For more than 400 million years, mycorrhizal fungi and plants have formed partnerships that
are crucial to the emergence and functioning of global ecosystems. The importance of these …

Anthropogenic activities are causing unprecedented rates of soil and ecosystem
degradation, and the current restoration practices take decades and are prone to high rates …

Introduction Plant diversity and soil microbial diversity are important driving factors in
sustaining ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) in terrestrial ecosystems. However, little is …

Straw and wood chips have been widely used as mulch materials to control post-fire erosion
in burned forests. However, their effects on ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) have been …

Microplastics are a significant environmental challenge, with growing concerns about their
prevalence in soil ecosystems. It may affect the physicochemical characteristics of soil …

Mycorrhizal associations are considered as one of the key drivers for soil carbon (C)
accumulation and stability. However, how mycorrhizal associations influence soil organic C …

Abstract Nitrogen (N) immobilization (Nim, including microbial N assimilation) and plant N
uptake (PNU) are the two most important pathways of N retention in soils. The ratio of Nim to …

Ecological succession and restoration rapidly promote multiple dimensions of ecosystem
functions and mitigate global climate change. However, the factors governing the limited …

Afforestation on degraded croplands has been proposed as an effective measure to promote
ecosystem functions including soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration. Glomalin-related …

Microplastics and antibiotics are emerging contaminants that can elicit considerable adverse
effects on carbon and nitrogen cycles and greenhouse gas emissions. The effect of the …