Extinction risk of soil biota.
review · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 26593272.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/ncomms9862 and PMC identifier 4673489.
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Abstract
No species lives on earth forever. Knowing when and why species go extinct is crucial for a complete understanding of the consequences of anthropogenic activity, and its impact on ecosystem functioning. Even though soil biota play a key role in maintaining the functioning of ecosystems, the vast majority of existing studies focus on aboveground organisms. Many questions about the fate of belowground organisms remain open, so the combined effort of theorists and applied ecologists is needed in the ongoing development of soil extinction ecology.
Medical subject headings
- Biota
- Eukaryota
- Soil