This multi-contributor, international volume synthesizes contributions from the world's
leading soil scientists and ecologists, describing cutting-edge research that provides a basis …

The Antarctic Dry Valleys are regarded as one of the harshest terrestrial habitats on Earth
because of the extremely cold and dry conditions. Despite the extreme environment and …

Biodiversity on Earth is strongly affected by human alterations to the environment. The
majority of studies have considered aboveground biodiversity, yet little is known about …

We present an overview of numerous methods for identification and enumeration of diverse
bacterial and fungal species. These include plating, isolation on plant debris and a variety of …

1. Theoretical and modelling studies highlight the importance of the spatial patterns of
organisms for ecosystem functioning, stability and dynamics. However, there is little …

" Soil ecology is the study of interactions between the physio-chemical components of the
soil and organisms living within the soil. Humans are highly dependent upon the soil …

Plants are often nutrient limited and soil organisms are important in mediating nutrient
availability to plants. Thus, there may be a selective advantage to plants that alter the soil …

Our knowledge of Glomeromycotan fungi rests largely on studies of cultured isolates.
However, these isolates probably comprise one life‐history strategy–ruderal. Consequently …

Soil is one of the most biodiverse terrestrial habitats. Yet, we lack an integrative conceptual
framework for understanding the patterns and mechanisms driving soil biodiversity. One of …

We used differences in small subunit ribosomal RNA genes to identify groups of arbuscular
mycorrhizal fungi that are active in the colonisation of plant roots growing in arable fields …