Earthworms have a prominent role in supporting soil functioning and thus in providing key
services to humanity. Their beneficial role relates to effects on soil structure, carbon and …

Biodiversity is responsible for the provision of many ecosystem services; human well‐being
is based on these services, and consequently on biodiversity. In soil, earthworms represent …

Soils are self-organized ecological systems within which organisms interact within a nested
suite of discrete scales. Microorganisms form communities and physical structures at the …

Plants and soil biota are important ecosystem engineers interacting via plant-soil feedback
on large gradient of temporal scales from immediate interactions to long term legacy, which …

Due to its influence on multiple soil processes, water intervenes in biogeochemical cycles at
multiple spatial scales with contrasting effects on soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics. On all …

Soil engineers, such as earthworms and termites, are key organisms in soil functioning.
They are involved in many ecological processes and play a central role in numerous …

The potential for earthworms to improve soil aggregation and porosity and the subsequent
effects of these changes in soil structure on plant growth and soil hydrology were perhaps …

In 1881, Darwin (1809–1882) published his last scientific book entitled “The formation of
vegetable mould through the action of worms with observations on their habits”, the result of …

Earthworms and termites, as soil engineers, play a major role in the regulation of
biogeochemical processes and the provision of ecosystem services. They create biogenic …

Biodiversity is a major issue in the sustainable production of bioenergy from biomass, since
it is threatened by land use change and intensification. Functional biodiversity in soils is a …