Feeding habits and multifunctional classification of soil‐associated consumers from protists to vertebrates

AM Potapov, F Beaulieu, K Birkhofer… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Soil organisms drive major ecosystem functions by mineralising carbon and releasing
nutrients during decomposition processes, which supports plant growth, aboveground …

Trophic regulations of the soil microbiome

MP Thakur, S Geisen - Trends in microbiology, 2019 - cell.com
The soil microbiome regulates vital ecosystem functions ranging from primary production to
soil carbon sequestration. Yet, we have only begun to understand the factors regulating the …

Soil nematode abundance and functional group composition at a global scale

J Van Den Hoogen, S Geisen, D Routh, H Ferris… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Soil organisms are a crucial part of the terrestrial biosphere. Despite their importance for
ecosystem functioning, few quantitative, spatially explicit models of the active belowground …

[PDF][PDF] Morphological approaches in studying fungi: Collection, examination, isolation, sporulation and preservation

IC Senanayake, AR Rathnayaka, DS Marasinghe… - …, 2020 - mycosphere.org
Traditionally, fungal taxonomy was based on observable phenotypic characters. Recent
advances have driven taxonomic conclusions towards DNA-based approaches and these …

Nematodes as drivers of plant performance in natural systems

RA Wilschut, S Geisen - Trends in Plant Science, 2021 - cell.com
Nematodes form an important part of soil biodiversity as the most abundant and functionally
diverse animals affecting plant performance. Most studies on plant–nematode interactions …

[HTML][HTML] Nematode-based indices in soil ecology: Application, utility, and future directions

G Du Preez, M Daneel, R De Goede, MJ Du Toit… - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The health and functioning of soil ecosystems are the foundation of sustainable food
production and land management. Of key importance in achieving sustainability, is the …

A methodological framework to embrace soil biodiversity

S Geisen, MJI Briones, H Gan… - Soil Biology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Soils host the vast majority of life on Earth including microorganisms and animals, and
supporting all terrestrial vegetation. While soil organisms are pivotal for ecosystem …

pr2‐primers: An 18S rRNA primer database for protists

D Vaulot, S Geisen, F Mahé… - Molecular Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Metabarcoding of microbial eukaryotes (collectively known as protists) has developed
tremendously in the last decade, almost solely relying on the 18S rRNA gene. As microbial …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term returning agricultural residues increases soil microbe-nematode network complexity and ecosystem multifunctionality

J Li, J Zhao, X Liao, Q Yi, W Zhang, H Lin, K Liu… - Geoderma, 2023 - Elsevier
The negative environmental impacts of chemical fertilizers have been recognized for a long
time, and the returning of agricultural residues to the soil is considered a sustainable …

High‐throughput identification and diagnostics of pathogens and pests: overview and practical recommendations

L Tedersoo, R Drenkhan, S Anslan… - Molecular ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
High‐throughput identification technologies provide efficient tools for understanding the
ecology and functioning of microorganisms. Yet, these methods have been only rarely used …