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 …

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 …

Soil biodiversity is increasingly recognized as providing benefits to human health because it
can suppress disease-causing soil organisms and provide clean air, water and food. Poor …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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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 …

Microbial life represents the majority of Earth's biodiversity. Across disparate disciplines from
medicine to forestry, scientists continue to discover how the microbiome drives essential …