Edaphic fauna contributes to important ecosystem functions in grassland soils such as
decomposition and nutrient mineralization. Since this functional role is likely to be altered by …

Agricultural intensification generally results in the loss of soil organic matter, a decline in soil
biodiversity, and the reduced ability of soils to retain nutrients. Intensified land-use can bring …

Very few principles have been unraveled that explain the relationship between soil
properties and soil biota across large spatial scales and different land-use types. Here, we …

Organic farming can counteract detrimental effects of agricultural intensification on farmland
biodiversity. Enhancing biodiversity with agri-environmental schemes is hypothesized to be …

Soil fauna can be an important regulator of community parameters and ecosystem
processes, but there have been few quantitative syntheses of the role of soil fauna in …

Maintaining soil biodiversity and function is key to maintaining soil health, nutrient cycling
and decomposition. Different forage species have variable concentrations of essential …

Plant community composition is affected by a wide array of soil organisms with diverse
feeding modes and functions. Former studies dealt with the high diversity and complexity of …

We aimed to identify patterns of diversity in a below-ground community of microarthropods
(mites and Collembola) after 15 months of a nutrient (calcium and nitrogen) manipulation …

There has been recent interest in the characterization of soil biodiversity and its function in
agricultural grasslands. Much of the interest has come from the need to develop grassland …

The current focus on intensification and maximizing productivity in agriculture can endanger
soil biota and the ecosystem services they provide in such a way that it acts …