The microbiota is attributed to be important for initial soil formation under extreme climate
conditions, but experimental evidence for its relevance is scarce. To fill this gap, we …

To investigate microbial communities and their contributions to carbon and nutrient cycling
along water gradients can enhance our comprehension of climate change impacts on …

Microbes inhabiting deep soil layers are known to be different from their counterpart in
topsoil yet remain under investigation in terms of their structure, function, and how their …

Free‐living N2 fixation (FNF) is an important source of bioavailable nitrogen for forests.
Though increasing plant species diversity (PSD) benefits soil nitrogen accumulation, how it …

ABSTRACT A comprehensive microbial surveillance was conducted at NASA's Mars 2020
spacecraft assembly facility (SAF), where whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of 110 bacterial …

The trait-based unidimensional plant economics spectrum provides a valuable framework
for understanding plant adaptation strategies to the environment. However, it is still …

A growing amount of evidence suggests that microbial diversity loss may have negative
effects on soil ecosystem function. However, less attention has been paid to the …

Biodegradable plastic (BP) is anticipated to become one of the most important strategies to
alleviate plastic pollution. However, the colonization and assemblage of bacterial …

Soil bacterial communities are intricately linked to ecosystem functioning, and
understanding how communities assemble in response to environmental change is …

Research carried out in drylands over the last decade has provided major insights on the
biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationship (BEFr) and about how biodiversity interacts …