An estimated half of the carbon fixed by trees is transported belowground, a portion of which
is exuded into the soil where it fuels a complex belowground food web. The biological …

Biochar is a growing tool for bioremediation and soil improvement applications.
Researchers are focusing on biochar due to its efficacy, eco-friendly composition, and cost …

Long-term intensive fertilization is a practice common around the world and gradually alters
soil microbiome, however, its influences on the temporal resilience of soil multifunctionality …

In this study, enzyme-induced calcite precipitation (EICP)-based treatment for tropical soils
contaminated with divalent heavy metals such as cadmium (Cd), nickel (Ni), and lead (Pb) …

Background Plant-beneficial bacterial inoculants are of great interest in agriculture as they
have the potential to promote plant growth and health. However, the inoculation of the …

Disturbances caused by invasive ungulates alter soil environments markedly and can
prevent ecosystem recovery even after eradication of the ungulates. On oceanic islands …

The complex relationship between aboveground and belowground diversity and whether
they act as surrogates for one another remains unresolved. Increasing evidence suggests …

Background Cultivated peatlands are widespread in temperate and boreal climate zones.
For example, in Europe about 15% of the pristine peatland area have been lost through …

Global warming is accelerating glacial retreat and leaving open areas for vegetation
succession on young developing soils. Soil microbial communities interact with plants …

Phosphorus (P) is a macronutrient that often limits the productivity and growth of terrestrial
ecosystems, but it is also one of the main causes of eutrophication in aquatic systems at both …