Relationships between biodiversity and multiple ecosystem functions (that is, ecosystem
multifunctionality) are context-dependent. Both plant and soil microbial diversity have been …

Background Continuous monocropping can affect the physicochemical and biological
characteristics of cultivated soil. Sophora flavescens is a valuable herbal medicine and …

Plant and soil properties cooperatively structure soil microbial communities, with
implications for ecosystem functioning. However, the extent to which each factor contributes …

Recycling of livestock manure in agroecosystems has been shown to enhance the
sustainability of food production and reduce adverse environmental consequences from …

Biodiversity drives ecosystem functioning across grassland ecosystems. However, few
studies have examined how grazing intensity affects ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) via …

Nutrient availability and plant diversity are two important factors determining crop
productivity in agricultural ecosystems, but little is known about the underlying mechanisms …

Soil microbial communities are indicators of soil health and are affected by factors such as
agricultural management, plant selection and soil compartment. It remains unclear how …

Decreased precipitation significantly suppressed the nutrient provisioning, microbial growth
efficiency, LOM decomposition, and thus, the averaging multifunctionality by 42.6%(p< …

Soil microbes, the main driving force of terrestrial biogeochemical cycles, facilitate soil
organic matter turnover. However, the influence of the soil fauna on microbial communities …

Microbial communities play a major role in the degradation of soil organic matter (SOM) in
soils. Despite its significance, the functional diversity of the highly diverse microbial …