Linking effect traits of soil fauna to processes of organic matter transformation

Soil organic matter (SOM) transformation processes are regulated by the activities of plants, microbes, and fauna. Compared with plants and microbes, effects of soil fauna are less understood because of their high taxonomic and functional diversity, and mix of direct and indirect effect mechanisms....

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Main Authors: Bonfanti, Jonathan, Potapov, Anton M., Angst, Gerrit, Ganault, Pierre, Briones, Maria J.I., Calderón-Sanou, Irene, Ting-Wen, Chen, Conti, Erminia, Degrune, Florine, Eisenhauer, Nico, Ferlian, Olga, Hackenberger, Davorka, Hauer, Amelie, Hedde, Mickaël, Hohberg, Karin, Krogh, Paul Henning, Mulder, Christian, Pérez Roig, Camila, Russell, David, Shelef, Oren, Zheng, Zhou, Zuev, Andrey G., Berg, Matty P.
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https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2435.14720
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14720
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author Bonfanti, Jonathan
Potapov, Anton M.
Angst, Gerrit
Ganault, Pierre
Briones, Maria J.I.
Calderón-Sanou, Irene
Ting-Wen, Chen
Conti, Erminia
Degrune, Florine
Eisenhauer, Nico
Ferlian, Olga
Hackenberger, Davorka
Hauer, Amelie
Hedde, Mickaël
Hohberg, Karin
Krogh, Paul Henning
Mulder, Christian
Pérez Roig, Camila
Russell, David
Shelef, Oren
Zheng, Zhou
Zuev, Andrey G.
Berg, Matty P.
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Berg, Matty P.
Bonfanti, Jonathan
Briones, Maria J.I.
Calderón-Sanou, Irene
Conti, Erminia
Degrune, Florine
Eisenhauer, Nico
Ferlian, Olga
Ganault, Pierre
Hackenberger, Davorka
Hauer, Amelie
Hedde, Mickaël
Hohberg, Karin
Krogh, Paul Henning
Mulder, Christian
Potapov, Anton M.
Pérez Roig, Camila
Russell, David
Shelef, Oren
Ting-Wen, Chen
Zheng, Zhou
Zuev, Andrey G.
author_facet Bonfanti, Jonathan
Potapov, Anton M.
Angst, Gerrit
Ganault, Pierre
Briones, Maria J.I.
Calderón-Sanou, Irene
Ting-Wen, Chen
Conti, Erminia
Degrune, Florine
Eisenhauer, Nico
Ferlian, Olga
Hackenberger, Davorka
Hauer, Amelie
Hedde, Mickaël
Hohberg, Karin
Krogh, Paul Henning
Mulder, Christian
Pérez Roig, Camila
Russell, David
Shelef, Oren
Zheng, Zhou
Zuev, Andrey G.
Berg, Matty P.
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description Soil organic matter (SOM) transformation processes are regulated by the activities of plants, microbes, and fauna. Compared with plants and microbes, effects of soil fauna are less understood because of their high taxonomic and functional diversity, and mix of direct and indirect effect mechanisms. Trait-based approaches offer a generic perspective to quantify mechanistic relationships between soil fauna and SOM transformations, including decomposition, translocation, and stabilisation of organic carbon. Yet, at present, we lack a consensus concerning relevant key effect traits of soil fauna (i.e. those affecting ecosystem functioning). Here, we address this knowledge gap by focusing on relationships between soil fauna effect traits and SOM transformations. Based on existing literature, we identify key processes linked to SOM transformations, and fauna effect traits universally applicable across taxa and soil types, and discuss the process-trait links. We define eight SOM transformation processes that are directly affected by soil fauna: (i) litter mass loss, (ii) litter fragmentation, (iii) SOM aggregation in faeces, (iv) SOM aggregation in soil mineral particles, (v) decomposition of faeces, (vi) SOM and mineral translocation, (vii) pore space creation and maintenance and (viii) SOM stabilisation. We link these processes to general effect traits classified into four categories: (a) food selection and ingestion, (b), digestion and excretion, (c) mobility, and (d) body mass and metabolic rate. We also propose proxies when effect trait measurements are laborious. The proposed links between effect traits and SOM transformation processes need to be validated in targeted experiments. We urge researchers to obtain quantitative experimental data, together with metabolic approaches, to integratively quantify soil fauna contributions to soil functioning.
