Soil pollution is an important stressor affecting biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.
However, we lack a holistic understanding of how soil microbial communities respond to …

Global change factors are known to strongly affect soil microbial community function and
composition. However, as of yet, the effects of warming and increased anthropogenic …

Continuous monoculture, conventional flood fertigation and low soil fertility increase the risk
of soil-borne diseases in greenhouse vegetable production systems. Drip fertigation with …

The linkages between phytoplankton and zooplankton are crucial for the stability of complex
food webs and the flow of energy within the marine ecosystem. Despite body size exhibiting …

Background Soil microorganisms are integral to maintaining soil health and crop
productivity, but fumigation used to suppress soilborne diseases may affect soil microbiota …

The interactions between soil microbiomes at various trophic levels are essential for
restoring soil functions. Legumes are considered as “pioneer crops” in degraded or …

Abstract “Fertile islands” are known as hotspots of soil nutrient spatial heterogeneity in
dryland ecosystems. Although soil microorganisms play critical functional roles in nutrient …

Urbanization negatively impacts aboveground biodiversity, such as bird and insect
communities. City parks can reduce these negative impacts by providing important habitat …

The importance of plant and soil microbial diversity in sustaining ecological functions has
attracted considerable attention. However, little is known about how these factors jointly …

High crop diversity can potentially enhance farmland productivity and ecosystem services,
through direct or indirect effects, particularly belowground. Intercropping is a powerful …