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| A review of earthworm impact on soil function and ecosystem services M Blouin, ME Hodson, EA Delgado, G Baker, L Brussaard, KR Butt, J Dai, ... European Journal of Soil Science 64 (2), 161-182, 2013 | 1364 | 2013 |
| Soil biodiversity for agricultural sustainability L Brussaard, PC De Ruiter, GG Brown Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 121 (3), 233-244, 2007 | 1293 | 2007 |
| Interactions between Aboveground and Belowground Biodiversity in Terrestrial Ecosystems: Patterns, Mechanisms, and Feedbacks: We assess the evidence for correlation between … DU Hooper, DE Bignell, VK Brown, L Brussard, JM Dangerfield, DH Wall, ... Bioscience 50 (12), 1049-1061, 2000 | 951 | 2000 |
| Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in soil L Brussaard Ambio, 563-570, 1997 | 919 | 1997 |
| Biological effects of plant residues with contrasting chemical compositions under humid tropical conditions—decomposition and nutrient release G Tian, BT Kang, L Brussaard Soil biology and Biochemistry 24 (10), 1051-1060, 1992 | 738 | 1992 |
| Fungal/bacterial ratios in grasslands with contrasting nitrogen management FT De Vries, E Hoffland, N van Eekeren, L Brussaard, J Bloem Soil Biology and Biochemistry 38 (8), 2092-2103, 2006 | 707 | 2006 |
| Decomposition and nitrogen mineralization in natural and agroecosystems: the contribution of soil animals HA Verhoef, L Brussaard Biogeochemistry 11 (3), 175-211, 1990 | 545 | 1990 |
| Greenhouse-gas emissions from soils increased by earthworms IM Lubbers, KJ Van Groenigen, SJ Fonte, J Six, L Brussaard, ... Nature Climate Change 3 (3), 187-194, 2013 | 502 | 2013 |
| Soil fauna, guilds, functional groups and ecosystem processes L Brussaard Applied soil ecology 9 (1-3), 123-135, 1998 | 458 | 1998 |
| Effects of agricultural management practices on soil quality: A review of long-term experiments for Europe and China Z Bai, T Caspari, MR Gonzalez, NH Batjes, P Mäder, EK Bünemann, ... Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 265, 1-7, 2018 | 452 | 2018 |
| Relationships between soil texture, physical protection of organic matter, soil biota, and C and N mineralization in grassland soils J Hassink, LA Bouwman, KB Zwart, J Bloem, L Brussaard Soil structure/soil biota interrelationships, 105-128, 1993 | 452 | 1993 |
| Sensitivity of labile carbon fractions to tillage and organic matter management and their potential as comprehensive soil quality indicators across pedoclimatic conditions in … G Bongiorno, EK Bünemann, CU Oguejiofor, J Meier, G Gort, R Comans, ... Ecological Indicators 99, 38-50, 2019 | 437 | 2019 |
| Reconciling biodiversity conservation and food security: scientific challenges for a new agriculture L Brussaard, P Caron, B Campbell, L Lipper, S Mainka, R Rabbinge, ... Current opinion in Environmental sustainability 2 (1-2), 34-42, 2010 | 402 | 2010 |
| Relationships between habitable pore space, soil biota and mineralization rates in grassland soils J Hassink, LA Bouwman, KB Zwart, L Brussaard Soil Biology and Biochemistry 25 (1), 47-55, 1993 | 400 | 1993 |
| Soil biota community structure and abundance under agricultural intensification and extensification MB Postma-Blaauw, RGM de Goede, J Bloem, JH Faber, L Brussaard Ecology 91 (2), 460-473, 2010 | 382 | 2010 |
| The relationship between soil macrofauna and tropical soil fertility. P Lavelle, M Dangerfield, C Fragoso, V Eschenbrenner, ... | 366 | 1994 |
| Simulation of nitrogen mineralization in the below-ground food webs of two winter wheat fields PC De Ruiter, JC Moore, KB Zwart, LA Bouwman, J Hassink, J Bloem, ... Journal of Applied Ecology, 95-106, 1993 | 356 | 1993 |
| How earthworms affect plant growth: burrowing into the mechanisms GG Brown, CA Edwards, L Brussaard Earthworm ecology, 13-49, 2004 | 292 | 2004 |
| Calculation of nitrogen mineralization in soil food webs PC De Ruiter, JA Van Veen, JC Moore, L Brussaard, HW Hunt Plant and Soil 157, 263-273, 1993 | 290 | 1993 |
