Earthworms are an important soil taxon as ecosystem engineers, providing a variety of
crucial ecosystem functions and services. Little is known about their diversity and distribution …

In the current paper we present an updated checklist of all the megadrile earthworms
(Crassiclitellata: Annelida) in the world, and notes on the distribution of families worldwide …

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

How the multiple facets of soil fungal diversity vary worldwide remains virtually unknown,
hindering the management of this essential species-rich group. By sequencing high …

The review summarizes the most relevant microbiological characteristics that can serve as
indicators of soil ecological functions: bioresource, phytosanitary, as well as the functions of …

Subsoil degradation–mainly through strong compaction (to density> 1.6 g cm− 3) by
intensive agriculture with heavy machinery–is a global problem for soil health, crop …

Global change is affecting soil biodiversity and functioning across all terrestrial ecosystems.
Still, much is unknown about how soil biodiversity and function will change in the future in …

Soils host most biodiversity on Earth, with a major fraction of its taxonomic diversity still to be
uncovered and most of its functional knowledge to be determined. Much focus has been-and …

Soil Security includes dimensions, soil capability, soil condition, soil capital, soil connectivity
and soil codification (the “five C's”). This article provides a short review on how soil mapping …