Soil nematodes are fundamentally aquatic animals, requiring water to move, feed, and
reproduce. Nonetheless, they are ubiquitous in desert soils because they can enter an …

Aim: Because of its unique paleogeographical history and geographical location, Hainan
Island is a major diversity hotspot in China. Previous research has shown that the earthworm …

Aims Mycorrhizal symbiosis influences the performance of plant individuals. However, its
impact on plant communities is less well understood. We used a database of plant …

We studied the effects of heterotroph removal on the relationship between species
composition and plant biomass in systems with different N availability. Two understory herb …

Seed and soil microbiomes strongly affect plant performance, and these effects can scale-up
to influence plant community structure. However, seed and soil microbial community …

The rapid global plant diversity and productivity loss has resulted in ecosystem functional
degeneration in recent decades, and the relationship between plant diversity and …

Aim: Precipitation and biodiversity are the key factors to maintain the balance and stability of
desert steppe ecosystem in arid areas. It is of great theoretical and practical significance to …

Large herbivores grazing is a major disturbance that can cause significant changes of soil
environment in grassland ecosystems. However, it remains unclear how soil microbial …

Freeze-thaw cycles (FTCs) are cyclical periods of soil disturbance that are increasing in
number and intensity due to climate change effects on winter precipitation and temperature …

Background Climate change is expected to drive trailing-edge range redistributions of arctic-
alpine plant populations, bringing together immigrant plant ecotypes and soil microbial …