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Role of Soil Macrofauna in Phosphorus Cycling

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Phosphorus in Action

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Soil macrofauna (invertebrates larger than 2mm) live all or part of their life below ground. The activities of soil macroinvertebrates regulate soil organic matter transformations and nutrient dynamics to a significant extent. The role of earthworms and termites in soil phosphorus (P) cycling has been frequently studied, especially in tropical ecosystems. They produce biogenic structures, mainly casts for earthworms and mounds for termites, in which P contents and forms differ from those of the surrounding soil. Their overall activity markedly changes P availability in soils where they are active while biogenic structures also impact P transfer by infiltration or runoff when eroded. However, these effects vary according to the feeding and construction behaviors of the dominant macroinvertebrate groups. Macrofauna-mediated changes in soil P cycling deserve further research that includes upscaling at population levels.

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  1. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), UMR 210 Eco&Sols, BP 1386, CP 18524, Dakar, Sénégal

    Lydie Chapuis-Lardy

  2. Soil and Vegetation Laboratory, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Rue Emile-Argand 11, CP 158, 2009, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

    Renée-Claire Le Bayon

  3. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), UMR 210 Eco&Sols, Campus SupAgro, 2 place Viala, 34 060, Montpellier CEDEX 2, France

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Chapuis-Lardy, L., Le Bayon, RC., Brossard, M., López-Hernández, D., Blanchart, E. (2011). Role of Soil Macrofauna in Phosphorus Cycling. In: Bünemann, E., Oberson, A., Frossard, E. (eds) Phosphorus in Action. Soil Biology, vol 26. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15271-9_8

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