Soil Animals Communities and Its Interactions with the Agriculture and Food Systems
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil and Plant Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 April 2025
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Soil food webs and their ecological function
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Interests: soil micro-food web; soil biodiversity; nematode; soil organism functional diversity
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Special Issue Information
Soil animals, including protozoa, enchytraeid, nematodes, collembola, mites, earthworms, pillwom and other soil-dwelling invertebrates, are the fundamental composition of the soil ecosystem. They have crucial functions in carbon and nutrient cycling, biological control, functional maintainence and ecosystem sustainability. Therefore, soil animals play important roles in benefits of agricultural ecosystem. Understanding of the impact of soil animal community functions provide a scientific basis for improving the rational use of agriculture and sustainable use of agriculture.
This Special Issue will focus on the effect of soil animal communities on agriculture system, including soil animal interactions on soil functions in farmland, the relationship of the fertilazion with soil animal, and interactions between soil animals and crops.
Dr. Liang Chang
Dr. Pingting Guan
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- nematodes
- Collembola
- mites
- soil invertebrate
- earthworm
- agriculture, crop
