Soils are home to more than 25% of the earth's total biodiversity and supports life on land
and water, nutrient cycling and retention, food production, pollution remediation, and climate …

Soils represent a significant reservoir of biological diversity that underpins a broad range of
key processes and moderate ecosystem service provision. Our understanding of the role …

Soil organisms are an integral component of ecosystems, but their activities receive little
recognition in agricultural management strategies. Here we synthesize the potential of soil …

Soils harbor a substantial fraction of the world's biodiversity, contributing to many crucial
ecosystem functions. It is thus essential to identify general macroecological patterns related …

Soils are the foundation of all terrestrial ecosystems. However, unlike for plants and animals,
a global assessment of hotspots for soil nature conservation is still lacking. This hampers our …

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 …

The role of soil biodiversity in regulating multiple ecosystem functions is poorly understood,
limiting our ability to predict how soil biodiversity loss might affect human wellbeing and …

Nature conservation literature and policy instruments mainly focus on the impacts of human
development and the benefits of nature conservation for oceans and aboveground terrestrial …

Soils play a pivotal role in major global biogeochemical cycles (carbon, nutrient, and water),
while hosting the largest diversity of organisms on land. Because of this, soils deliver …

Soils host the vast majority of life on Earth including microorganisms and animals, and
supporting all terrestrial vegetation. While soil organisms are pivotal for ecosystem …