The values of soil animals for conservation biology

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Biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity as key drivers of ecosystem services provided by soils (2015, background): “Up to 360 000 species of animals live predominantly in the soil – a large fraction of all animal species (Decaëns et al., 2006).”
Metabarcoding and mitochondrial metagenomics of endogean arthropods to unveil the mesofauna of the soil (2016, background): “The fauna of the soil is considered a ‘biotic frontier’ (André et al. 1994) that may comprise 25% of all multicellular species on Earth (Decaëns et al. 2006) with important roles in ecosystem processes (Bardgett & van der Putten 2014).”
Natural capital and ecosystem services, developing an appropriate soils framework as a basis for valuation (2013, background): “Soil management for single functions can often be assessed based on empirical evidence and observed relationships, and attempts have been made to value or determine value systems for particular soil components (Decaens et al., 2006; Clothier et al., 2008; Rabotyagov, 2010; Sandhu et al., 2010b).”