In terms of species richness, arthropods may represent as much as 20% of the soil fauna.
They comprise a large proportion of the meso-and macrofauna of the soil. Within the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Self-organized spatial vegetation patterning is widespread and has been described using
models of scale-dependent feedback between plants and water on homogeneous …

A new conceptual framework is presented for the assessment of the impacts of
environmental change drivers on ecosystem service provision and the policy and …

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 …

Ecosystems are multifunctional and provide humanity with a broad array of vital services.
Effective management of services requires an improved evidence base, identifying the role …

Abstract Objectives: To (1) assess the strength of evidence for the role of termites in
vegetation heterogeneity in African savannas, and (2) identify the mechanisms by which …

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 …