Role of Soil Organisms in Soil Formation and Nutrient Circulation in Forest Ecosystems
This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecology and Management".
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Soil represents a very complex environment, and interactions amongst soil biotic and abiotic components govern rates of key ecological processes such as primary production, biogeochemical cycles, carbon fluxes, and hydrological regimes. Soils also harbor tremendous biodiversity, and soil organisms are at the centre of complex above- and belowground interactions. The soil biota also plays a principal role in soil formation. This Special Issue will deal with these abovementioned topics in relation to ecosystem functioning, soil formation, and nutrient cycling.
Prof. Dr. Jan Frouz
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- soil fauna
- ecosystem engeneers
- interaction
- soil formation
- plant
- soil
- microbes
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Published Papers
Forests - ISSN 1999-4907