Approximately 25 years ago, ecologists became increasingly interested in the question of
whether ongoing biodiversity loss matters for the functioning of ecosystems. As such, a new …

Deciphering microbiota functions is crucial to predict ecosystem sustainability in response to
global change. High-throughput sequencing at the individual or community level has …

Relationships between biodiversity and multiple ecosystem functions (that is, ecosystem
multifunctionality) are context-dependent. Both plant and soil microbial diversity have been …

Soil microbial communities play an essential role in driving multiple functions (ie,
multifunctionality) that are central to the global biogeochemical cycles. Long-term fertilization …

Long-term fertilization is known to impact the biodiversity and community structures of soil
organisms, which are responsible for multiple soil ecosystem functions (multifunctionality) …

Microorganisms are critical in mediating carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling processes in
soils. Yet, it has long been debated whether the processes underlying biogeochemical …

Biochar has been extensively studied as a soil amendment for carbon sequestration and for
improving soil quality; however, a systematic understanding of the responses of soil …

The decomposition of litter and the supply of nutrients into and from the soil are two
fundamental processes through which the above‐and belowground world interact. Microbial …

Purpose To understand which environmental factors influence the distribution and
ecological functions of bacteria in agricultural soil. Method A broad range of farmland soils …

Soil microbial inoculants are expected to boost crop productivity under climate change and
soil degradation. However, the efficiency of native vs commercialized microbial inoculants in …