@article{LeBayon:8765,
      recid = {8765},
      author = {Le Bayon, Renée-Claire and Bullinger-Weber, Géraldine and  Schomburg, Andreas and Turberg, Pascal and Schlaepfer,  Rodolphe and Guenat, Claire},
      title = {Earthworms as ecosystem engineers : a review},
      publisher = {Nova Science Publishers, Inc},
      journal = {Earthworms : types, roles and research},
      address = {New York. 2017-06},
      number = {CHAPTER},
      pages = {pp. 129-177},
      abstract = {The concept of ecosystem engineering has emerged decades  ago and highlights the direct or indirect modulation of  available resources by organisms through their biological  activities. Ecosystem engineers create biogenic structures  (aggregates, burrows) that may serve as habitats for other  species than themselves. This chapter aims at overviewing  the key role played by earthworms as ecosystem engineers  through their bioturbation activities involving soil mixing  as well as their influence on the decomposition and  mineralization of litter by breaking down organic matter,  and their influence on the gas and water exchange or  nutrient transfer in the soil. Focus is made on the  engineering processes and especially the formation of  biogenic structures in relation to soil structure (burrows,  casts) in the framework of soil function interactions,  particularly in the drilosphere. Special attention is paid  to soil aggregates’ fabric and new tools that may help to  discriminate their origin. Finally, management and  ecosystem engineer’s future challenges will be highlighted  regarding soil ecosystem services in the context of  ecosystem restoration.},
      url = {http://arodes.hes-so.ch/record/8765},
}