Insects play a key role in the regulation and dynamics of many ecosystem services (ES).
However, this role is often assumed, with limited or no experimental quantification of its real …

Soil degradation is a worsening global phenomenon driven by socio‐economic pressures,
poor land management practices and climate change. A deterioration of soil structure at …

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 …

Traits are key for understanding the environmental responses and ecological roles of
organisms. Trait approaches to functional ecology are well established for plants, whereas …

1. The DEFRA ecosystem services framework was implemented in an entomological context
to provide preliminary estimates of the economic value of four key ecosystem service …

Effective assessment of the success of ecological restoration projects is critical in justifying
the use of restoration in natural resource management as well as improving best practice …

The nutrient use efficiency in integrated crop-livestock systems under system fertilization
may be related to soil structural variations caused by grazing. These hypothetical cause …

Soil engineers, such as earthworms and termites, are key organisms in soil functioning.
They are involved in many ecological processes and play a central role in numerous …

Dung beetles mediate a variety of important ecosystem services in both natural and human-
modified habitats. These services are associated with the exploitation of dung by beetles for …

The transformation of forests into agricultural and livestock systems negatively affects the
ecological dynamics and the ecosystem services provided by different groups of insects …