Soil organisms drive major ecosystem functions by mineralising carbon and releasing
nutrients during decomposition processes, which supports plant growth, aboveground …

The belowground compartment of terrestrial ecosystems drives nutrient cycling, the
decomposition and stabilisation of organic matter, and supports aboveground life …

Food web topologies depict the community structure as distributions of feeding interactions
across populations. Although the soil ecosystem provides important functions for …

Despite the major importance of soil biota in nutrient and energy fluxes, interactions in soil
food webs are poorly understood. Here we provide an overview of recent advances in …

Terrestrial ecologists and soil modelers have traditionally portrayed the inhabitants of soil as
a black box labeled as “soil fauna” or “decomposers or detritivores” assuming that they just …

Protists are important microbial consumers and phototrophs in terrestrial ecosystems and
play pivotal roles in nutrient cycling and plant performance. The predation pressure of …

Soils host the most complex communities of organisms, which are still largely considered as
an unknown 'black box'. A key role in soil food webs is held by the highly abundant and …

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 …

New patterns and trends in land use are becoming increasingly evident in Europe's heavily
modified landscape and else whereas sustainable agriculture and nature restoration are …

Over the last four decades, spanning David Coleman's career, and in no small measure
thanks to him, soil ecologists have made tremendous progress in describing and …