Literatura: |
Darwin C. (1881) The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms, with observations of their habits. London, John Murray.
Meysman F.J.R., Middelburg J.J., Heip C.H.R. (2006) Bioturbation: a fresh look at Darwin's last idea. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 21: 688-695.
Jones C.G., Lawton J.H., Shachak M. (1994) Organisms as Ecosystem Engineers. Oikos, 69: 373-386.
Wright J.P., Jones C.G. (2006) The concept of organisms as ecosystem engineers ten years on: Progress, limitations, and challenges. BioScience, 56: 203-209.
Bruno J.F., Stachowicz J.J., Bertness M.D. (2003) Inclusion of facilitation into ecological theory. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 18: 119-125.
Schmitz O.J., Raymond P.A., Estes J.A., Kurz W.A., Holtgrieve G.W., Ritchie M.E., Schindler D.E., Spivak A.C., Wilson R.W., Bradford M.A., Christensen V., Deegan L., Smetacek V., Vanni M.J., Wilmers C.C. (2014) Animating the carbon cycle. Ecosystems, 17: 344-359.
Jouquet P., Dauber J., Lagerlof J., Lavelle P., Lepage M. (2006) Soil invertebrates as ecosystem engineers: Intended and accidental effects on soil and feedback loops. Applied Soil Ecology, 32: 153-164.
Frelich L.E., Hale C.M., Scheu S., Holdsworth A.R., Heneghan L., Bohlen P.J., Reich P.B. (2006) Earthworm invasion into previously earthworm-free temperate and boreal forests. Biological Invasions, 8: 1235-1245.
Brussaard L., Aanen D.K., Briones M.J.I., Decaens T., De Deyn G.B., Fayle T.M., James S.W., Nobre T. (2012) Biogeography and phylogenetic community structure of soil invertebrate ecosystem engineers: Global to local patterns, implications for ecosystem functioning and services and global environmental change impacts. In: Wall D.H., et al. (eds.) Soil Ecology and Ecosystem Services. Oxford University Press, pp. 201-232.
Filser J., Faber J.H., Tiunov A.V., Brussaard L., Frouz J., De Deyn G., Uvarov A.V., Berg M.P., Lavelle P., Loreau M., Wall D.H., Querner P., Eijsackers H., Jiménez J.J. (2016) Soil fauna: key to new carbon models. SOIL, 2: 565-582.
Literature will be provided during the course.
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Zakres tematów: |
1. Trophic and non-trophic interactions in ecological systems: general introduction.
2. Ecosystem engineering in soil: main concepts.
3. Soil bioturbation: plant roots, earthworms, social insects, burrowing vertebrates.
4. Ecosystem engineering and related concepts (niche construction, keystone species).
5. “Foric”, “Fabric”, “Topic” and “Trophic” ecological interactions.
6. Physical engineering 1: Earthworms and earthworm invasion into earthworm-free ecosystems.
7. Physical engineering 2: Ants, termites, and other arthropods.
8. Physical engineering 3: Extant vertebrates and extinct megafauna.
9. Biogeography of invertebrate ecosystem engineers.
10. Not only engineering: Information, stress and behavior.
11. Roots, stems, and aboveground-belowground interactions.
12. Mycorrhizal network.
13. Living and dead microorganisms: SOM formation and destruction.
14. Animal-microbial interactions in soil: animal gut as an environment.
15. Ecological engineering belowground: ecosystem-level consequences.
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