@article{fdi:010062327,
  title = {{C}urrent use of and future needs for soil invertebrate functional traits in community ecology},
  author = {{P}ey, {B}. and {N}ahmani, {J}. and {A}uclerc, {A}. and {C}apowiez, {Y}. and {C}luzeau, {D}. and {C}ortet, {J}. and {D}ecaens, {T}. and {D}eharveng, {L}. and {D}ubs, {F}lorence and {J}oimel, {S}. and {B}riard, {C}. and {G}rumiaux, {F}. and {L}aporte, {M}arie-{A}ng{\'e}lique and {P}asquet, {A}. and {P}elosi, {C}. and {P}ernin, {C}. and {P}onge, {J}. {F}. and {S}almon, {S}. and {S}antorufo, {L}. and {H}edde, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}oil invertebrates are assumed to play a major role in ecosystem dynamics, since they are involved in soil functioning. {F}unctional traits represent one of the main opportunities to bring new insights into the understanding of soil invertebrate responses to environmental changes. {T}hey are properties of individuals which govern their responses to their environment. {A}s no clear conceptual overview of soil invertebrate trait definitions is available, we first stress that previously-described concepts of trait are applicable to soil invertebrate ecology after minor modification, as for instance the inclusion of behavioural traits. {A} decade of literature on the use of traits for assessing the effects of the environment on soil invertebrates is then reviewed. {T}rait-based approaches may improve the understanding of soil invertebrate responses to environmental changes as they help to establish relationships between environmental changes and soil invertebrates. {V}ery many of the articles are dedicated to the effect of one kind of stress at limited spatial scales. {U}nderlying mechanisms of assembly rules were sometimes assessed. {T}he patterns described seemed to be similar to those described for other research fields (e.g. plants). {T}he literature suggests that trait-based approaches have not been reliable over eco-regions. {N}evertheless, current work gives some insights into which traits might be more useful than others to respond to a particular kind of environmental change. {T}his paper also highlights methodological advantages and drawbacks. {F}irst, trait-based approaches provide complementary information to taxonomic ones. {H}owever the, literature does not allow us to differentiate between trait-based approaches and the use of a priori functional groups. {I}t also reveals methodological shortcomings. {F}or instance, the ambiguity of the trait names can impede data gathering, or the use of traits at a species level, which can hinder scientific interpretation as intra-specific variability is not taken into account and may lead to some biases. {T}o overcome these shortcomings the last part aims at proposing some solutions and prospects. {I}t concerns notably the development of a trait database and a thesaurus to improve data management.},
  keywords = {{B}ehaviour ; {C}ommunity ecology ; {C}onstraint ; {D}atabase management system ; {D}isturbance ; {E}cological preference ; {L}ife-history trait ; {S}oil fauna ; {T}hesaurus},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}asic and {A}pplied {E}cology},
  volume = {15},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {194--206},
  ISSN = {1439-1791},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.baae.2014.03.007},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062327},
}