Soil macroinvertebrate communities: A world‐wide assessment

Lavelle, Patrick; Mathieu, Jérôme; Spain, A. V.; Brown, G. G.; Fragoso, Carlos; Lapied, Emmanuel; Aquino, Adriana De; Barois, Isabelle; Barrios, Edmundo; Barros, Maria Eleusa; Bedano, José Camilo; Blanchart, Éric; Caulfield, Mark E.; Chagueza, Yamileth; Dai, Jun; Decaëns, Thibaud; Domínguez, Anahí; Dominguez, Yamileth; Feijoo, Alexander; Folgarait, Patricia J.; Fonte, Steven J.; Gorosito, Norma; Huerta, Esperanza; Jiménez, Juan J.; Kelly, Courtland; Loranger, Gladys; Marchão, Robélio Leandro; Marichal, Raphaël; Praxedes, Catarina; Rodriguez, L.; Rousseau, Guillaume; Rousseau, Laurent; Ruiz, Núria; Sanabria, Catalina; Suárez, Juan Carlos; Tondoh, Jérôme E.; Valença, Anne de; Vanek, Steven J.; Vásquez, Joel; Velásquez, Elena; Webster, Emily R.; Zhang, Chi

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“…Identifying soil macro-invertebrates to a higher taxonomic resolution is time-consuming and needs taxonomic expertise for many different groups 24 . Therefore, a low taxonomic resolution has been the norm in soil ecological and zoological research for a long time and it has been shown to be sufficient to identify general patterns for entire communites [24][25][26][27] or individual taxa 28 . Commonly used biodiversity indices such as the QBS index 29 or the IBQS index 30 work with low taxonomic resolution.…”

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Distribution of soil macrofauna across different habitats in the Eastern European Alps

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Macro-invertebrates are important components of soil ecosystems as they provide a wide range of crucial functions and ecosystem services. Knowledge on their distribution in mountain soils is scarce despite the importance of such soils for people living in mountain regions as well as downstream. The present dataset contains records on soil macro-invertebrates belonging to nineteen taxa listed at class or order level and earthworms listed at species level from 22 different habitat types characteristic for the Eastern European Alps. Data were collected over a period of more than 30 years (1987–2020) following a standard protocol. We compiled 1572 single records from 241 unique sampling sites, providing default site parameters (GPS coordinates, habitat type, type of management, elevation, exposition, inclination, bedrock, soil type following WRB classification). Such data are important to analyse global trends and macroecological patterns and to set a basis for tracking long-term changes in macrofauna composition. In addition, this dataset will add to the still sparse knowledge on the occurrence and abundance of alpine soil fauna taxa.

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“…Table 1 gives a detailed list of soil fauna functional groups considered in this study. Despite significant progress in research focused on soil fauna, the interrelated functional roles of various groups of soil fauna remain poorly understood 24 .…”

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“…The global distribution of soil fauna and their consumption of litter is interpreted to depend on a set of hierarchical factors like climate, soil properties, and vegetation, which are often themselves interrelated 19 , 24 , 28 , 42 . Climate modifies litter decomposition indirectly via its effects on vegetation, soil type, and soil organismic communities 19 , 28 , 43 , 44 .…”

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Global distribution of soil fauna functional groups and their estimated litter consumption across biomes

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Soil invertebrates (i.e., soil fauna) are important drivers of many key processes in soils including soil aggregate formation, water retention, and soil organic matter transformation. Many soil fauna groups directly or indirectly participate in litter consumption. However, the quantity of litter consumed by major faunal groups across biomes remains unknown. To estimate this quantity, we reviewed > 1000 observations from 70 studies that determined the biomass of soil fauna across various biomes and 200 observations from 44 studies on litter consumption by soil fauna. To compare litter consumption with annual litterfall, we analyzed 692 observations from 24 litterfall studies and 183 observations from 28 litter stock studies. The biomass of faunal groups was highest in temperate grasslands and then decreased in the following order: boreal forest > temperate forest > tropical grassland > tundra > tropical forest > Mediterranean ecosystems > desert and semidesert. Tropical grasslands, desert biomes, and Mediterranean ecosystems were dominated by termites. Temperate grasslands were dominated by omnivores, while temperate forests were dominated by earthworms. On average, estimated litter consumption (relative to total litter input) ranged from a low of 14.9% in deserts to a high of 100.4% in temperate grassland. Litter consumption by soil fauna was greater in grasslands than in forests. This is the first study to estimate the effect of different soil fauna groups on litter consumption and related processes at global scale.

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“…A number of recent initiatives produced global data sets that represent the distribution of soil microbial diversity (Aslani et al, 2022; Bahram et al, 2018b, 2022; Delgado‐Baquerizo et al, 2018; Egidi et al, 2019; Maestre et al, 2015; Tedersoo et al, 2014). Other initiatives compiled already existing data on the abundance and diversity of soil animals (van den Hoogen et al, 2019; Lavelle et al, 2022; Phillips et al, 2019; Potapov, 2022), soil microbial biomass (Patoine et al, 2022; Xu et al, 2013), fungal communities ( GlobalFungi ) and guilds (FungalTraits; Põlme et al, 2020), and plant mycorrhization types (FungalRoot; Barceló et al, 2019; Soudzilovskaia et al, 2020). This opens exciting opportunities for data integration for a holistic description of the soil biosphere.…”

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Frontiers in soil ecology—Insights from the World Biodiversity Forum 2022

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Calderón‐Sanou

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J of Sust Agri & Env

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Global change is affecting soil biodiversity and functioning across all terrestrial ecosystems. Still, much is unknown about how soil biodiversity and function will change in the future in response to simultaneous alterations in climate and land use, as well as other environmental drivers. It is crucial to understand the direct, indirect and interactive effects of global change drivers on soil communities and ecosystems across environmental contexts, not only today but also in the near future. This is particularly relevant for international efforts to tackle climate change like the Paris Agreement, and considering the failure to achieve the 2020 biodiversity targets, especially the target of halting soil degradation. Here, we outline the main frontiers related to soil ecology that were presented and discussed at the thematic sessions of the World Biodiversity Forum 2022 in Davos, Switzerland. We highlight multiple frontiers of knowledge associated with data integration, causal inference, soil biodiversity and function scenarios, critical soil biodiversity facets, underrepresented drivers, global collaboration, knowledge application and transdisciplinarity, as well as policy and public communication. These identified research priorities are not only of immediate interest to the scientific community but may also be considered in research priority programmes and calls for funding.

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Soil macroinvertebrate communities: A world‐wide assessment

Cited by 55 publications

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Distribution of soil macrofauna across different habitats in the Eastern European Alps

Distribution of soil macrofauna across different habitats in the Eastern European Alps

Global distribution of soil fauna functional groups and their estimated litter consumption across biomes

Frontiers in soil ecology—Insights from the World Biodiversity Forum 2022

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