Social insects, ie ants, bees, wasps and termites, are key components of ecological
communities, and are important ecosystem services (ESs) providers. Here, we review the …

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 …

As soil engineers, termites play a key role in the functioning of many tropical and subtropical
ecosystems. This reviews assesses advances in our knowledge of the beneficial influences …

Water scarcity constrains the livelihoods of millions of people in tropical drylands. Tree
planting in these environments is generally discouraged due to the large water consumption …

This book summarizes the current status of scientific and management knowledge regarding
global rangelands and the major challenges that confront them. It originated from …

The soils of Mediterranean vineyards are usually managed with continuous tillage, resulting
in bare soil, low infiltration and high soil erosion rates. Soil nutrients, such as nitrogen, could …

This paper analyses the seasonal and land use induced variability of soil hydraulic and soil
hydrological properties such as saturated hydraulic conductivity, unsaturated hydraulic …

Termites are undoubtedly key soil organisms in tropical and subtropical soils. They are soil
engineers in influencing the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils and …

Although dung beetles are known to perform a multitude of ecosystem services, their effects
on water infiltration, runoff, porosity, moisture and erosion of soil have never been …

Over the last four decades, spanning David Coleman's career, and in no small measure
thanks to him, soil ecologists have made tremendous progress in describing and …