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Behan-Pelletier, V. and G. Newton. 1999. Linking soil biodiversity and ecosystem function: the taxonomic dilemma. Bioscience 49:149-152.

Bignell, D. 2001. Standardization of quantitative and qualitative soil fauna sampling methods (.pdf). Notes adapted from June, 2000 meeting in Paris on IBOY Macrofauna Project.

Binkley, D. and G. Christian. 1998. Why do tree species affect soils? The warp and woof of tree-soil interactions. Biogeochemistry 42:89-106.

Brussaard, L., V.M. Behan-Pelletier, D.E. Bignell, V.K. Brown, W. Didden, P. Folgarait, C. Fragoso, D. Wall Freckman, V.V.S.R. Gupta, T. Hattori, D.L. Hawksworth, C. Klopatek, P. Lavelle, D.W. Malloch, J. Rusek, B. Soderstrom, J.M. Tiedje, and R.A. Virginia. 1997. Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in soil. Ambio 26:563-570.

Harmon, M.E., K.J. Nadelhoffer, and J.M. Blair. 1999. Measuring decomposition, nutrient turnover, and stores in plant litter. Pages 202-240 in G.P. Robertson, C.S. Beldsoe, D.C. Coleman, and P. Sollins, editors. Standard soil methods for long-term ecological research. Oxford University Press, New York, NY.

Hooper, D.U., D.E. Bignell, V.K. Brown, L. Brussaard, J.M. Dangerfield, D.H. Wall, D.A. Wardle, D.C. Coleman, K.E. Giller, P. Lavelle, W.H. van der Putten, P.C. de Ruiter, J. Rusek, W. Silver, J.M. Tiedje, and V. Wolters. 2000. Interactions between above- and belowground biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems: Patterns, mechanisms, and feedbacks. BioScience 50:1049-1061.

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Wolters, V., W.L. Silver, D.E. Bignell, D.C. Coleman, P. Lavelle, W.H. van der Putten, P. de Ruiter, J. Rusek, D.H. Wall, D.A. Wardle, L. Brussaard, J.M. Dangerfield, V.K. Brown, K. Giller, D.U. Hooper, O. Sala, J. Tiedje, J.A. van Veen. 2000. Effects of global changes on above- and belowground biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems: implications for ecosystem functioning. BioScience 50:1089-1098.


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