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spelling INTA209182025-01-09T11:16:44Z Linking effect traits of soil fauna to processes of organic matter transformation Bonfanti, Jonathan Potapov, Anton M. Angst, Gerrit Ganault, Pierre Briones, Maria J.I. Calderón-Sanou, Irene Ting-Wen, Chen Conti, Erminia Degrune, Florine Eisenhauer, Nico Ferlian, Olga Hackenberger, Davorka Hauer, Amelie Hedde, Mickaël Hohberg, Karin Krogh, Paul Henning Mulder, Christian Pérez Roig, Camila Russell, David Shelef, Oren Zheng, Zhou Zuev, Andrey G. Berg, Matty P. Suelo Materia Orgánica del Suelo Fauna del Suelo Rasgos Biológicos Ecosistema Soil Soil Organic Matter Soil Fauna Biological Traits Ecosystems Soil organic matter (SOM) transformation processes are regulated by the activities of plants, microbes, and fauna. Compared with plants and microbes, effects of soil fauna are less understood because of their high taxonomic and functional diversity, and mix of direct and indirect effect mechanisms. Trait-based approaches offer a generic perspective to quantify mechanistic relationships between soil fauna and SOM transformations, including decomposition, translocation, and stabilisation of organic carbon. Yet, at present, we lack a consensus concerning relevant key effect traits of soil fauna (i.e. those affecting ecosystem functioning). Here, we address this knowledge gap by focusing on relationships between soil fauna effect traits and SOM transformations. Based on existing literature, we identify key processes linked to SOM transformations, and fauna effect traits universally applicable across taxa and soil types, and discuss the process-trait links. We define eight SOM transformation processes that are directly affected by soil fauna: (i) litter mass loss, (ii) litter fragmentation, (iii) SOM aggregation in faeces, (iv) SOM aggregation in soil mineral particles, (v) decomposition of faeces, (vi) SOM and mineral translocation, (vii) pore space creation and maintenance and (viii) SOM stabilisation. We link these processes to general effect traits classified into four categories: (a) food selection and ingestion, (b), digestion and excretion, (c) mobility, and (d) body mass and metabolic rate. We also propose proxies when effect trait measurements are laborious. The proposed links between effect traits and SOM transformation processes need to be validated in targeted experiments. We urge researchers to obtain quantitative experimental data, together with metabolic approaches, to integratively quantify soil fauna contributions to soil functioning. EEA Bariloche Fil: Bonfanti, Jonathan. Université Montpellier. Eco&Sols-CIRAD-INRAE-Institut Agro; Francia Fil: Bonfanti, Jonathan. Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversité. Centre de Synthèse et d'Analyse sur la Biodiversité; Francia Fil: Potapov, Anton M. Senckenberg Museum for Natural History Görlitz; Alemania Fil: Potapov, Anton M. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research; Alemania Fil: Potapov, Anton M. TUD Dresden University of Technology. International Institute Zittau; Alemania Fil: Angst, Gerrit. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research; Alemania Fil: Angst, Gerrit. TUD Dresden University of Technology. International Institute Zittau; Alemania Fil: Angst, Gerrit. Czech Academy of Sciences. Biology Centre. Institute of Soil Biology and Biogeochemistry; República Checa Fil: Angst, Gerrit. Charles University. Faculty of Science. Institute for Environmental Studies; República Checa Fil: Ganault, Pierre. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research; Alemania Fil: Ganault, Pierre. TUD Dresden University of Technology. International Institute Zittau; Alemania Fil: Ganault, Pierre. Université de Rouen Normandie. Laboratoire ECODIV USC INRAE 1499; Francia Fil: Briones, Maria J.I. Universidade de Vigo. Departamento de Ecología y Biología Animal; España Fil: Calderón-Sanou, Irene. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research; Alemania Fil: Calderón-Sanou, Irene. Martin Luther University. Institute of Biology; Alemania Fil: Calderón-Sanou, Irene. Université des Antilles, Université de la Guyane. UMR EcoFoG (AgroParistech, CIRAD, CNRS, INRAE); Francia Fil: Ting-Wen, Chen. University of Göttingen. J.F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology. Department of Animal Ecology; Alemania Fil: Conti, Erminia. University of Catania. Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences; Italia Fil: Degrune, Florine. Université Montpellier. Eco&Sols-CIRAD-INRAE-Institut Agro; Francia Fil: Degrune, Florine. CIRAD, UMR Eco&Sols; Laos Fil: Degrune, Florine. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). Laos Country Office; Laos Fil: Eisenhauer, Nico. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research; Alemania Fil: Eisenhauer, Nico. TUD Dresden University of Technology. International Institute Zittau; Alemania Fil: Ferlian, Olga. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research; Alemania Fil: Ferlian, Olga. TUD Dresden University of Technology. International Institute Zittau; Alemania Fil: Hackenberger, Davorka. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). Laos Country Office; Laos Fil: Hauer, Amelie. Senckenberg Museum for Natural History Görlitz; Alemania Fil: Hauer, Amelie. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research; Alemania Fil: Hedde, Mickaël. Université Montpellier. Eco&Sols-CIRAD-INRAE-Institut Agro; Francia Fil: Hohberg, Karin. Senckenberg Museum for Natural History Görlitz; Alemania Fil: Krogh, Paul Henning. Aarhus University. Department of Ecoscience; Dinamarca Fil: Mulder, Christian. University of Catania. Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences; Italia Fil: Perez Roig, Camila. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research; Alemania Fil: Perez Roig, Camila. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (IFAB); Argentina Fil: Perez Roig, Camila. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (IFAB); Argentina Fil: Perez Roig, Camila. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV); Argentina Fil: Perez Roig, Camila. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV); Argentina Fil: Russell, David. Senckenberg Museum for Natural History Görlitz; Alemania Fil: Shelef, Oren. Agricultural Research Organization. Institute of Plant Sciences. Natural Resources; Israel Fil: Zheng, Zhou. University of Göttingen. J.F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology. Department of Animal Ecology; Alemania Fil: Zuev, Andrey G. Senckenberg Museum for Natural History Görlitz; Alemania Fil: Zuev, Andrey G. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research; Alemania Fil: Zuev, Andrey G. A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS; Rusia Fil: Berg, Matty P. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment (A-LIFE). Section Ecology and Evolution; Países Bajos Fil: Berg, Matty P. University of Groningen. GELIFES. Conservation Ecology Group; Países Bajos 2025-01-09T11:14:47Z 2025-01-09T11:14:47Z 2024-12 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/20918 https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2435.14720 0269-8463 1365-2435 https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14720 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Wiley Functional Ecology : 1-16. (First published: 20 December 2024)
spellingShingle Suelo
Materia Orgánica del Suelo
Fauna del Suelo
Rasgos Biológicos
Ecosistema
Soil
Soil Organic Matter
Soil Fauna
Biological Traits
Ecosystems
Bonfanti, Jonathan
Potapov, Anton M.
Angst, Gerrit
Ganault, Pierre
Briones, Maria J.I.
Calderón-Sanou, Irene
Ting-Wen, Chen
Conti, Erminia
Degrune, Florine
Eisenhauer, Nico
Ferlian, Olga
Hackenberger, Davorka
Hauer, Amelie
Hedde, Mickaël
Hohberg, Karin
Krogh, Paul Henning
Mulder, Christian
Pérez Roig, Camila
Russell, David
Shelef, Oren
Zheng, Zhou
Zuev, Andrey G.
Berg, Matty P.
Linking effect traits of soil fauna to processes of organic matter transformation
title Linking effect traits of soil fauna to processes of organic matter transformation
title_full Linking effect traits of soil fauna to processes of organic matter transformation
title_fullStr Linking effect traits of soil fauna to processes of organic matter transformation
title_full_unstemmed Linking effect traits of soil fauna to processes of organic matter transformation
title_short Linking effect traits of soil fauna to processes of organic matter transformation
title_sort linking effect traits of soil fauna to processes of organic matter transformation
topic Suelo
Materia Orgánica del Suelo
Fauna del Suelo
Rasgos Biológicos
Ecosistema
Soil
Soil Organic Matter
Soil Fauna
Biological Traits
Ecosystems
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/20918
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2435.14720
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14720
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