Ants are important for the maintenance and functioning of many ecosystems and provide a
variety of ecosystem services and disservices. This review summarizes information on …

The sustainability of ecosystem services depends on a firm understanding of both how
organisms provide these services to humans and how these organisms will be altered with a …

The vast scope of conservation problems has forced biologists and managers to rely on"
surrogate" species to serve as shortcuts to guide their decision making. These species …

Invertebrates play significant, but largely ignored, roles in the delivery of ecosystem services
by soils at plot and landscape scales. They participate actively in the interactions that …

As soil engineers, termites play a key role in the functioning of many tropical and subtropical
ecosystems. This reviews assesses advances in our knowledge of the beneficial influences …

Termites have colonized many habitats and are among the most abundant animals in
tropical ecosystems, which they modify considerably through their actions. The timing of their …

Comprising a substantial part of living biomass on earth, ants are integral to the functioning
of terrestrial ecosystems. More than 12,000 species have been described to date, and it is …

Aggregate stability is a commonly used indicator of soil health because improvements in
aggregate stability are related to reduced erodibility and improved soil–water dynamics …

This review article presents recent advances in the field of biogeomorphology related to the
reciprocal coupling between Earth surface processes and landforms, and ecological and …

The soil microbial carbon pump (MCP) conceptualizes a sequestration mechanism based
on the process of microbial production of a set of new organic compounds, which carry the …