1. Introduction
There is increasing pressure from society for farming systems to
deliver “ecosystem services” as well as feeding the world, and soil
biology are vital in providing these services (Ferris and Tuomisto,
2015). The main ecosystem services a farming system provides
are “provisioning” (food production), however other provided
services that are considered include “regulating”, “cultural” or
“supporting” (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005). Agricultural
production changes the abundance and diversity of soil
biology, affecting the ecosystem services in both the short and long