000008765 001__ 8765 000008765 005__ 20230606100958.0 000008765 020__ $$a9781536121766 000008765 037__ $$aCHAPTER 000008765 039_9 $$a2023-06-06 10:09:58$$b1001252$$c2021-12-17 15:25:41$$d0$$c2021-10-20 14:19:41$$d0$$c2021-10-20 11:11:01$$d1000062$$c2021-10-19 10:43:52$$d0$$y2021-10-19 10:43:44$$z1000099 000008765 041__ $$aeng 000008765 245__ $$aEarthworms as ecosystem engineers :$$ba review 000008765 260__ $$aNew York$$bNova Science Publishers, Inc 000008765 269__ $$a2017-06 000008765 300__ $$app. 129-177 000008765 490__ $$vInsects and other terrestrial arthropods: biology, chemistry and behavior 000008765 506__ $$avisible 000008765 520__ $$9eng$$aThe concept of ecosystem engineering has emerged decades ago and highlights the direct or indirect modulation of available resources by organisms through their biological activities. Ecosystem engineers create biogenic structures (aggregates, burrows) that may serve as habitats for other species than themselves. This chapter aims at overviewing the key role played by earthworms as ecosystem engineers through their bioturbation activities involving soil mixing as well as their influence on the decomposition and mineralization of litter by breaking down organic matter, and their influence on the gas and water exchange or nutrient transfer in the soil. Focus is made on the engineering processes and especially the formation of biogenic structures in relation to soil structure (burrows, casts) in the framework of soil function interactions, particularly in the drilosphere. Special attention is paid to soil aggregates’ fabric and new tools that may help to discriminate their origin. Finally, management and ecosystem engineer’s future challenges will be highlighted regarding soil ecosystem services in the context of ecosystem restoration. 000008765 540__ $$acorrect 000008765 592__ $$aHEIA-FR 000008765 592__ $$biTEC - Institut des technologies de l'environnement construit 000008765 592__ $$cIngénierie et Architecture 000008765 6531_ $$9eng$$aearthworms 000008765 6531_ $$9eng$$abioturbation 000008765 6531_ $$9eng$$ahotspots 000008765 6531_ $$9eng$$adrilosphere 000008765 6531_ $$9eng$$aecosystem services 000008765 700__ $$aLe Bayon, Renée-Claire$$uUniversity of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland 000008765 700__ $$aBullinger-Weber, Géraldine$$uSchool of Engineering and Architecture (HEIA-FR), HES-SO University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland 000008765 700__ $$aSchomburg, Andreas$$uUniversity of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland 000008765 700__ $$aTurberg, Pascal$$uEPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland 000008765 700__ $$aSchlaepfer, Rodolphe$$uEPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland 000008765 700__ $$aGuenat, Claire$$uEPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland 000008765 7201_ $$aHorton, Clayton G.$$uEd. 000008765 773__ $$tEarthworms : types, roles and research 000008765 8564_ $$s3586781$$uhttps://arodes.hes-so.ch/record/8765/files/Author%27s%20version.pdf$$9fe5ce308-c4ea-4a3a-96c0-5a8a3d4245d5 000008765 906__ $$aNONE 000008765 909CO $$ooai:hesso.tind.io:8765$$pGLOBAL_SET 000008765 950__ $$aaucun 000008765 980__ $$achapitre 000008765 981__ $$achapitre