Foundations for a national assessment of soil biodiversity
Abstract Soils, just like all other ecosystem compartments, change over time and, consequently, conditions for soil‐inhabiting organisms are also changing, affecting their composition and diversity. Soil biodiversity is a critical component of ecosystems that supports many essential ecosystem functi...
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| author | Carlos A. Guerra Nico Eisenhauer Christoph C. Tebbe Willi E. R. Xylander C. Albert Doreen Babin Bartosz Bartkowski Benjamin Burkhard Juliane Filser Dagmar Haase Karin Hohberg Janina Kleemann Sanina Kolb Christina Lachmann Matthias C. Rillig Jörg Römbke Liliane Ruess Stefan Scheu Nicole Scheunemann Bastian Steinhoff‐Knopp Nicole Wellbrock Christian Ristok |
| author_facet | Carlos A. Guerra Nico Eisenhauer Christoph C. Tebbe Willi E. R. Xylander C. Albert Doreen Babin Bartosz Bartkowski Benjamin Burkhard Juliane Filser Dagmar Haase Karin Hohberg Janina Kleemann Sanina Kolb Christina Lachmann Matthias C. Rillig Jörg Römbke Liliane Ruess Stefan Scheu Nicole Scheunemann Bastian Steinhoff‐Knopp Nicole Wellbrock Christian Ristok |
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| description | Abstract Soils, just like all other ecosystem compartments, change over time and, consequently, conditions for soil‐inhabiting organisms are also changing, affecting their composition and diversity. Soil biodiversity is a critical component of ecosystems that supports many essential ecosystem functions and services, such as nutrient cycling, carbon sequestration, water regulation and biomass production for food, fodder, fibre and energy. However, and despite the importance of soil biodiversity for ecosystem health and human well‐being, neither current state, drivers, potential consequences for ecosystem services nor options for sustainable governance of soil biodiversity are well understood. Here, we provide a framework for and argue that conducting a national assessment of soil biodiversity, albeit being a complex endeavour, is fundamental to building a baseline to understand the current state and trends of soil biodiversity, but also to identify the main drivers of change, the impacts of soil biodiversity loss and the potential pathways for conservation and sustainable governance of soil biodiversity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-12f9afdce52e4f7cae9ff143a184128e2025-08-20T03:00:51ZengWileyJournal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment2767-035X2024-09-0133n/an/a10.1002/sae2.12116Foundations for a national assessment of soil biodiversityCarlos A. Guerra0Nico Eisenhauer1Christoph C. Tebbe2Willi E. R. Xylander3C. Albert4Doreen Babin5Bartosz Bartkowski6Benjamin Burkhard7Juliane Filser8Dagmar Haase9Karin Hohberg10Janina Kleemann11Sanina Kolb12Christina Lachmann13Matthias C. Rillig14Jörg Römbke15Liliane Ruess16Stefan Scheu17Nicole Scheunemann18Bastian Steinhoff‐Knopp19Nicole Wellbrock20Christian Ristok21German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐Leipzig Leipzig GermanyGerman Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐Leipzig Leipzig GermanyThünen Institut für Biodiversität Braunschweig GermanySenckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz GermanyLeibniz University Hannover Institute of Environmental Planning Hannover GermanyJulius Kühn Institute (JKI)—Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics Braunschweig GermanyDepartment of Economics Helmholtz Centre for Environmental ResearchUFZ Leipzig GermanyInstitute of Physical Geography and Landscape Ecology Leibniz University Hannover Hannover GermanyDepartment of Biology University of Bremen Bremen GermanyInstitute of Geography, Lab for Urban Ecology Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin Berlin GermanyThünen Institut für Biodiversität Braunschweig GermanyGerman Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐Leipzig Leipzig GermanyLeibnizzentrum f Agrarlandschaftsforschung e.V.—ZALF Müncheberg GermanyNationales Monitoringzentrum zur Biodiversität am Bundesamt für Naturschutz Leipzig GermanyInstitute of Biology Freie Universität Berlin Berlin GermanyRPR BgR Mörfelden‐Walldorf GermanyEcology Group, Institute of Biology Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin Berlin GermanyJFB Institute of Zoology and Anthropology University of Göttingen Göttingen GermanyThünen Institut für Biodiversität Braunschweig GermanyThünen Institute Coordination Unit Climate, Soil, Biodiversity Braunschweig GermanyThünen Institut für Waldökosysteme Eberswalde GermanyGerman Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐Leipzig Leipzig GermanyAbstract Soils, just like all other ecosystem compartments, change over time and, consequently, conditions for soil‐inhabiting organisms are also changing, affecting their composition and diversity. Soil biodiversity is a critical component of ecosystems that supports many essential ecosystem functions and services, such as nutrient cycling, carbon sequestration, water regulation and biomass production for food, fodder, fibre and energy. However, and despite the importance of soil biodiversity for ecosystem health and human well‐being, neither current state, drivers, potential consequences for ecosystem services nor options for sustainable governance of soil biodiversity are well understood. Here, we provide a framework for and argue that conducting a national assessment of soil biodiversity, albeit being a complex endeavour, is fundamental to building a baseline to understand the current state and trends of soil biodiversity, but also to identify the main drivers of change, the impacts of soil biodiversity loss and the potential pathways for conservation and sustainable governance of soil biodiversity.https://doi.org/10.1002/sae2.12116belowground biodiversitybiodiversity changeconservationecosystem servicesgovernance optionsscience policy |
| spellingShingle | Carlos A. Guerra Nico Eisenhauer Christoph C. Tebbe Willi E. R. Xylander C. Albert Doreen Babin Bartosz Bartkowski Benjamin Burkhard Juliane Filser Dagmar Haase Karin Hohberg Janina Kleemann Sanina Kolb Christina Lachmann Matthias C. Rillig Jörg Römbke Liliane Ruess Stefan Scheu Nicole Scheunemann Bastian Steinhoff‐Knopp Nicole Wellbrock Christian Ristok Foundations for a national assessment of soil biodiversity Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment belowground biodiversity biodiversity change conservation ecosystem services governance options science policy |
| title | Foundations for a national assessment of soil biodiversity |
| title_full | Foundations for a national assessment of soil biodiversity |
| title_fullStr | Foundations for a national assessment of soil biodiversity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Foundations for a national assessment of soil biodiversity |
| title_short | Foundations for a national assessment of soil biodiversity |
| title_sort | foundations for a national assessment of soil biodiversity |
| topic | belowground biodiversity biodiversity change conservation ecosystem services governance options science policy |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/sae2.12116 |
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