Simultaneous Loss of Soil Biodiversity and Functions along a Copper Contamination Gradient: When Soil Goes to Sleep
- Submitting institution
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The University of West London
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 12030
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.2136/sssaj2014.02.0052
- Title of journal
- Soil Science Society of America Journal
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- First page
- 1239
- Volume
- 78
- Issue
- 4
- ISSN
- 1435-0661
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2014
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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11
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- To our knowledge, this is the first and only study to quantify an array of soil biological constituents (plants, earthworms, nematodes, bacteria, and fungi) to explore their interactions and characterize their influence on soil functions (habitat for soil organisms, air and water regulation, recycling of nutrients and organic waste) along a legacy Cu pollution gradient in the field. Threshold Cu concentrations, where soil goes functionally sleep, were established for 10 biological indicators, 5 physical indicators and 3 chemical indicators. Again the first time, we quantitatively proved that soil life plays a key role in controlling ecosystem services in the field
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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