Tracking, targeting, and conserving soil biodiversity

dc.contributor.authorGuerra, Carlos A.
dc.contributor.authorBardgett, Richard D.
dc.contributor.authorCaon, Lucrezia
dc.contributor.authorCrowther, Thomas W.
dc.contributor.authorDelgado-Baquerizo, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorMontanarella, Luca
dc.contributor.authorNavarro, Laetitia M.
dc.contributor.authorOrgiazzi, Alberto
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Brajesh K.
dc.contributor.authorTedersoo, Leho
dc.contributor.authorVargas-Rojas, Ronald
dc.contributor.authorBriones, Maria J.I.
dc.contributor.authorBuscot, Francois
dc.contributor.authorCameron, Erin K.
dc.contributor.authorCesarz, Simone
dc.contributor.authorChatzinotas, Antonis
dc.contributor.authorCowan, Don A.
dc.contributor.authorDjukic, Ika
dc.contributor.authorVan den Hoogen, Johan
dc.contributor.authorLehmann, Anika
dc.contributor.authorMaestre, Fernando T.
dc.contributor.authorMarin, Cesar
dc.contributor.authorReitz, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorRillig, Matthias C.
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Linnea C.
dc.contributor.authorDe Vries, Franciska T.
dc.contributor.authorWeigelt, Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorWall, Diana H.
dc.contributor.authorEisenhauer, Nico
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-20T05:18:26Z
dc.date.available2022-01-20T05:18:26Z
dc.date.issued2021-01
dc.description.abstractNature conservation literature and policy instruments mainly focus on the impacts of human development and the benefits of nature conservation for oceans and aboveground terrestrial organisms (e.g., birds and plants) and processes (e.g., food production), but these efforts almost completely ignore the majority of terrestrial biodiversity that is unseen and living in the soil. Little is known about the conservation status of most soil organisms and the effects of nature conservation policies on soil systems. Yet like “canaries in the coal mine,” when soil organisms begin to disappear, ecosystems will soon start to underperform, potentially hindering their vital functions for humankind. Soil biodiversity and its ecosystem functions thus require explicit consideration when establishing nature protection priorities and policies and when designing new conservation areas. To inform such efforts, we lay out a global soil biodiversity and ecosystem function monitoring framework to be considered in the context of the post-2020 discussions of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). To support this framework, we suggest a suite of soil ecological indicators based on essential biodiversity variables (EBVs) that directly link to current global targets such as the ones established under the CBD, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the Paris Agreement.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentBiochemistryen_ZA
dc.description.departmentGeneticsen_ZA
dc.description.departmentMicrobiology and Plant Pathologyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianhj2022en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.sciencemag.orgen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGuerra, C.A., Bardgett, R.D., Caon, L. 2021, 'Tracking, targeting, and conserving soil biodiversity', Science, vol. 371, no. 6526, pp. 239-241, DOI: 10.1126/science.abd7926.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0036-8075 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1095-9203 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1126/science.abd7926
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/83401
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAmerican Association for the Advancement of Scienceen_ZA
dc.rights© 2021 American Association for the Advancement of Science. All Rights Reserved.en_ZA
dc.subjectNature conservationen_ZA
dc.subjectSoil systemsen_ZA
dc.subjectSoil organismsen_ZA
dc.subjectGlobal soil biodiversityen_ZA
dc.subjectConvention on biological diversity (CBD)en_ZA
dc.subjectEcosystem function monitoring frameworken_ZA
dc.subjectEssential biodiversity variables (EBVs)en_ZA
dc.subjectSustainable development goals (SDGs)en_ZA
dc.titleTracking, targeting, and conserving soil biodiversityen_ZA
dc.typePlan or blueprinten_ZA

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