Irrigation practices can greatly influence greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions because of their
control on soil microbial activity and substrate supply. However, the effects of different …

Simulation models of net mineralization of nitrogen (N) in soil need to be able to incorporate
the effect of soil water. Our objective was to identify and define the best way of expressing …

Experiments assessing the effects of biodiversity on ecosystem functioning initially aimed at
establishing whether such relationships exist (eg Naeem et al. 1995; Tilman et al. 1996; …

The aim of this field experiment was to quantify the contribution of soil fauna to plant litter
decomposition in three forest sites differing in C/N ratio under natural conditions in …

Decomposition and mineralisation rates generally increase with increasing moisture and
temperature. The expected global climate change may enhance precipitation and raise the …

Despite an increasing concern of consequences of using vast amounts of glyphosate-based
herbicides in agroecosystems, their potential effects on non-target soil organisms and soil …

Arctic terrestrial ecosystems are strongly dominated by temperature, and global warming is
expected to have a particularly strong impact in high latitudes. The Arctic will therefore be an …

The research development in this review is divided into successive periods:(1)“From Darwin
to Satchell”, covering the “pre-experimental” decades dealing with the functions of …

Belowground processes are essential for the overall carbon and nitrogen fluxes in forests.
Neither the functioning of the soil food web mediating these fluxes, nor its modulation by …

The observation and assessment of animal biodiversity using acoustic technology has
developed considerably in recent years. Current eco-acoustic research focuses on …