Contribution in an anthology

Appeared in: Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in European Forest Ecosystems

Editor list: Schulze, ED

Publication year: 2000

Pages: 382-402

ISBN: 978-3-540-67239-5

eISBN: 978-3-642-57219-7

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57219-7_18

Title of series: Ecological Studies

Number in series: 142

Abstract: 

The focus on biodiversity changes is often on the conspicuous elements
of ecosystems, like trees and flowers, birds and mammals, while the less
visible part operating below ground has often been ignored. It is well
established that soil communities are among the most species-rich
compartments of terrestrial systems (Hall 1996). The implications of this enormous diversity for soil function are still very little known and difficult to address (Wolters 1997).
The elucidation of species richness of soils in conjunction with
sustainability assessments of soil-mediated ecosystem processes must
therefore have a high priority in global biodiversity efforts (Freckman 1994).
This holds particularly for soil microorganisms, which have the
greatest impact on soil nutrient storage and turnover, but are the most
poorly investigated components of the below-ground community. The major
factors affecting microbial diversity in soils are climate, substrate
conditions and other organisms. In recent times, these factors have been
strongly modified by anthropogenic forces.

Harvard Citation style: Kjøller, A., Miller, M., Struwe, S., Wolters, V. and Pflug, A. (2000) Diversity and Role of Microorganisms, in Schulze, E. (ed.) Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in European Forest Ecosystems. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, pp. 382-402. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57219-7_18

APA Citation style: Kjøller, A., Miller, M., Struwe, S., Wolters, V., & Pflug, A. (2000). Diversity and Role of Microorganisms. In Schulze, E. (Ed.), Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in European Forest Ecosystems (pp. 382-402). Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57219-7_18