Soils As a Key Component of the Critical Zone 6: Ecology
Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- 1. Life in the Soil: From Taxonomy to Ecological Integration -- 1.1. Importance of soil organisms -- 1.2. Historical perspective -- 1.2.1. Fauna: convergence between soil science and ecology -- 1.2.2. The root system of plants: the hidden side of plant ecology -- 1.2.3. Microorganisms: from tool development towards conceptual developments in ecology and evolution -- 1.3. Structure of this book -- 1.4. References -- 2. Diversity of Mechanisms Involved in Soil Ecological Interactions -- 2.1. Various interactions -- 2.2. A diversity of ecological mechanisms -- 2.2.1. Trophic relationships -- 2.2.2. Physical modification -- 2.2.3. Chemical modification -- 2.2.4. Biochemical modification -- 2.3. A unique conceptual framework for trophic and non-trophic interactions -- 2.4. Research perspectives: the case of plant-earthworm- microorganism relationships -- 2.5. References -- 3. Biodiversity and Ecological Functioning of Soils -- 3.1. Importance of biodiversity in the functioning of soils -- 3.1.1. A diversity whose functional importance has beenrecognized late -- 3.1.2. Impact of biodiversity on soil functioning -- 3.2. Main current research questions -- 3.2.1. Biodiversity-function links impacted by abiotic parameters and disturbances -- 3.2.2. Biodiversity-functions and nutrient cycles -- 3.2.3. Development of approaches and techniques -- 3.2.4. Awareness of the importance of biodiversity in the functioning of soils for human societies -- 3.3. References -- 4. Plant-Microorganism Interactions in the Rhizosphere -- 4.1. The rhizosphere: a site of multiple exchanges -- 4.2. Recruitment of microorganisms in the rhizosphere -- 4.3. Plant-microorganism interactions: a long history -- 4.4. Rhizospheric microbiota: benefits for the plant