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Brunner, Philip

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Brunner, Philip
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Professeur ordinaire
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philip.brunner@unine.ch
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https://libra.unine.ch/handle/123456789/165
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  • Publication
    Accès libre
    Earthworms, Plants, and Soils
    (New-York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2021)
    Le Bayon, Renée-Claire 
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    Bullinger-Weber, G
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    Schomburg, Andreas Cédric 
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    Turberg, Pascal
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    Brunner, Philip 
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    Schlaepfer, Rodolphe
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    Guenat, Claire
    The importance of engineers is increasingly recognized in soil science because of their implication in most important pedological processes. Furthermore, they contribute to ecological functions provided by soils in both natural and human‐modified environments. In this review, we focus on the role of two ecosystem engineers: (1) plants, their root system, and associated microorganisms and (2) earthworms. First, we explain why they are considered as major soil engineers, and which variables (texture, porosity, nutrient, and moisture dynamics) control their activities in space and time (hotspots and hot moments). Then, their roles in three processes of soil formation are reviewed, namely, rock and mineral weathering, soil structure (formation, stabilization, and disintegration), and bioturbation. For each of them, the involved mechanisms that occur at different spatial scales (from local to landscape) are presented. On one hand, tree uprooting plays a key role in rock weathering and soil profile bioturbation. In addition, living and dead roots also contribute to rock alteration and aggregation. On the other hand, earthworms are mainly involved in the formation of aggregates and burrows through their bioturbation activities and to a less extent in weathering processes. The long‐term effects of such mechanisms on soil heterogeneity, soil development, and pathways of pedogenesis are discussed. Finally, we show how these two main ecosystem engineers contribute to provisioning and regulating services. Through their physical activities of burrowing and soil aggregation, earthworms and plants increase plant productivity, water infiltration, and climate warming mitigation. They act as catalysts and provide, transform, and translocate organic matter and nutrients throughout the soil profile. Finally, due to inter‐ and intraspecific interactions and/or symbiosis with microorganisms (arbuscular fungi, bacteria), they enhance soil fertility, decrease parasitic action, and bioremediate some pollutants. Future research is, however, still needed for a better understanding of the relationships between adequate soil management, agricultural practices, and soil biota in a perspective of relevant maintenance and durability of ecological services.
  • Publication
    Accès libre
    Groundwater-Surface Water interactions
    (Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2016)
    Zlotnik, Vitaly A.
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    Ward, Adam S.
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    Harvey, Judson W.
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    Lautz, Laura K.
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    Rosenberry, Donald O.
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    Brunner, Philip 
    Surface water (SW) is linked to groundwater (GW) through myriad connections. Hydrological scientists from ancient times were aware of the water cycle concept, but not until the end of the twentieth century did the scale and dramatic eects of anthropogenic activity force scientists, engineers, and water users to start managing SW and GW within a water budget framework as a single resource (Winter et al., 1998; Healy et al., 2007).
  • Publication
    Métadonnées seulement
    Sustainable Water Management in Arid and Semi-arid Regions
    (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010)
    Kinzelbach, Wolfgang
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    Brunner, Philip 
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    Von Boetticher, Albrecht
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    Kgotlhang, L
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    Milzow, C
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    Wheater, Howard
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    Mathias, Simon A
    ;
    Li, Xin
    "Arid and semi-arid regions face major challenges in the management of scarce freshwater resources under pressures of population, economic development, climate change, pollution and over-abstraction. Groundwater is commonly the most important water resource in these areas. Groundwater models are widely used globally to understand groundwater systems and to guide decisions on management. However, the hydrology of arid and semi-arid areas is very different from that of humid regions, and there is little guidance on the special challenges of groundwater modelling for these areas. This book brings together the experience of internationally-leading experts to fill a gap in the scientific and technical literature. It introduces state-of-the-art methods for modelling groundwater resources, illustrated with a wide-ranging set of illustrative examples from around the world. The book is valuable for researchers, practitioners in developed and developing countries, and graduate students in hydrology, hydrogeology, water resources management, environmental engineering and geography"-- "This book brings together the worldwide experience of internationally leading experts to fill this gap in the scientific and technical literature. It introduces state-of-the-art methods for the modelling of groundwater resources and their protection from pollution"--
  • Publication
    Métadonnées seulement
    Irrigation induced soil salinisation in the Yanqi Basin, China-modelling approaches and possible solutions
    (University of Hamburg, 2007)
    Brunner, Philip 
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    Dong, Xinguang
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    Li, W P
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    Kinzelbach, Wolfgang
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    Lozan, J
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    Graßl, H
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    Hupfer, P
    ;
    Menzel, L
    ;
    Schönwiese, C
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    Métadonnées seulement
  • Publication
    Métadonnées seulement
    Sustainable water management in arid and semi-arid environments
    (London: Taylor and Francis Group, 2004)
    Kinzelbach, Wolfgang
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    Bauer, Peter
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    Brunner, Philip 
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    Siegfried, T
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    Stephenson, D.
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    Chemang, E. M.
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    Chaoka, T. R.
  • Publication
    Métadonnées seulement
    Use of spreadsheet for soil water balance method
    (Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme/UNESCO, 2002)
    Brunner, Philip 
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    Kinzelbach, Wolfgang