Background The consequences of deforestation and agricultural treatments are complex
and affect all trophic levels. Changes of microbial community structure and composition …

Prokaryotes are the most abundant and diverse group of microorganisms in soil and
mediate virtually all biogeochemical cycles in terrestrial ecosystems. Thereby, they influence …

Palm oil production in Indonesia increased constantly over the last decades, which led to
massive deforestation, especially on Sumatra island. The ongoing conversion of rainforest to …

Modifications to vegetation and soil due to changes in land use have the potential to alter
the soil microbiome, with consequences for carbon and nutrient cycling. Despite the …

Anthropogenic pressures on tropical forests are rapidly intensifying, but our understanding
of their implications for biological diversity is still very limited, especially with regard to soil …

Bacterial communities are a major component of global diversity and are intimately involved
in most terrestrial biogeochemical processes. Despite their importance, we know far less …

Many studies have been carried‐out on the effects of forest conversion on soil microbial
community composition and diversity. However, impacts on soil microbial functions and how …

Soil microorganisms play an important role in the N cycle; however, these communities are
sensitive to soil disturbances. Understanding the influence of anthropogenic activities on soil …

Background Soil microbiomes play an important role in the services and functioning of
terrestrial ecosystems. However, little is known of their vertical responses to restoration …

Focusing on Sumatra, a hotspot of tropical lowland rainforest transformation, we investigated
effects of the conversion of rainforests into rubber agroforests (“jungle rubber”), intensive …