Soil organic matter is the dominant carbon pool in terrestrial ecosystems, and its
management is of increasing policy relevance. Soil microbes are the main drivers of soil …

Factors driving microbial community composition and diversity are well established but the
relationship with microbial functioning is poorly understood, especially at large scales. We …

This review summarizes the most important methodological developments and applications
of soil zymography–the technique used to visualize enzyme activities in soil to identify and …

Abstract Knowledge of the trophic ecology of soil animals is important for understanding
their high alpha diversity as well as their functional role in soil food webs and systems. In the …

Protists occupy multiple trophic positions in soil food webs and significantly contribute to
organic matter decomposition and biogeochemical cycling. Protists can ingest bacteria and …

Diversity patterns can show congruence across taxonomic groups. Consistent diversity
patterns allow the identification of indicator surrogates potentially representative of …

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 …

Oil palm is the most productive oil crop, but its high productivity is associated with
conventional management (that is, high fertilization rates and herbicide application), causing …

CONTEXT Agricultural intensification contributes to global food security and well-being by
supplying the food demand of a growing human population. However, ongoing land-use …

Soil invertebrates are among the least understood metazoans on Earth. Thus far, the lack of
taxonomically broad and dense genomic resources has made it hard to thoroughly …