Belowground biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

TY - JOUR

T1 - Belowground biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

AU - Bardgett, R.D.

AU - van der Putten, W.H.

N1 - 5739, TE; Data archiving: no data; review

PY - 2014

Y1 - 2014

N2 - Belowground biodiversity is largely out of sight and mind, but there is mounting evidence to show that the vast diversity of subterranean microorganisms and animals that live belowground contribute significantly to shaping the overall biodiversity and and terrestrial ecosystem function. In this review, Richard Bardgett and Wim van der Putten consider recent work on the ecological and evolutionary role of belowground biodiversity and outline areas or research that would improve our understanding of the influence of soil biodiversity on the ecological and evolutionary responses of terrestrial ecosystems to environmental change.

AB - Belowground biodiversity is largely out of sight and mind, but there is mounting evidence to show that the vast diversity of subterranean microorganisms and animals that live belowground contribute significantly to shaping the overall biodiversity and and terrestrial ecosystem function. In this review, Richard Bardgett and Wim van der Putten consider recent work on the ecological and evolutionary role of belowground biodiversity and outline areas or research that would improve our understanding of the influence of soil biodiversity on the ecological and evolutionary responses of terrestrial ecosystems to environmental change.

KW - international

U2 - 10.1038/nature13855

DO - 10.1038/nature13855

M3 - Article

SN - 0028-0836

VL - 515

SP - 505

EP - 511

JO - Nature

JF - Nature

IS - 7528

ER -