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Soil biodiversity and biogeochemical function in managed ecosystems

X. D. Chen A F G , K. E. Dunfield B , T. D. Fraser C , S. A. Wakelin D , A. E. Richardson https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0708-1299 E and L. M. Condron https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3082-994X F H
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A Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 10016, China.

B School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W11, Canada.

C Charlottetown Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 440 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 4N6, Canada.

D Scion, PO Box 29237, Riccarton, Christchurch 8440, New Zealand.

E CSIRO Agriculture and Food, PO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.

F Agriculture and Life Sciences, PO Box 85084, Lincoln University, Christchurch 7647, New Zealand.

G Institute of Environment, Resource, Soil and Fertilizer, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China.

H Corresponding author. Email: leo.condron@lincoln.ac.nz

Soil Research 58(1) 1-20 https://doi.org/10.1071/SR19067
Submitted: 21 March 2019  Accepted: 27 September 2019   Published: 31 October 2019

Journal Compilation © CSIRO 2020 Open Access CC BY-NC-ND

Abstract

A complex combination of environmental, biological, chemical, and physical properties and processes determine soil biodiversity and its relationship to biogeochemical functions and ecosystem services. Vegetation, land-use, and land management, in turn, influence diversity and function in the soil ecosystem. The objective of this review was to assess how different land-use systems (crop production, animal production, and planted forest) affect soil biodiversity, and how consequent changes in soil biodiversity influence energy (carbon) and nutrient dynamics. Deficiencies in understanding relationships between soil biodiversity and biogeochemical function in managed ecosystems are highlighted, along with the need to investigate how diversity influences specific processes across different functional groups and trophic levels. The continued development and application of molecular techniques and data informatics with descriptive approaches will contribute to advancing our understanding of soil biodiversity and function in managed agricultural and forest ecosystems.

Additional keywords: animal production, crop production, planted forest.


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