Protein from livestock cannot meet the increasing demand of the growing global human
population. Therefore, identifying safe sources of protein is essential for food security …

With developments in industry, petroleum and heavy metal pollution are increasingly
affecting soil, significantly harming the environment, biosecurity, and human health …

Bacterivorous nematodes are abundant in petroleum-contaminated soils. However, the
ecological functions of bacterivorous nematodes and their impacts together with the addition …

Interactions between aboveground and belowground ecosystems components modulate
ecosystem functions. However, few studies have focused on the response of soil nematodes …

Freshwater iron mats are dynamic geochemical environments with broad ecological
diversity, primarily formed by the iron-oxidizing bacteria. The community features functional …

ABSTRACT The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with its high elevation and extreme climate, is a
transport artery for a crude oil-importation pipeline in China. However, limited information is …

Biochar is a good adsorbent for water pollutants. However, the effects of biochar on aquatic
organisms are not well understood. In this study, different amounts of biochar (CK, 0 mg/g; …

Hand‐dug oil wells, located in natural crude oil seep sites, are remnants of historical
exploitation activities. Hydrocarbon pollution is regarded as the threat to soil ecosystem. On …

Carbon source is an important factor of biological treatment systems, the effects of which on
their temporal community assembly patterns are not sufficiently understood currently. In this …

The aim of this study was to determine whether the soil faunal-microbial interaction
complexity (SFMIC) is a significant factor influencing the soil microbial communities and the …