Contents Summary 52 I. Introduction 52 II. The Community Response to Extreme Drought
(CRED) framework 55 III. Post‐drought rewetting rates: system and community recovery 61 …

Earthworms have been well reported to have a beneficial effect on soil microbes, soil
microbial biomass (SMB), fungal community, soil structure, water retention and plant growth …

Climate change globally affects soil microbial community assembly across ecosystems.
However, little is known about the impact of warming on the structure of soil microbial …

Despite the importance of Arctic soils in the global carbon cycle, we know very little of the
impacts of warming on the soil microbial communities that drive carbon and nutrient cycling …

Plants mediate multiple interactions between below‐ground (BG) and above‐ground (AG)
heterotrophic communities that have no direct physical contact. These interactions can be …

One consequence of climate warming is an increase in frequency and intensity of heat and
drought extremes. The need for realistic experiments examining the effects of extreme …

The importance of herbivore–plant and soil biota–plant interactions in terrestrial ecosystems
is amply recognized, but the effects of aboveground herbivores on soil biota remain …

Climate change affects the abundance, distribution and activity of natural enemies that are
important for suppressing herbivore crop pests. Moreover, higher mean temperatures and …

Exploring the feedback of the soil microbial community and associated processes to global
warming represents a major global challenge. To date, the focus has been placed on the …

Seawater intrusion into low‐lying coastal ecosystems carries environmental risks. Salinity
levels at these coastal ecosystems may vary substantially, causing ecological effects from …