Soil Ecology and Ecosystem Services

Diana H. Wall, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, USA,Richard D. Bardgett, University of Manchester, UK,Valerie Behan-Pelletier, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada,Jeffrey E. Herrick, USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range, USA,T. Hefin Jones, Cardiff University, UK,Karl Ritz, Cranfield University, UK,Johan Six, University of California, Davis, USA,Donald R. Strong, University of California, Davis, USA,Wim H. van der Putten, The Netherlands Institute of Ecology, The Netherlands

The Editor-in-Chief, Diana H. Wall, is University Distinguished Professor and Director of the School of Global Environmental Sustainability at Colorado State University. Diana is actively engaged in research exploring how nematode and other invertebrate diversity contributes to healthy, productive soils and thus to society, and the consequences of human activities on soil globally. Her 20+ years research in the Antarctic Dry Valleys follows the response of soil organisms and ecosystem processes to environmental change, and in Africa she examines biodiversity in fertile and degraded soils. She served as President of the Ecological Society of America, the American Institute of Biological Sciences, the Intersociety Consortium for Plant Protection, the Association of Ecosystem Research Centers, and the Society of Nematologists. Diana received her BA and Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky, Lexington and is a Professor of Biology and a Senior Scientist, Natural Research Ecology Laboratory.

The Section Editors, Richard D. Bardgett, Valerie Behan-Pelletier, Jeffrey E. Herrick, T. Hefin Jones, Karl Ritz, Johan Six, Donald R. Strong, and Wim H. van der Putten, are all leading researchers in this field.

Introduction, Diana H. Wall
Section 1 - The Living Soil and Ecosystem Services
1.0. Introduction, Karl Ritz and Wim van der Putten
1.1. Soil as a habitat, Patrick Lavelle
1.2. Soil biodiversity and functions, Susanne Wurst, Gerlinde De Deyn, and Kate Orwin
1.3. Ecosystem services provided by the soil biota, Lijbert Brussaard
1.4. Synthesis, Karl Ritz and Wim van der Putten
Section 2 - From Genes to Ecosystem Services
2.0. Introduction, Wim van der Putten and Karl Ritz
2.1. From single genes to microbial networks, Evelyn Hackl, Michael Schloter, Ute Szukics, Levente Bodrossy, and Angela Sessitsch
2.2. From genes to ecosystems: plant genetics as a link between above- and belowground processes, Jennifer Schweitzer, Michael Madritch, Emmi Felker-Quinn, and Joseph Bailey
2.3. Delivery of soil ecosystem services: from Gaia to genes, Katarina Hedlund and Jim Harris
2.4. Synthesis, Wim van der Putten and Karl Ritz
Section 3 - Community Structure and Biotic Assemblages
3.0. Introduction, Don Strong and Valerie Behan-Pelletier
3.1. Succession, resource processing, and diversity in detrital food webs, Justin Bastow
3.2. Patterns of biodiversity at fine and small spatial scales, Matty Berg
3.3. Linking soil biodiversity and human health: do arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi contribute to food nutrition, Pedro Antunes, Philipp Franken, Dietmar Schwarz, Matthias Rillig, Marco Cosme, Martha Scott, and Miranda Hart
3.4. Ecosystem influences of fungus-growing termites in the dry paleotropics, Gregor W. Schuurman
3.5. The biogeography of microbial communities and ecosystem processes: implications for soil and ecosystem models, Mark Bradford and Noah Fierer
3.6. Biogeography and phylogenetic community structure of soil invertebrate ecosystem engineers, Lijbert Brussaard, Duur K. Aanen, Maria J.I. Briones, Thibaud Decaens, Gerlinde B. De Deyn, Tom M. Fayle, Samuel W. James, and Tania Nobre
3.7. Synthesis, Don Strong and Valerie Behan-Pelletier
Section 4 - Global Changes
4.0. Introduction, Richard Bardgett and T. Hefin Jones
4.1. Climate change effects on soils and ecosystem services, Nick J. Ostle and Susan E. Ward
4.2. The impact of nitrogen enrichment on ecosystems and their services, Peter Manning
4.3. Urbanization, soils, and ecosystem services, Mitchell A. Pavao-Zuckerman
4.4. Management of grassland systems, and soil and ecosystem services, Phil Murray, Felicity Crotty, and Nick van Eekeren
4.5. Synthesis, Richard Bardgett and T. Hefin Jones
Section 5 - Sustainable Soils
5.0. Introduction, Johan Six and Jeffrey E. Herrick
5.1. Soil productivity and erosion, Kristof Van Oost and Martha M. Bakker
5.2. Agroforestry and soil health: linking trees, soil biota, and ecosystem services, Edmundo Barrios, Gudeta Sileshi, Keith Shepherd, and Fergus Sinclair
5.3. Soil health: the concept, its role, and strategies for monitoring, Douglas L. Karlen
5.4. Managing soil biodiversity and ecosystem services, Michel A. Cavigelli, Jude E. Maul, and Katalin Szlavecz
5.5. Soil ecosystem resilience and recovery, Stuart Grandy, Jennifer M. Fraterrigo, and Sharon A. Billings
5.6. Applying soil ecological knowledge to restore ecosystem services, Sara G. Baer, Liam Heneghan, and Valerie T. Eviner
5.7. Synthesis, Jeffrey E. Herrick and Johan Six
Index