The purpose of this review is to highlight key developments in nematode ecology from its
beginnings to where it stands today as a discipline within nematology. Emerging areas of …

The research development in this review is divided into successive periods:(1)“From Darwin
to Satchell”, covering the “pre-experimental” decades dealing with the functions of …

Trophic cascades—the top-down regulation of ecosystems by predators—are an essential
aspect of ecosystem function and well-being. Trophic cascades are often drastically …

This new edition of Fungi in Ecosystem Processes continues the unique approach of
examining the roles of fungi from the perspective of ecosystem functions. It explores how …

Experiments assessing the effects of biodiversity on ecosystem functioning initially aimed at
establishing whether such relationships exist (eg Naeem et al. 1995; Tilman et al. 1996; …

There are concerns about whether accelerating worldwide loss of biodiversity will adversely
affect ecosystem functioning and services such as forage production. Theoretically, the loss …

Soil food webs perform the important ecosystem services necessary to maintain both
agricultural productivity and ecosystem health. Higher trophic levels in soil food webs can …

Predators can disproportionately impact the structure and function of ecosystems relative to
their biomass. These effects may be exacerbated under warming in ecosystems like the …

A major question in soil ecology is whether soil food webs are regulated by resources or by
predators, ie bottom–up (donor) or top–down controlled. We tested the hypothesis that meso …

The relative importance of the factors driving change in the population dynamics of
nematodes in the soil is almost completely unknown. Top‐down control by micro‐arthropod …