Enumerating soil biodiversity
MA Anthony, SF Bender… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - pnas.org
Soil is an immense habitat for diverse organisms across the tree of life, but just how many
organisms live in soil is surprisingly unknown. Previous efforts to enumerate soil biodiversity …
organisms live in soil is surprisingly unknown. Previous efforts to enumerate soil biodiversity …
Digital mapping of GlobalSoilMap soil properties at a broad scale: A review
Soils are essential for supporting food production and providing ecosystem services but are
under pressure due to population growth, higher food demand, and land use competition …
under pressure due to population growth, higher food demand, and land use competition …
Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands
FT Maestre, Y Le Bagousse-Pinguet… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Grazing represents the most extensive use of land worldwide. Yet its impacts on ecosystem
services remain uncertain because pervasive interactions between grazing pressure …
services remain uncertain because pervasive interactions between grazing pressure …
Defending Earth's terrestrial microbiome
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 …
medicine to forestry, scientists continue to discover how the microbiome drives essential …
FungalTraits: a user-friendly traits database of fungi and fungus-like stramenopiles
S Põlme, K Abarenkov, R Henrik Nilsson, BD Lindahl… - Fungal diversity, 2020 - Springer
The cryptic lifestyle of most fungi necessitates molecular identification of the guild in
environmental studies. Over the past decades, rapid development and affordability of …
environmental studies. Over the past decades, rapid development and affordability of …
The concept and future prospects of soil health
Soil health is the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that
sustains plants, animals and humans, and connects agricultural and soil science to policy …
sustains plants, animals and humans, and connects agricultural and soil science to policy …
Pushing the frontiers of biodiversity research: Unveiling the global diversity, distribution, and conservation of fungi
T Niskanen, R Lücking, A Dahlberg… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Fungi comprise approximately 20% of all eukaryotic species and are connected to virtually
all life forms on Earth. Yet, their diversity remains contentious, their distribution elusive, and …
all life forms on Earth. Yet, their diversity remains contentious, their distribution elusive, and …
Phylotype diversity within soil fungal functional groups drives ecosystem stability
Soil fungi are fundamental to plant productivity, yet their influence on the temporal stability of
global terrestrial ecosystems, and their capacity to buffer plant productivity against extreme …
global terrestrial ecosystems, and their capacity to buffer plant productivity against extreme …
RESCRIPt: Reproducible sequence taxonomy reference database management
Nucleotide sequence and taxonomy reference databases are critical resources for
widespread applications including marker-gene and metagenome sequencing for …
widespread applications including marker-gene and metagenome sequencing for …
Global hotspots for soil nature conservation
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 …
a global assessment of hotspots for soil nature conservation is still lacking. This hampers our …