Aboveground‐belowground linkages: Biotic interactions, ecosystem processes, and global change

The discovery of unexpected connections among organisms that seemingly have nothing to do with one another is one of the most exciting aspects of ecological science. Aboveground‐Belowground Linkages: Biotic Interactions, Ecosystem Processes, and Global Change , by Richard Bardgett and David Wardle, reminds readers that interactions among soil microbes, plants, herbivores, predators, and the physical environment represent some of the most fascinating of these discoveries and that much remains to be revealed. Indeed, given the known influences of soils on plant productivity and the global carbon and nitrogen cycles, understanding the mechanisms that link aboveground and belowground processes is critical for…