Aboveground-Belowground Linkages

Richard D. Bardgett is Editor of Journal of Ecology and is recognised as an ISI Highly Cited Researcher. He was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2006. He serves on the Editorial Boards of Ecology Letters and Ecosystems and is a member of Rothamsted's Board of Directors.David A. Wardle received the NZ Association of Scientists Medal in 1999, the NZ Ecological Society Research Award in 2001, and has been a Fellow of the Royal Society of NZ since 2003 and an ISI Highly Cited Researcher since 2006. He also serves or has served on a range of Editorial Boards including Science, Ecology and Ecology Letters.

This book is clearly organized which makes it a pleasure to read. Each chapter is nicely introduced and there is discussion about how it fits with the rest of the book. Both of the authors have successfully used conceptual diagrams to illustrate their work in their numerous empirical and review papers, and this book is no exception.

• Preface ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Biotic Interactions in Soil as Drivers of Ecosystem Properties ; 3. Plant Community Influences on the Soil Community and Plant-Soil Feedbacks ; 4. Ecosystem Level Significance of Aboveground Consumers ; 5. Aboveground and Belowground Consequences of Species Losses and Gains ; 6. Underlying Themes and Ways Forward ; References ; Index