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摘要
Soil fauna play important roles in the maintenance of soil health. Soil biodiversity can sensitively reflect soil disturbances caused by human activities and climate change, and can also influence the above-ground ecosystem through interactions with other below-ground components. Inadequate knowledge on the taxonomy of soil animals as well as the complexity of soil food web greatly limit the research on the linkage between soil fauna and soil health. Thus, we review the recent advances in soil fauna as indicators of soil health, highlight the significance of soil fauna and soil food webs in the maintenance of healthy soil, and propose ways to improve the genome and functional traits database. Soil health assessment that integrates the diversity of soil fauna, functional traits, and soil food web structure is thought to be the most promising, and will promote soil health and sustainable development of the ecosystem.
