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Bottinelli N., Jouquet Pascal, Capowiez Y., Podwojewski Pascal, Grimaldi Michel, Peng X. (2015). Why is the influence of soil macrofauna on soil structure only considered by soil ecologists ?. In : Peng X. (ed.), Horn R. (ed.), Hallett R. (ed.). Soil structure and its functions in ecosystems : phase matter and scale matter. Soil and Tillage Research, 146-A (no spécial), p. 118-124. ISSN 0167-1987.

Titre du document
Why is the influence of soil macrofauna on soil structure only considered by soil ecologists ?
Année de publication
2015
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000347591600014
Auteurs
Bottinelli N., Jouquet Pascal, Capowiez Y., Podwojewski Pascal, Grimaldi Michel, Peng X.
In
Peng X. (ed.), Horn R. (ed.), Hallett R. (ed.), Soil structure and its functions in ecosystems : phase matter and scale matter
Source
Soil and Tillage Research, 2015, 146-A (no spécial), p. 118-124 ISSN 0167-1987
These last twenty years have seen the development of an abundant literature on the influence of soil macrofauna on soil structure. Amongst these organisms, earthworms, termites and ants are considered to play a key role in regulating the physical, chemical and microbiological properties of soils. Due to these influential impacts, soil ecologists consider these soil macro-invertebrates as ‘soil engineers’ and their diversity and abundance are nowadays considered as relevant bioindicators of soil quality by many scientists and policy makers. Despite this abundant literature, the soil engineering concept remains a ‘preach to the choir’ and bioturbation only perceived as important for soil ecologists. We discussed in this article the main mechanisms by which soil engineers impact soil structure and proposed to classify soil engineers with respect to their capacity to produce biostructures and modify them. We underlined the lack of studies considering biostructure dynamics and presented recent techniques in this purpose. We discussed why soil engineering concept is mainly considered by soil ecologists and call for a better collaboration between soil ecologists and soil physicists. Finally, we summarized main challenges and questions that need to be answered to integrate soil engineers activities in soil structure studies.
Plan de classement
Constituants et propriétés des sols [068PROSOL] ; Macrofaune [074FAUSOL03]
Descripteurs
FAUNE DU SOL ; MACROFAUNE ; TERMITE ; LOMBRIC ; STRUCTURE DU SOL ; AGREGAT ; POROSITE ; STABILITE STRUCTURALE ; MATIERE ORGANIQUE ; ALTERATION ; RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ; SYSTEME DE REPRESENTATIONS ; FOURMI
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010063322]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010063322
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