity–ecosystem functioningEcologySoil Biology04 agricultural and veterinary sciencesSoil processesPE&RCclimate changeekosysteemipalvelutGeographyBiogeographyinternationalSoil managementBiodiversity–ecosystem functioningplant-microbe interactionsSoil Sciencesoil biodiversityChemical ecologyAboveground-belowground interactions; Biodiversity–ecosystem functioning; Biogeography; Chemical ecology; Climate change; Ecosystem services; Global change; Microbial ecology; Novel environments; Plant-microbe interactions; Soil biodiversity; Soil food web; Soil management; Soil processes010603 evolutionary biologyArticleeliömaantiedesoil food webSoil governanceSoil food webSoil ecologyEcosystem servicesMathematical and Statistical Methods - BiometrisEnvironmental planningBodembiologieglobal changeEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematicsmaaperänsuojeluchemical ecology15. Life on landSoil biodiversitybiodiversiteettiekosysteemit (ekologia)mikrobiekologia13. Climate actionSustainable management040103 agronomy & agricultureta1181ilmastonmuutosnovel environments0401 agriculture forestry and fisheriessoil managementPlant-microbe interactionsdescription
The ecological interactions that occur in and with soil are of consequence in many ecosystems on the planet. These interactions provide numerous essential ecosystem services, and the sustainable management of soils has attracted increasing scientific and public attention. Although soil ecology emerged as an independent field of research many decades ago, and we have gained important insights into the functioning of soils, there still are fundamental aspects that need to be better understood to ensure that the ecosystem services that soils provide are not lost and that soils can be used in a sustainable way. In this perspectives paper, we highlight some of the major knowledge gaps that should be prioritized in soil ecological research. These research priorities were compiled based on an online survey of 32 editors of Pedobiologia – Journal of Soil Ecology. These editors work at universities and research centers in Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia. The questions were categorized into four themes: (1) soil biodiversity and biogeography, (2) interactions and the functioning of ecosystems, (3) global change and soil management, and (4) new directions. The respondents identified priorities that may be achievable in the near future, as well as several that are currently achievable but remain open. While some of the identified barriers to progress were technological in nature, many respondents cited a need for substantial leadership and goodwill among members of the soil ecology research community, including the need for multi-institutional partnerships, and had substantial concerns regarding the loss of taxonomic expertise. nonPeerReviewed
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| 2017-07-01 |